Héctor Martínez Arteche (1934 – October 3, 2011) was a Mexican painter and muralist.

He was born inMexico City, but spent most of his life in the state ofSonora. Most of his mural work can be seen inHermosillo,Ciudad Obregón andNavojoa, totalling more than 4,000 meters squared. These includeEnergía, evolución y movimiento,La evolución mística del hombre venado,El universo del hombre,El pueblo de Cajeme andComunicación I. In addition to this artwork, he has also had a long teaching career, which began in 1948 at theEscuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas atUNAM. His best known oils includeMujer con violeta andMujer con cobalto.

Martinez Artech's work has received recognitions such as Concurso Nacional de Pintura Mural in 1953, Medalla de Plata from the state of Sonora in 1992 and was honored by the city ofCajeme for his artistic and teaching work in 2002. He was honored as the Creador Emérito for 2008–2009 for the Region Sur de Sonora.^[1]

Martinez Artech died on October 3, 2011, inCiudad Obregón; he was 77.^[2]

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