VENAZIR MARTINEZ.

CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCES

National Commission For Culture and the Arts   |   HILA-BANA Street Art Project  |   2020  |   Researcher and Street Artist

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Art Bar Baguio   |    Lifeline Figure Drawing Workshop   |   2020  |   Organizer and Lecturer

​SMX Aura Taguig|  Undersecretary Alain Pascua  Lahing Makulay   |   2019 |   Featured Artist

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UP Musicians Arts Guild  |   Overtone   |   2019  |   Featured Muralist

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OTOP Philippines Hub |    Ibag'iw Festival   |   2019  |   Featured Muralist

The Podium Hotel |  OnBrush Progressive Workshop  |   2019 |   Organizer and Lecturer

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Kuretake Zig - Davies Paints Ph - SM North Towers |   Artwalk at SM  |   2019  |   Featured Muralist

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Lamut Ifugao  |    Transforming Education Community Mural  |   2019  |   Street Muralist and  Lecturer

San Miguel Corporations | Isaang Daang Pasasalamat Promo Video |   2019 |   Featured Artist

Maka​ Philippines |  Maka Turns One   |   2019  |   Featured Muralist

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DENR - Environmental Management Bureau |    Water For All Community Mural  |   2019  | Muralist

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Lancaster New City |  Community Street Art Project  |   2019 |   Muralist and Lecturer

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Baguio City Tourism |   Mangan Taku  |   2019  |   Featured Muralist

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Karpos Multimedia |  Wanderland Music Festival  |   2019 |   Wanderartist

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ABS-CBN  |   HALALAN 2019 Commercial  |   2019  |   Featured Muralist

San Miguel Pale Pilsen   |   Wanderland Music Festival    |   2019  |  Merch Designer

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Kuretake Zig Philippines |  Zig Pen Meet 4|   2019 |   Featured Muralist

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SMC TPLEX |   HILA-BANA CHRISTMAS  |   2019  |  Concept Artist and Muralist

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COMMISSION WORKS

SM City Baguio  |   SM Creative Walls |   2020  | Muralist

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Sun Life Financial Philippines  |    Beyond Lifetimes Exhibit Piece |   2020  |   Visual Artist and Exhibitor

TELUS Inc. & Airbnb |  Airbnb Walls Murals Telus Mckinley West  |   2019 |  Muralist

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Northern Trust |    Uptown Mall BGC Mural  |   2019  |   Muralist

Funky Quarters |  Hyde's Room Wall Mural  |   2019 |   Muralist

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San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen  |  Shirt Design and Wall Murals Project |   2019  |  Muralist

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TPLEX |    Hila-bana Christmas Project  |   2018  |   Muralist

San Miguel Corporations | Isaang Daang Pasasalamat Promo Video |   2019 |   Featured Artist

Aryaland Centre |  Office Mural   |   2018  |  Muralist

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Fete Dela Musique |  Live Mural Baguio City |   2018  | Muralist

The Podium Hotel |  Cordillera in Action  |   2018 |   Muralist

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Goldfish Brew and Brew |   Cafe Mural  |   2017  |   Muralist

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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Ted Fellow Nominee 2021 | Ted Fellows | Monterey, California | 2021

Muralist of the Year | Baguio Creative Council | Ibagiw Arts Festival | 2020

National Commission For Culture And The Arts Project Grantee | Hila-Bana: Popularizing Cordilleran Identities Through A Street Art Hunt | Baguio City - Ph, 2020

Awesome Without Borders Grantee Of Harnisch Foundation - New York | Hila-bana: Popularizing Filipino Identities through a Street Art Hunt. | Philippines - 2020

Cultural Bearer of Baguio |  Ibag’iw Arts Festival | 2019

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi |  Member |  June 2019

Don Papa Rum Art Competition Top 10 Finalist | Art Fair Philippines | March 2019

Wanderland Artist 2019 |  Wanderland Music Festival | January 2019

Cum Laude Graduate | Bachelor of Fine Arts | June 2018

Best Thesis Production  | Bachelor of Fine Arts | May 4, 2018,

Grand Prize Winner | 5th Darnay Demetillo Artist Award | UPB FA  |  June 2017

5th Darnay Demetillo Artist Award Finalist  | UPB FA  |  June 2017

Finalist | 4th Darnay Demetillo Artist Award |  UPB FA |  June 2016

MEDIA APPEARANCES

State of the Nation with Jessica Soho  |  On street artists in the Philippines  |  GMA News TV  |  2020

ABS-CBN Northern Luzon  |  Halikha Exhibit  |   February 2020

I-witness  |  Karangyaan ng Kultura at Tao sa Baguio by Sandra Aguinaldo |  GMA Network  |   2019

Department of Tourism - Philippines  |  Save Our Spots  |   Advertising Campaign  | 2019

Pambansang Almusal  |  Net 25, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation  |   Live Interview  |  2019

PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY  |  Baguio Artist highlights new faces of mixed blood Cordillerans  |  2019

SPOT.PH  | Philippines first UNESCO Creative City opens   |  2019

SM CITY North Edsa   | Art Walk at Sm Video Campaign  |  2019

Euro News TV  | Art Walk at SM NORTH WALK   | 2019

Business Mirror   | UP Coed turns street walls into colorful murals  |  2019

Philippine Star   | Venazir Martinez educates the people about cultural diversity   | 2019

Philippine Daily Inquirer  |  Cordillera faces on Baguio Walls, Full page feature  |  2019

ABS-CBN TV PATROL NATIONWIDE   |   Hila-bana   | 2018

HALALAN 2019   | ABS CBN Commercial | 2019

Midland Courier  |  Artist creates Murals for Baguio Creative City Celebration   | 2018

San Miguel infrastructures Video  |  SMC TOLLWAYS ISANG DAANG PASASALAMAT: Stories of Life Victories  | 2019

Spec Multimedia  | Creative Documentary  |  2017

Creative Pickings  |  Sticking to your roots with Venazir Martinez, EP 41  |  2018

OSHARE  |  Ibagiw Festival  |  2019

Marahuyo  |  University of Baguio, Magazine Cover  |   2019

Now You Know  |  Sabi Niya: Payahag ukol sa Halalan  |  2019  

Esquiremag.ph  |  Who owns the Public Art Space  |   2019

Out of Town Travel Blog  |  These Murals prove that Baguio Is indeed a city for Creative People  |  2019

MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

Artdrop | 2020-present  | Artist

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi  |  2019- present  | Member

Kuretake Zig  | 2018- present  | Creative

San Miguel Pale Pilsen | 2019-present  | Designer

Society for the Visual Arts | 2014- present | President

UP Parking Lot Pusoy |  2015- present  | Member

Philippine Taekwondo Association |  2000-present   |  Black Belter

Tapondo/ Aikido International Federation |  2013- present  | Yellow Belter

The Work Junior Publication | 2010-2014  | Senior Cartoonist

College of the Student Council |  2013-2014  | Vice President

Girl Scouts of the Philippines |  2011-2014 |  Member

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Resource Speaker |  LIKHA SERIES, Architecture Week  | University of Santo Tomas |  2020

Lecturer |  Basic Painting Workshop for UB Students |  University of Baguio |  February 2020

Judge |  Mural Painting Competition Arkitektura at Sining: Tarlakenyong Kaygaling!  | Tarlac State University  | 2019

Judge |  Top Ten Most Outstanding Students of the Philippines, Cordillera Region Youth Representative  | Hotel Supreme |  July 2019

Resource Speaker |  Alab Fest, Lancaster New City |  Cavite, April 2019

Inspirational Speaker |  College of Arts and Communication Week |  University of the Philippines Baguio |  March 2019

Judge and Speaker |  UP Sandiwa Poster making contest |  Municipal Hall Tarlac City  | 2019

Resource Speaker |  La Tribidad Youth Camp |  La Trinidad Benguet  |  2019

Judge |  UP ONE Postermaking contest | Nueva Ecija |  2019

Judge |  Arkonismo Christmas Arch Parade contest  |  Matatalaib, Tarlac City |  2018

Resource Speaker |  Rev UP, UP Sandiwa  | Tarlac National High School |  July 2018. 

Judge |  Light, it up: Mural Painting Competition |  Don Bosco Technical Institute | 2018

Judge |  Biology society |  University of the Philippines | 2018

Key note speaker  |  Artistic Identity, Painting one’s identity: A journey towards self-discover  |  Don Bosco Technical Institute  | 2017

Resource speaker  | Judge for Editorial Cartooning |  Department of Education  | 2017

Resource speaker  |  Editorial Cartooning, Philippine Women University  | 2017

Judge  |  Poster Making, UP Sandiwa  | Tarlac Capitol |  2017

Judge  |  Tagis Lakas |  University of the Philippines Baguio | 2016

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