Jacquie Martinez

Born and raised in the Austin area, Jacquie moved to Buda with her family in 1979. She attended primary school in Buda and graduated from Hays High School. Studying nearby at Southwest Texas State University, she earned a degree in Interior Design/Fine Arts. After spending the majority of her career dealing in fine art galleries in Santa Fe, Telluride, and Austin, she eventually opened her own in historic Downtown Buda in 2017. Art is never far from her heart, and she continues to own and operate the Assemblage Gallery with her husband of 23 years, Geraldo.

Jacquie is an active member of her community. In Spring 2018, she was appointed to the Buda Main Street Advisory Board where she served for two years. In 2021 Jacquie was appointed to the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and served as the Chairwoman of the Board. In 2022, she was appointed a board member of the inaugural Arts Commission of the City of Buda. In March of 2023 she took a position with the Buda Economic Development Corporation as the Business Engagement Manager. This position allows her to serve her community while working directly with the existing businesses that make Buda home.

She and her husband live in Buda and are the proud parents to their daughter Eden who is currently a Junior at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In her spare time, she loves to travel the world, spend time working in the yard, and playing with her bulldog Pennie.