PROFILE

Current Based in Bay area in California, USA
Marino is a permanent resident of USA since 2018.

2016- Moved to US and refocusing on creating Pen drawing works.

2011- Freelanced as a designer and an artist, got offers of commercial digital art works from both Japanese and international enterprises. e.g. interior items, paper products, sports products, puzzles, etc. (To watch those illustrations, go to the top page and click the red apple.)

2009 Worked for Textile Design studios in London, collaborated with British fashion designers, provided one off textile designs to British enterprises and etc.

University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, England, BA(Hons) Textile Design
Texprint 2009 nominee

2006 Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan, BA Fine Art

現在 アメリカ カリフォルニア州 ベイエリア在住
2018年、アメリカ永住権を取得

2016- ペン画の制作を再開、米国に拠点を移し活動中

2011- 商用デジタルイラストレーションの制作を開始 (Topページの赤りんごをクリックすると、旧作品&旧HPが見られます)。 国内外の企業に作品を提供&様々なジャンルの商品に起用される。 e.g. インテリア商品、スポーツ用品、紙製品、玩具 等。

2009 (英国)University for the Creative Arts Textile design 学科 BA(Hons) 卒業。 卒業後、ロンドンでテキスタイルギャラリーやファッションデザイナー等と コラボレーションする他、英国のデザイン事務所にデザインサンプルを提供する等活動。 英国若手デザイナーの登竜門 Texprint2009 ノミネート

2006 武蔵野美術大学造形学部油絵学科卒業
卒業後、渡英

AWARDS

2020 ・2nd Place, 12th University Art Open 2020, Pastel/Drawing Category, CA, US
・5th Place, 2020 American Art Awards, Juried by 25 Best Museums & Galleries in US.
Art Brut Category, CA, US

2019 ・Honorable Mention, LICC, London International Creative Competition 2018,
Professional / Painting Category, London, UK

2018 ・3rd Place, 2018 American Art Awards, Juried by 25 Best Museums & Galleries in US.
Futurism Category, CA, US
・5th Place, 2018 American Art Awards, Juried by 25 Best Museums & Galleries in US.
Expressionism - Other Category, CA, US
・4th Place, Art-competition.net, Abstract 2018, NY, US
・Honorable Mention, Fusion Art, 6th International Open Art Competition, CA, US
・Best of Show, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, Black & White 2018 Exhibition, OK, US

2017 ・100 Best Award, Creative Quarterly 100 Best Annual, the Journal of Art and Design, NY, US
・Finalist, Artkudos International Juried Art Competition & Exhibition 2017, CA, US
・Winner: Fine Art Professional, Creative Quarterly 48, the Journal of Art and Design, NY, US
・Best of Show, International Gallery Of The Arts (IGOA), 2nd Annual Open "No Theme" art contest, Tronto, Canada

2016 ・Honorable Mention, LICC, London International Creative Competition 2016, London, UK
・Honorable Mention, West Coast Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, CA, US
・Winner: Illustration Professional, Creative Quarterly 46, the Journal of Art and Design, NY, US
・Winner&Runner-up: Fine Art Professional, Creative Quarterly 46, the Journal of Art and Design, NY, US
・3rd Place & Finalist, Renoartio September Open Contest, GA, US
・Finalist, Artkudos International Juried Art Competition & Exhibition 2016, CA, US

2015 ・Award winner & Grand Prix Nominee, Asian Creative Awards Vol.1,
Selected by cacao (Taiwanese enterprise), Japan

2013 ・Award of excellence, 14th International Illustration Competition, Japan

2009 ・Nominee, Texprint2009, UK

EXHIBITIONS

2020 ・90th ANNUAL JURIED OPEN EXHIBITION, National Art League, NY, US
・12th University Art open 2020, University Art, CA, US

2019 ・The Brand 47th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale, Greater Los Angeles, CA, US
・11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Willard Arts Center, ID, US

2018 ・2018 California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, US
・6th International Open Art Exhibition, Fusion Art, CA, US
・Black & White 2018 Exhibition, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, OK, US
・100 Best Exhibition, Creative Quarterly The Journal of Art and Design, NY, US

2017 ・2nd Annual Open "No Theme" Exhibition, International Gallery Of The Arts (IGOA), Toronto, Canada
・West Coast Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, CA, US
・Abstract 3, Gallery 25N, NY, US

2016 ・Artkudos International Juried Art Competition & Exhibition 2016, CA, US

2015 ・Asian Creative Award Exhibition at The Jam Factory, Bangkok, Thailand
・Asian Creative Award Exhibition at Takeo Mihoncho Honten, Tokyo, Japan

2013 ・Solo show, "Going with the Flow", at Shinjuku ophthalmology gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2009 ・A Seasonal Celebration, collaboration with Ian Batten at Livingstone Studio, London, UK
・New Designers at Business Design Centre, London, UK
・Degree Show at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham Campus, UK

2006 ・Joint Graduation Exhibition of 5 Art Universties, at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
・Degree Show at the Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan

PUBLICATIONS

2017 ・Creative Quarterly, 100 Best, The Journal of Art and Design, NY, US
・Creative Quarterly, Issue48, The Journal of Art and Design, NY, US
・Creative Quarterly, Issue46, The Journal of Art and Design, NY, US

2015 ・+DESIGNING VOLUME 39 (my navi books), JAPAN

ARTICLES

2020 ・Medium, "World's Best Futuristic Painters: 2020’S BEST ART BRUT PAINTERS NAMED BY 25 GALLERIES:", US
2019 ・HIGHLIGHT HOLLYWOOD, "The Best Living Artists In El Salvador, Iraq, Japan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa", US
・Medium, "World's Best Futuristic Painters:", US