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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Alberto MarchAbout Alberto March : From 2008 to 2010, he helped St. Augustine College in Chicago create images for the El Puente Gala Awards, an event that raises funds for low-income Latino student scholarships.
2008–2010, he designed for the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day in New York during social campaigns.
2008, he created and designed the “Flip to Learn” program to help non-speaking English students learn irregular verbs. The program is utilized at Broward College in South Florida, Triton College and St. Augustine College in Chicago, and some Chicago Public Schools, where they teach English as a second language.
Embarking on a journey in art, design, or photography means embarking on a lifelong path of learning and discovery. The possibilities are endless, and there will always be something new to learn and see.
It takes time to explore this path fully, and even if you spend your entire life on it, you will still find new things to get excited about and draw inspiration from. It's essential to question the media we are exposed to, whether it's the design of a magazine, report, guideline, catalogue cover, window display, room layout, or the shapes and lines of any product.
Design is a passion, and those who study it put their hearts and souls into their work. They push themselves to go the extra mile and create something truly unique.
What I find most fascinating about the design process is the opportunity to mix other media with it, such as photography, graphic design, painting, or even using textures and colours from the world around us. It also allows me to design and create my work in three dimensions.
Staying connected to the art community is essential. It doesn't matter where you live or what your background is; you can always meet like-minded people with whom to interact, discuss views, exchange ideas, learn new things, find new artists, and see new exhibitions.
Art can be interpreted in countless ways, and it is a personal life choice, not just a career.
ORGANIZATION:
GrafMarc
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Photographer-artist Media, graphic, printing, culture, design
EDUCATION:
2015, Postgraduate Degree Editorial Design, Digital and Print Publications, IDEP-Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, Barcelona/Spain.
2007-2010, Digital Photography Certification, Digital Arts, Harold Washington College, Chicago/USA.
2007, Certificate in Marketing Operation, Broward College-Weston, Fort Lauderdale/USA
2000, Certificate in Customer Services, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Caracas/Venezuela.
2000, Bachelor's Degree, BA, Marketing & Advertising, University Institute of Technology, Caracas/Venezuela.
1985, Bachelor's Degree, BA, Graphic Design, Newman Institute, Caracas/ Venezuela.
EXPERIENCE:
2008 - Current: Independent contractor, current Vendor for WHO graphic design consultant for Nutrition and science web and print publications.
1995 - 2007: CEO/owner at GRAFMARC, Venezuela/USA/Spain.
1991 - 1995: Graform, publishing editor and artistic director, Caracas, Venezuela.
1989 - 1990: Producciones Publicitarias, art director, Barcelona-Spain.
1985 - 1988: Concept Publicidad, graphic designer, Caracas, Venezuela.
I have skilled in Design and Layout for English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese.
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
The artwork titled "Giants of Chicago" was exhibited recently in various locations such as ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Consulate of Venezuela, UNAM University of Mexico, Harold Washington University in Chicago, CuCut and Paspartu Gallery in Barcelona, Spain, and The Thompson Center in Chicago, IL. The latest exhibition called "Victoria" was held at the UNAM University of Mexico in Chicago from Sept 26 to Oct 26, 2013. During the INT month of Dance, it was showcased at Casinet D'Hostafrancs in BCN. The "Giants of BCN" exhibition was also displayed at Cucut, Osbar, and BY galleries in Barcelona from 2014-2015.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
Alberto March is a photographer and graphic designer in Barcelona, Spain. Originally from Venezuela, he moved to the United States at a young age and lived there for ten years, ultimately becoming an American citizen. Alberto received his B.A. in Graphic Design in 1985 and his B.A. in Advertising and Marketing in 2000. At 14, he began studying Art and Music, the foundation of his artistic journey. Alberto has collaborated on various projects with internationally renowned artists such as Victor Valera, Alirio Palacios, and Luisa Richter, which helped him to develop his skills as a photographer, artist, and graphic designer. He has participated in group exhibitions across Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Central America from 1980 to 1990.
In 1982 and 1984, his paintings were honoured with two Tito Salas special recognition awards. Later, in 1985, The Museum of Contemporary Art of La Rinconada and Galería de Arte Nacional in Caracas, Venezuela, showcased his black-and-white photographs, "Portraits of my Inner." These photographs were then displayed in South American Contemporary Art Museums for two years.
The artist exhibited a collection of 14 works titled "Giants of Chicago" at various locations such as ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Consulate of Venezuela, UNAM University of Mexico, Harold Washington University in Chicago, CuCut and Paspartu Gallery in Barcelona, Spain, and The Thompson Center in Chicago, IL. One of the latest exhibitions, "Victoria," was held at the UNAM University of Mexico in Chicago from September 26 to October 26, 2013. "Giants of BCN" was also showcased at Cucut, Osbar, and BY galleries in Barcelona from 2014 to 2015. In 2012, the artist was recognized by the Secretary of the State of Illinois as Latin American Artist of the Year, awarded by Jasey White in Chicago, IL.
From 1987 to 1995, Alberto March worked as an Art Director for prestigious advertising agencies in Spain and South America. In 1996, he founded GrafMarc, a Venezuelan-based corporation that offers design, marketing, and visual communication services. Due to the political situation, in 2002, he relocated his company, GrafMarc, from Caracas, Venezuela, to Miami Lakes, Florida, and established full representation in Chicago, Illinois. Currently, the company operates from Barcelona, Spain as well.
EVENTS:
2012: he was recognized by the Secretary of the State of Illinois as a Latin American Artist of the year by Jasey White. Chicago, IL.
2008-2011: He helped St. Augustine College, Chicago, to create the images for the El Puente Gala Awards, an event to generate funds for student scholarships for the low-income Latino community.
2008–2010: He designed for the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day in New York/USA.
2006: He created and designed the “Flip to Learn” program to help non-English speaking students learn irregular verbs. The program is utilized in Broward College in South Florida, Triton College and St. Augustine College in Chicago, and some Chicago Public Schools, where they teach English as a second language.
AWARDS:
2023
•Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts-Judge. USA
•Communicator Awards– Key Achievements-WHO. USA
•TITAN Health Award-WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety. USA
•Davey Silver Award Stop Obesity-WHO. USA
•Marketing Effectiveness Award-WHO. USA
2022
•LIT Gold Award -BFOL-Music Video-USA
•LIT Gold Award -Seven years long-Music Video-USA
2021
•Davey Gold Winner Award-As Judge-USA
•Vega Digital Video-Awards-Arcturus Award-USA
2020
•Communicator Award-As Judge-USA
•SIA Awards-Poster Bach Imports. Barcelona/Spain
2018
•Silver Winner-Davey Awards-As Judge-USA
2017
•Silver Winner-W3 Awards-As Judge-USA
•Gold Winner-Davey Awards-As Judge-USA
•(2) TIFA Tokyo Int. Photo Awards-Photography. Tokyo/Japan
2016
•Gold Winner-Davey Awards-As Judge-USA
•Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts-As Judge-USA
2015
•British Medical Association Medical Book Awards/ Birth Defect Surveillance and the Manual for Programme Managers. London/UK.
•Best of Business Award by the Small Business Community. Chicago/USA
•Silver Davey Award for “Rompamos el Silencio”. Chicago/USA
•Summit Awards/ Public Service Poster “Ni una victim más”. Chicago/USA
•Communicators Award/ National Campaign “Ni una victim más”-. Chicago/USA
•Latin Grammy/ National Campaign “Ni una victim más”. Chicago/USA
•Best of Chicago Award for GrafMarc.com. Chicago/USA
2014
•Poster Contest / Ayuntamiento de Barcelona Festa Major de la Marina. Barcelona/Spain
2013
•Poster Festa Major de Sants/ American Graphic Design Award. USA
•Poster Contest / Ayuntamiento de Barcelona Sants-Montjuic. SPAIN
•Communicators Award/ Cover/Book/ Asi lo Hicieron. Chicago/USA
2012
•State Of Illinois | Distinguished Artist Award | Jesse White, Secretary of State. Chicago/USA
•Communicators Award/ Ad/Magazine/ NegociosNow.com. USA
•Gold Summit Creative Award/Poster/Chicago Latin Film Festival. USA
2011
•Silver Davey Awards/ print/ GIANTS OF CHICAGO POSTER. USA
•Graphic Design USA print/ poster/ 2011 NLAAD Campaign Latinos Unite! Let’s Stay Healthy. USA
•Communicators Award/ print/ poster/ Chicago Latino Film Festival. USA
2010
•Silver Davey Awards/ print/ logo/ Broward County Health Department Florida. USA
•Communicators Award/ print/ poster/ NLAAD. USA
•Summit Creative Award/PSA Logo. USA
•Summit Creative Award/Consumer Magazine Advertising. USA
•Golden FEXY Award / Honoring Excellence in Graphic Effects in Print. USA
2009
•Davey Awards / Poster: NRA SHOW, Chicago. USA
•Davey Awards / Poster: Fashion Week Chicago. USA
•Communicators Award / Poster: 25th Chicago Latino Film Festival. USA
2008
•Summit MEA Marketing Effectiveness Award / Poster: United We Can. USA
•Silver Davey Award, under the category of National Ad Campaign: United We Can. USA
•Summit Creative Award, Miami Dade County Health Department – WAVE Logo. USA
•Hispanic HIV Leadership Award, Outstanding Commitment and Service – NLAAD. USA
2007
•Summit MEA Marketing Effectiveness Award / Post-card book: Word of Wisdom. USA
2006
•10th Annual Webby Awards, Official Honoree for DOCTALC.COM. USA
2005
•Silver Davey Award, under the category of Print Materials. USA
•APEX Award of Excellence, Health & Medical Materials, Pals Vintage Cards. USA
2000
•Best Website, Polar Enterprise, ANDA Award. Caracas/Venezuela
1999
•Best Website, ANDA Award. Caracas/Venezuela
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2013, El Periódico, Cartell de les Festes de Sants, Barcelona/Spain.
2002, El Mundo, newspaper, the success of integrated Marketing, Caracas/Venezuela.
2002, P&M Magazine, Synergy that works, Caracas/Venezuela.
2001, El Globo, newspaper, launched Look&Click design magazine in Caracas/Venezuela.
2001, El Universal, newspaper, Nobody can live exclusively on the Internet, Caracas/Venezuela.
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https://youtu.be/Fd-CfVh4o-8
https://fulbrightchicago.com/tag/alberto-march/
BOOKS:
2015, the BMA Medical Book Awards published the Highly Commended Public Health to the World Health Organization. Birth Defects Surveillance. A Manual for Programme Managers, designed by Alberto March.
2013, the 50th Annual Graphic Design USA magazine published the awarded Festa Major de Sants Poster for the Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. New York/USA.
2011, the Annual Graphic Design USA magazine published the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) Latinos United Social campaign, which was awarded. New York/USA.
ACCOLADES:
2012, Jasey White, the Secretary of the State of Illinois, recognized him as the Latin American Artist of the Year. Chicago, IL.
2008, Hispanic HIV Leadership Awards in appreciation for his commitment and service, Miami/USA.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Spanish-English
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Indesign, Expert.
Photoshop, Expert.
Illustrator, Advance.
PowerPoint, Advance.
Adobe Premier Pro, Intermediate.
Adobe After Effects, Intermediate.
Microsoft, Advance.
Excel, Intermediate.
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2020, Digital Supervision for Online Child Protection Training, Ontario/Canada.
2015, Community Manager, Barcelona/Spain.
2014, Creating eBooks and Digital Magazines for Mobile Devices, Barcelona/Spain.
2006, Photoshop for photographers, NAPP, Miami/USA.
2005, Photoshop for photographers, NAPP, Miami/USA.
2003, Photoshop for photographers, Adobe training seminar, Miami/USA.
2001, Customer Service, Printing Association of Florida/USA.
2001, Internet Business, Alliance for Business Success, Miami/USA
2000, Business Plan, marketing and Sales seminar, Caracas/Venezuela.
1998, Freehand and Page Maker, COMputer Dealers' EXhibition, Miami/USA.
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
1999, Speaker at the Knowledge and Information Society Conference, Caracas/Venezuela.
1998, Speaker at the Asociación Nacional de Anunciantes ANDA, Caracas/Venezuela.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2017-2023, Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), New York, USA.
2007–2010, National Association of Photoshop professionals, Miami/USA.
COLLECTIONS:
2012, Harold Washington College private gallery collection, Chicago, IL-USA
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2017-2023, Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), New York, USA.
2009, Creativity Annual Awards, 39th Anniversary, Kentucky, USA.
HOBBIES:
Photography and digital art.
CLIENTELE:
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(Genève, Switzerland) / Health/Scientist
BROWARD & MIAMI COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
(Florida, USA) / Government
SOUTH FLORIDA UNIVERSITY
(Tallahassee, USA) / University
OSHA (Tallahassee, USA) / Safety industry
LATIN FILM FESTIVAL
(Miami, USA) / Entertainment industry
POLAR ENTERPRISE CORPORATION
(Caracas, VENEZUELA) / Food & Beverage industry
ERICKSON (Caracas, VENEZUELA / Telecommunication industry
WEB SITE:
www.marchphotoart.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
www.grafmarc.com
RSS URL:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grafmarc/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2022-03-03 11:28:10
COUNTRY/REGION:
Spain
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Alberto March
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Safer Food Editorial Design A' Design Award Winner for Print and Published Media Design Category in 2023 Alberto March for The World Health Organization |
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