C. Francisco Martinez

Jan 13

Art Leader • (He/Him)

C Francisco Martinez was born and raised in Lima, Peru. His early artistic training was with his father, who was an artist. Francisco began his formal education at Universidad San Martin de Porres in Lima Peru, where he studied Communications. He moved to the United States and was accepted to the Art Mentor Program in Santa Monica, CA. A few years later in 2009 Francisco graduated from the Art Program & Puppetry, at the California Institute of The Arts. His installations have been featured at the Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery in Los Angeles; Celebration of Fine Arts in Arizona; CalPoly Pomona, among others. He worked on the Independent Art Film "Dante's Inferno": and in many other collaborations such as "The Reptile under the Flower" by Automata, etc. Francisco is currently working at the dA Center for the Arts, focusing on early arts education at the PUSD.