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<!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LI '''Martin Payton is a visual artist from New Orleans Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana: Payton attended Xavier University, 1973 earning a BFA. Degree while studying under John Scott, the sculptor. He did further study at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles earning a MFA in 1975 in painting and drawing. His professor at the Institute was the distinguish artist Charles White. Payton uses oxygen-acetylene welding to create metal construction pieces based on improvisation. Martin uses "found" metal not fabricated in the sense that in his assemblage pieces he is improvising on the shape that is already there. Martin Payton has taught at Xavier University (1976-1981), the public schools in New Orleans (1981-1985), Florida A&M University (1985-1990) and is presently teaching at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana