Robert Martinez was born in the small city of Riverton, Wyoming. He grew up a part of many different cultures as his lineage is Spanish, Mexican, Scotts Irish, French Canadian and Northern Arapaho. He graduated Riverton High School at 17 and through a scholarship, attended the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in Painting & Drawing and minoring in sculpture, in 3 years and at age 19, becoming one of the youngest artists to graduate from RMCAD at that time.As he was brought up in the center of the reservation, his native...more
