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E. Vincent Martinez is a Cuban-born, North Carolina-based mixed-media artist, filmmaker and educator. He has a BFA from Barry University in Miami, where he grew up, and studied ceramics and photography. He continued to explore photography and earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). In 2001 he completed the Masters in Art Education (MaEd) program at Georgia State University and gained his teaching certification in art for grades k-12. The following year Martinez took a teaching position at Grady High School where he started a fashion design program, the only one of its kind in the state. After 10 years at the high school level, Martinez moved on to teach at the Art Institute of Atlanta.  

In the few years after college and before graduate school, Martinez spent two years on a core student fellowship at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina studying weaving, textiles, book-making, and photography with a focus on in-camera multiple exposures. Evon Streetman, Alida Fish, Bea Nettles and Robert May were extremely influential mentors to the young student. His time and experiences at Penland School set forth the foundation for this creative and secured a lifelong relationship with the Penland. Currently, Martinez has served on the Board of Trustees at Penland School of Craft since 2020.

E. Vincent Martinez is the creative force and founder behind the brands, fashionado.net, a fashion and lifestyle website and Doggies on the Catwalk, DOTC Foundation - a nonprofit organization with a dual mission - it supports both pet-based causes and art education via the S.E.A.M. Fund.

Under the Fashionado umbrella, he runs and operates EVM Media, a video production company which produces the popular FashionadoTV channel and features interviews with celebrities and artists like Ashley Longshore, Tommy Davidson, Gladys Knight and Elie Tahari. During the pandemic, as educational institutions nationwide initiated online learning, Martinez became the anchor and host of AiLive, the national, system-wide, digital TV platform for The Art Institutes. Whether he’s in front of the lens or behind the camera, he has over fifteen years of experience in video production. In 2015 he produced, directed, and starred in his own documentary – a personal journey, back to his birthplace in Cuba, to reunite with his father after four decades of separation. Since then, Martinez has produced segments for NBC Atlanta-affiliate WXIA 11Alive and has hosted and produced over fifty interviews.

Martinez is also a studio artist with 40 years of experiences in life and art and draws on his personal triumphs and challenges as the inspiration for his abstract-expressionist paintings. His use of photo collage, scribblings, drawings through multiple layers of paint, paired with other materials and objects such as gold dust, sequins and costume jewelry, create visually compelling works that are loaded with symbolism and hidden meanings. While his work is self-referential, Martinez purposely leaves room for interpretation allowing the viewer to make their own personal connections or conclusions.

From painting on canvas to directing film, E. Vincent Martinez is a storyteller with a unique sensibility for style, design and emotion. Martinez resides in Tryon, NC.

Franklin Mills has twenty  years of video production experience. After graduating with a BFA degree  in Media Arts, he worked as a senior editor for Indigo Studios, former videographer for Choosing Green TV, Food2Day Network and The Art Institutes.

Franklin also has an impressive portfolio of freelance clients to include Boys and Girls Club of America, UNICEF, CNN, Ovation Network, Annual Renewable Resource Day, Clinton Global Initiative, Health and Education Recovery Organization and Fashionado TV. Currently, he is operating in the role of Senior Cinematographer at Crisp Video Group - a world-class legal marketing video firm.

Jill Mills | Editor

Jill Mills has been a freelance editor, motion graphics artist and animator for ten years. She has worked on projects for global companies such as Coca-Cola, Delta, Georgia Pacific, Cox Enterprises, Showtime, Discovery Networks, Michelin and Boys and Girls Club of America. Jill is a Telly Award winner for Best Visual Effects.

Ethan Fernandez | Cinematographer & Editor

Ethan Fernandez is a cinematographer and editor based in Atlanta but regularly travels for work. He earned his Bachelors in Film Studies from the University of Georgia, UGA and has an extensive background in music video production and Indie films. Ethan is FAA Drone Certified.