Bio
Biographical Info
Juan Carlos Martinez is an award-winning artist from Toronto whose work has been featured in various publications and exhibitions around the world. He was trained in a classical realist tradition under the tutelage of master painter, M. John Angel in Toronto and in Florence, Italy, and has now evolved these methods into his own approach. Juan started his professional artistic journey rather late in life but, eventually, he left the professional life to pursue his vocation as a classical painter. Today, in addition to maintaining his portfolio and working on commissions, Juan is usually busy teaching, writing, or lecturing. He has acquired an international reputation both as an artist and art educator. His work hangs in numerous private and institutional collections in Canada and the United States. Juan Martinez is also a chief instructor at Toronto’s Academy of Realist Art (ARA), one of the largest and most significant institutions of its kind. Recently, Juan was featured in an 8-page article in American Artist Magazine (Nov. 2011) as well as in The Lawyer's Weekly (Jul. 15, 2011). He is the author of a popular 6-part instructional series in International Artist Magazine, entitled “The Academy Way”. Juan has been interviewed or featured in a number of publications, both online and in print, and appeared in “Star Portraits: Season 1”, on Canada’s Bravo! network. Included collections are the office of the President of Humber College, Toronto, the Crane School of Music (SUNY, New York) and the private collection of Fred and Sherry Ross.
Awards and Achievements
•2010 - 2011 Salon Finalist—
Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Figure and Drawing Categories
artrenewal.org/2011 Figure
artrenewal.org/2011 Drawing
• 2011 Finalist, Award of Exceptional Merit —
Portrait Society of America, Art of the Portrait Conference, Atlanta, GA
2011 PSoA Winners
• 2010 Buckhorn Art Festival —
Invitation to participate in "Canadian Masters" exhibit, Buckhorn, ON, Canada Click here for report
• 2009 Star Portraits—
Appeared in Season 1 of Star Portraits on Bravo! TV.
• 2009 - 2010 Salon Finalist—
Art Renewal Center Salon Competition; Drawing and Figure Categories
artrenewal.org/2010 Figure
artrenewal.org/2010 Drawing
• 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,
www.artrenewal.org
• 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, www.artrenewal.org
• 2004 Honourable Mention—
Art Renewal Center Salon Competition; Still Life Category, www.artrenewal.org
• 2003 Best in Show and Grand Prix—
Portrait Society of Canada International Portrait Arts Festival and Competition,
Toronto, Canada
Exhibitions
• 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
• 2011 American Artist Magazine November issue—
Feature article, "Juan Carlos Martínez: Honoring the Past, Firmly in the Present", p.52
•2011 %Lawyer's Weekly" July 15—
Article, "Portrait of the Artist as an ex-Lawyer", p. 4
• 2010 Poets and Artists Magazine—
"Portrait of Alex Trebek" on cover and feature article inside, October issue.
• 2010 Brushstroke Magazine—
Painting, "In Shadow" featured on cover of Jun/July issue (magazine)
• 2007 Brushstroke Magazine—
Subject of main feature in inaugural issue. (magazine)
• 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.
Juan Carlos Martinez is an award-winning artist from Toronto whose work has been featured in various publications and exhibitions around the world. He was trained in a classical realist tradition under the tutelage of master painter, M. John Angel in Toronto and in Florence, Italy, and has now evolved these methods into his own approach. Juan started his professional artistic journey rather late in life but, eventually, he left the professional life to pursue his vocation as a classical painter. Today, in addition to maintaining his portfolio and working on commissions, Juan is usually busy teaching, writing, or lecturing. He has acquired an international reputation both as an artist and art educator. His work hangs in numerous private and institutional collections in Canada and the United States. Juan Martinez is also a chief instructor at Toronto’s Academy of Realist Art (ARA), one of the largest and most significant institutions of its kind. Recently, Juan was featured in an 8-page article in American Artist Magazine (Nov. 2011) as well as in The Lawyer's Weekly (Jul. 15, 2011). He is the author of a popular 6-part instructional series in International Artist Magazine, entitled “The Academy Way”. Juan has been interviewed or featured in a number of publications, both online and in print, and appeared in “Star Portraits: Season 1”, on Canada’s Bravo! network. Included collections are the office of the President of Humber College, Toronto, the Crane School of Music (SUNY, New York) and the private collection of Fred and Sherry Ross.
Awards and Achievements
•2010 - 2011 Salon Finalist—
Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Figure and Drawing Categories
artrenewal.org/2011 Figure
artrenewal.org/2011 Drawing
• 2011 Finalist, Award of Exceptional Merit —
Portrait Society of America, Art of the Portrait Conference, Atlanta, GA
2011 PSoA Winners
• 2010 Buckhorn Art Festival —
Invitation to participate in "Canadian Masters" exhibit, Buckhorn, ON, Canada Click here for report
• 2009 Star Portraits—
Appeared in Season 1 of Star Portraits on Bravo! TV.
• 2009 - 2010 Salon Finalist—
Art Renewal Center Salon Competition; Drawing and Figure Categories
artrenewal.org/2010 Figure
artrenewal.org/2010 Drawing
• 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,
www.artrenewal.org
• 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, www.artrenewal.org
• 2004 Honourable Mention—
Art Renewal Center Salon Competition; Still Life Category, www.artrenewal.org
• 2003 Best in Show and Grand Prix—
Portrait Society of Canada International Portrait Arts Festival and Competition,
Toronto, Canada
Exhibitions
• 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
• 2011 American Artist Magazine November issue—
Feature article, "Juan Carlos Martínez: Honoring the Past, Firmly in the Present", p.52
•2011 %Lawyer's Weekly" July 15—
Article, "Portrait of the Artist as an ex-Lawyer", p. 4
• 2010 Poets and Artists Magazine—
"Portrait of Alex Trebek" on cover and feature article inside, October issue.
• 2010 Brushstroke Magazine—
Painting, "In Shadow" featured on cover of Jun/July issue (magazine)
• 2007 Brushstroke Magazine—
Subject of main feature in inaugural issue. (magazine)
• 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.
