User:Honey Sunsets/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Monica Aissa Martinez

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this Wiki page because Monica Aissa Martinez was one of the artists I was interested in for the Wiki project, though I couldn't use her since she already has a page. Nevertheless, it's important that a unique Chicana artist like her has her story told, so I'm glad that she has this page.

Evaluate the article
The lead of the article is short, describing Martinez as an American visual artist. While a lead should be concise, perhaps the author could have briefly described the type of art she creates, the themes, etc.

The content consists of two sections, one as a short biography about her early life, and the other about the exhibitions she's been in. The information is all relevant and straight-forward with multiple citations per paragraph. The tone is neutral, and I did not find any spelling or grammatical errors. The sources all seem to be from either magazines or museums. It's understandable that these would be the main source of her media coverage, as she is not extremely well-known. There are no images on this page. Because Martinez is an artist, the author could have inserted several of her works as an example. They don't describe what she puts in her art either, so a visual would help. Although, perhaps there are copyright laws affecting that, so the author may have been hindered. After checking the talk page, I found that this page was created as a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. The short length of the page could be attributed to the author being a student.

Overall, I feel that this article would be sufficient for an assignment, but it's a little too short. Specifically, the author could describe what kind of art Monica Aissa Martinez creates. Her distinct style seems to be depicting human and plant physiology with abstract lines, so perhaps they could add a similar description in either the lead or a new section. Though, the article as a whole is very concise and easy to read.