Martha Channer is an Interior designer with an extensive background in the arts. In addition to standard interior design services, she does complex color planning, architectural detailing, and expert project management. She has over twenty years of experience in residential and commercial interior design and is also known for art sourcing, exhibitions design, and fine art display. Her art and artifact display management includes placing paintings and sculpture, arranging object d’art, and designing largescale installations for both public and private art collections.

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Along with her many years of space planning and exhibitions design, Martha has also painted numerous murals, created art books for display, and applied countless wall finishes and decorative accents to her many design projects. These artful applications are a part of the signature ambiance that MC2 The Science of Design creates for both commercial branding and for unique residential design.

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Martha writes about art and design for various guest blog spots nationally. She wrote a monthly column, Have You Ever, which was featured in Sebastopol Living Magazine for four consecutive years. These articles covered diverse topics from designing a dream kitchen to how to hang art. She is also a contributor to the national IDS (Interior Design Society) blog.

As a professional mentor and lecturer, she works with emerging and mid-career artists on the business of art and gives presentations on studio art, art history, color design, interior design, and art marketing. She has given color and design presentations to the AIA (American Institute of Architects), IDS (Interior Design Society), ISID now IIDA, and ASID (American Society of Interior Designers). She has also taught art courses through THE LEARNING ANNEX, ART ACADEMY of SAN DIEGO, and SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

Martha exhibits her paintings nationally in galleries and museums. She was recently represented by the Lori Austin Gallery in Healdsburg and The Gloria Delson Gallery in Los Angeles. See  her fine art: www.marthachanner.com  and http://c14contemporaryarts.com/artists/martha-channer/

She is also a site-specific exhibitions presenter for fine art presentations which include performance art, immersive installations, and special events https://mctwodesign.com/exhibitions/ and https://mctwodesign.com/art-installations/

Additional interests:

Martha has been a dance teacher and choreographer for over 30 years; specializing in contemporary dance styles. She studied and performed in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and was a principal member of both The Chicago Moving Company and The Concert Ensemble. She also performed and choreographed for numerous modern dance collectives and produced multiple group and solo concerts. Recently, she was the lead choreographer for the Sonoma Show Girls; a performance company that presented Broadway style jazz and vaudeville reviews.

MC2 The Science of Design, is a full-service spatial design company that specializes in transforming ordinary spaces into extraordinary experiences! Martha Channer and Craig Mitchell bring a highly unique set of skills and talents to the world of contemporary interior design.

“The power of two is evident in the creative projects produced by designers Martha Channer and Craig Mitchell, a husband-and-wife team who offer dynamic spatial installations combined with traditional interior design services. As accomplished fine artists, they bring an original and inspiring aesthetic to the field of contemporary design. Whether commercial or residential, their progressive spatial concepts, careful attention to detail, delicious color palettes, and unusual custom design options, create the unique synergy that they refer to as the science of design.” – Satri Pencak, curator and arts writer

Spatial Design is an all-inclusive design philosophy that encompasses commercial and residential design for both interior and exterior projects: a progressive design concept that crosses the boundaries of traditional design disciplines such as architecture, interior design, landscape design, and public art. The emphasis of the philosophy is on working with people and space, and the concept of place identity known as genius loci or “spirit of place”.