Juan Carlos Martinez - C.V.
Juan Carlos Martinez - C.V.
Awards and Achievements
• 2010 Buckhorn Art Festival —
  Invitation to participate in "Canadian Masters" exhibit, Buckhorn, ON, Canada
• 2009 Star Portraits—
  Appeared in Season 1 of Star Portraits on Bravo! TV.
• 2009 - 2010 Finalist—
  Art Renewal Center Salon Competition; Drawing and Figure Categories
• 2009 Richeson 75 International: Portrait & Figure 2nd Place, Oils
  Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
• 2009 Richeson 75 International: Portrait & Figure Finalist, Drawing
  Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI, USA
• 2008 Presenter and Panelist—
  Portrait Society of Canada International Portrait Arts Festival and 
  Competition, Toronto, Canada
• 2007 Finalist—
  Art Renewal Center Salon Competition; Drawing Category,
• 2006 Presenter and Judge—
  Portrait Society of Canada International Portrait Arts Festival and Competition,
  Toronto, Canada
• 2006 Certificate of Excellence—
  Portrait Society of America, Art of the Portrait Conference, Dallas TX
• 2004 Best Portfolio—
  Portrait Society of America, Art of the Portrait Conference, Boston MA
• 2004 Merit Certificate—
  Portrait Society of America, Art of the Portrait Conference, Boston MA
• 2004 Invited to “Living Masters” gallery—
  Art Renewal Center
• 2004 Honourable Mention—
  Art Renewal Center Salon Competition; Still Life Category
• 2003 Best in Show and Grand Prix—
  Portrait Society of Canada International Portrait Arts Festival and Competition,
  Toronto, Canada
Exhibitions
• 2011 ‘Grand Opening’ Exhibition, The Focus Gallery, Hamilton, On, Canada
• 2010 Buckhorn Art Festival —
  "Canadian Masters" invitational exhibition, Buckhorn, ON, Canada
• 2009 Praxis: Beauty & Truth —
  Group exhibition, Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2008 The Inspired Line—
  Group show, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, ON, Canada
• 2007 Young Masters—
  Group show, Andreeva Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA
• 2007 Converging Passions—
  Group show, instructors and faculty, Andreeva Gallery and Portrait Academy,
  Santa Fe, NM, USA
• 2006 ARA Open House—
  Group show ARA students and faculty, Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2005 Realist Revival—
  Group show ARA students and faculty, Earl's Court Gallery, Hamilton, ON, Canada
• 2003 Still Classical: Recent Works on Paper from Florentine Academies—
  Westbeth Arts Center Gallery, NY, NY; ISB Gallery, Rhode Island School of Art
  and Design, Providence, RI; Palazzetto Cenci, Rome, Italy; Chiesa 
  dell’Educatorio di Fuligno, Florence, Italy
• 2003 Arts Toronto Studio Tour—
  Group Show, Michael John Angel Studios, Toronto, Canada
• 2003 Junction Arts Festival—
  Group Show, Toronto, Canada
• 2002 RebelAngels.com—
  Contemporary Realist Painters’ self-portrait exhibition, invitational
• 2001 Canadian Miniatures—
  Invitation Group Show, Deerhurst Resort, Ontario, Canada
Publications
• 2010 Poets and Artists Magazine—
  "Portrait of Alex Trebek" on cover and feature article inside
• 2010 Brushstroke Magazine—
  Painting, "In Shadow" featured on cover of Jun/July issue
• 2007 Brushstroke Magazine—
  Subject of main feature in inaugural issue
• 2007 American Artist Magazine: Drawing—
  Featured in article regarding Academy of Realist Art
• 2005 International Artist Magazine—
Author of 6-part (Issues #42 to #47) "Academy Way" drawing and painting methods