I create to inspire social change. I am an advocate and an artist.

November 2023 South Jersey Cultural Alliance 2023 SJCA Artist Micro-Grant

October 2023 Young Audiences Arts for Learning of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania Artist Grant

Summer 2023 Governors Island NY - Artist in Residence – ArtCrawl Harlem

March 2022 New Jersey State Council on the Arts: MidAtlantic Arts Fellowship Grant Award

October 2020 Transcendence: The Art of Martryce Roach Bridge Art Gallery Bayonne, NJ

October 2023 New Brunswick Youth Sports Complex – Spotlight Mural New Brunswick, NJ

November 2022 Newark Liberty International Airport – Facing the Future Together Newark, NJ

October 2022 Grover Cleveland Elementary School: Reaching for Knowledge Newark, NJ

Sept 2022 New Brunswick Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition New Brunswick, NJ

Current Sit a Spell The Colored Girls Museum Philadelphia, PA

October 2023 Cross Cultural Perspectives Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

June 2023 ETV: For the Love of Art Fundraiser Montclair Art Museum Montclair, NJ

Apr-May 2022 Windows of Understanding Newark Museum of Art Newark, NJ

Jun 2022-Apr 2023 New Jersey Arts Annual: Reemergence NJ State Museum Trenton , NJ

Jun 2022 ETV: For the Love of Art Fundraiser Montclair Museum Montclair , NJ

Dec 2023 Annual 12x12 Show Elephant Room Gallery Chicago, IL

Nov-Feb 2024 Art for the Heart and Soul Overlook Hospital Art Auxiliary Summit, NJ

Aug-Oct 2023 About Home Ely Center of Contemporary Art New Haven, CT

March 2023 Women Celebrate Women El Barrios Artspace New York, NY

March 2023 Annual Women’s History Month Exhibition Kente Royal Gallery Harlem, NY

March 2023 The Blk Child Our New Superhero Above Art Studio New Brunswick, NJ

March 2023 Windows to the Inside: EMH Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL

March 2023 The Universe In Black ATA @ Novartis Pharmaceuticals East Hanover, NJ

Feb 2023 Rise Above Howard County Welcome Center Ellicot City, MD

Feb 2023 Expressions of Our Blackness Kaplan ’02 Gallery Bloomfield, NJ

Feb 2023 Cultural Connections The Gallery Space Rahway, NJ

Sep 2022 Garden Renaissance Firmament Gallery Jersey City, NJ

Jul 2022 Urban Surrealism Bridge Art Gallery Wilmington, DE

June 2022 A Celebration of Black Fine Art Art in the Atrium Morristown, NJ

Apr 2022 Celebrating Black Women Through Art and Poetry Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ

Mar 2022 Healing & Hope Kente Royal Gallery Harlem, NY

Feb 2022 Unapologetic Invitational Exhibit Willingboro, NJ

Jan 2022 Expressive, Creative Soul Exhibition Bridge Art Gallery Bayonne, NJ

Jan 2022 Frequency Exhibit The Yard Washington DC

Aug 2021 Heal Exhibit The Yard Washington DC

July 2021 Be The Light Exhibit Bridge Art Gallery Bayonne, NJ

June 2021 Pro Arts Jersey City Presents: Curator’s Choice 2021 Art150 Gallery Jersey City, NJ

June 2021 Black Lives Matter: For Justice, For Equality, For Liberty West Orange Arts Council West Orange, NJ

May 2021 Soul of a Badass Warrior Akwaaba Gallery Newark, NJ

Jan 2021 Windows of Understanding, “We See Through Hate” AHF New Brunswick, NJ

October 2020 Phenomenal Women Art Exhibition Moody Jones Gallery Glenside, PA

May 2020 Online Silent Auction BSB Gallery Trenton, NJ

March 2020 A Window To My Soul Akwaaba Gallery Newark, NJ

March 2020 Art in the Atrium, ATA Morristown Courthouse Morristown, NJ

Feb 2020 Creative Expressive Soul Exhibit Bridge Art Gallery Bayonne, NJ

Feb 2020 Black Artistry Annual Exhibition, “Who We Are” John F. Kennedy Center Willingboro, NJ

Jan 2020 Windows of Understanding, “We See Through Hate” Above Art Studios New Brunswick, NJ

Oct 2019 Newark Arts Festival, “Her Grace Art Exhibition” Akwaaba Gallery Newark, NJ

May 2019 Phenomenal Woman Art Exhibition Moody Jones Gallery Glenside, PA

Aug 2018 African Diaspora Festival, “I’m Every Woman” Freehold Art Gallery Freehold, NJ

Mar 2018 Time Through the Seasons Art Exhibition Freehold Art Gallery Freehold, NJ

Mar 2018 Group Exhibition Above Art Studios New Brunswick, NJ

Feb 2018 Black Artistry Annual Exhibition John F. Kennedy Center Willingboro, NJ

Sep 2014 House of Art Exhibition New Brunswick, NJ

April 2023 The Other Art Fair Artifact Events Chicago, IL

Nov 2022 Art Fair 14C Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ

Sep 2021 The Other Art Fair Revel Fulton Market Chicago, IL

Jun 2016 Art All Night Artworks Trenton, NJ

Mar 2016 AC Craft Market Noyes Arts Garage Atlantic City, NJ

May 2021 Shoutout Miami, “Social impact: how does your business help the community or the world?” https://shoutoutmiami.com/social-impact-how-does-your-business-help-the-community-or-the-world-9/

September 2021 Shoutout LA, “Are You A Risk Taker?” https://shoutoutla.com/meet-martryce-roach-visual-artist/

September 2021 Bridge Arts, Arts, Culture, & Lifestyle, Festival Edition Garden Renaissance Game Changers in the New Jersey Art Scene

January 2022 TAPinto New Brunswick, “New Brunswick Artist's Work Captures Hurt, Hope of Maternal Health Care Disparities” https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/new-brunswick-artist-s-work-captures-hurt-hope-of-maternal-health-care-disparities

November 2022 A Gathering of the Tribes, Issue #16: THE BLACK LIVES MATTER ISSUE https://www.tribes.org/shop/tribes-16-the-black-lives-matter-issue

April 2023 Suboart International Art Magazine, Issue #5 April 2023 https://issuu.com/suboartmagazine/docs/suboart_magazine_5_april_2023_pdf

October 2023 TAPinto New Brunswick, “Picture of Inspiration: New Sports Mural Unveiled in New Brunswick” https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/picture-of-inspiration-new-sports-mural-unveiled-in-new-brunswick

Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ

Master of Social Work (MSW) January, 2013

Bachelor of Science (BS) October, 2005

Areas of Concentration: Social Work, Public Health, & Africana Studies