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Timothy Martin is an American fine artist known for using nature to create paintings of furniture, musical instruments and other objects. Martin first gained recognition when his work was selected by Tiffany & Company for display in its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 1993. He subsequently displayed work at Tiffany two more times, once to coincide with the opening of the New York Philharmonic season, when paintings featuring musical instruments were on display.

Martin was featured in magazine article in October 1993 to coincide with his first gallery exhibition in London. The British glossy compared Martin's work to the 16th-Century Italian painter Arcimboldo who created imaginative portraits made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books.

In 2000, Martin was the first painter in nearly 70 years commissioned by Steinway & Sons to paint a one-of-a-kind baby grand piano. "Summertime Piano," a three-dimensional artwork, is now part of a private collection in Austin, Texas. Martin was invited to mount a show of his paintings in the Garden Gallery at the Philadelphia Flower Show to complement the "Enchanted Spring" theme of the show in 2006. In 2008, Martin was invited back to once again mount a one-man display, this time with images of musical instruments to go with the "Jazz it Up" theme of the Flower Show that year. Martin has also displayed by special invitation at the Southeastern Flower Show (Atlanta), at the Louis Ginter Botanical Garden (Richmond, Virginia) and the Lauritzen Botanical Garden (Omaha, Nebraska). Martin's work was also featured in the windows of Macy's in Herald Square for annual Macy's Flower Show in 1998. "Daffodil Settee," created for the Macy's exhibition, was named Editor's Choice by.

In 2009, Martin was invited to mount a one-man show of 60 original paintings at the Mona Bismarck Foundation in its Paris Cultural Center located opposite the Eiffel Tower. Martin’s exhibition, "The Naturalist: paintings by Timothy Martin," is one of the few the foundation devoted to a living artist and broke Foundation attendance records. As a result of the Bismarck exhibition, Hermés, the global luxury fashion house, commissioned Martin to create the centerpiece of its 2010-11 holiday decor for its flagship store on rue Fauböurg Saint-Honoré in Paris. L'Arche de Noël, a nine-foot by 15-foot original oil painting is now part of the Hermés family private collection. The other nine windows also featured Timothy Martin paintings.

Martin's work has been licensed by Caspari and Company, Bombay Company and a number of fine art publishers. He is a 1994-95 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship grantee.