Bio

Fabiola Martinez Rodriguez was born in Mexico City and grew up in the City of Santiago de Querétaro. She studied Architecture in the Instituto Tecnologico de Querétaro and she move to Saint John New Brunswick several years ago, where she got married and raised two children, considering Mexico and Canada as her home. Fabiola works as a professional artist, combining the knowledge acquired in her architecture studies with the use of natural materials. Her artistic work is directed to the research and preservation of ancestral techniques, distinguished by the use of Grana Cochinilla (Dactylopius coccus), which is natural pigment that comes from a female insect that grows on cacti in south America and produces the carmine color. Fabiola’s work has been exhibited in art centers, galleries and universities in the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as well as the city of Vancouver, the Lancaster Museum of Art and History in California, The New Brunswick Museum and Lotton Gellery in Chicago. in Mexico, her work has been exhibited at the Cineteatro Rosalio Solano in her hometown. Her art work has recently been published in The American Art Collector Magazine. Fabiola is passionate about art education and was named by the YMCA of Greater Saint John as a Community Champion 2018. She has been the recipient of several grants by the prestigious artsnb and the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture of New Brunswick. Fabiola is a jury member of Craft NB, Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, WEAD-Women Eco Artist Dialog LACAP- Latin American- Canadian Art Projects in Toronto.

Residency Project

The artist Fabiola Martinez in collaboration with students will create art works inspired by the Architecture of their community, city or province. During the creation process the students will learn about the construction materials, textures and colors.

Teaching Experience

2012-2013 Rothesay Netherwood School Middle School Art teacher

2011-currently Teaching art programs to children and teens from Kindergarten to Grade 12 at Rothesay Elementary School, Samuel de Champlain, École des Pionniers, Hazen White-St. Francis School, St. John the Baptist/King Edward School, Saint John Arts Centre, Sunbury shores arts and nature center, Charlotte Street Arts Center and KV Oasis Youth Centre.

2011 “Art as a Peaceful Means of Expression” ’six-month art project with The Joshua Group a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children. This collaboration work enabled an audience with limited means to express themselves through art.