Martin Ontiveros
Lives Portland, OR

Education
BFA in Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), 1992-1996

Solo Exhibitions
2005
El Mestizo, Imitation Gallery, June 2 – July, Portland, OR

2000
My Trash, Your Treasure, Reading Frenzy, Portland OR

1999
Sharp, Prickly, Cute and Cuddly, Reading Frenzy, Portland OR

1998
Monsters, Robots, Freaks and Fire, Reading Frenzy, Portland OR

Group Exhibitions
2004
Risen, with Donovan Crosby, January 24 - February 28, sixspace, Los Angeles, CA
One, March 4-28, Motel Gallery, Portland, OR
Two person show with Bwana Spoons, May, Ox-Op, Minneapolis, MN

2003
Compound Gallery show, Rocket Gallery, August, Tokyo, Japan
The Stray Show, Chicago Art Fair, sixspace booth, May 10-13, Chicago, IL
La Lucha, May, Gallery Bink, Portland, OR
Pretty Things, with Erick Thomas and Jimmy Pickering, Gallery Bink, Portland OR
Sci-Fi Western Show, 111 Minna St. Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2002
Playing With Fire, Burning Brush Auction, Los Angeles, CA
Otaku! Copro-Nason Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Bon Voyage, Burning Brush Auction, Los Angeles, CA
The Four Horsemen, with Bwana, Guy Burwell and Kevin Scalzo, Medusa Gallery, Portland OR
Monster Mash, San Francisco CA

2001
Booska Fuzzy Love Triangle, with Bwana Spoons and Saiman Chow, Roq La Rue, Seattle WA
The Truth Show, San Diego, CA
Myths and Legends, Burning Brush Auction, Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Four, with Bwana Spoons, Guy Burwell, and Tim Root, Medusa Gallery, Portland OR
Long Trashed Treasures, with Miles Thompson and Jorge Gutierrez, Gallery Bink, Portland OR

2000
Monster Ballads, 111 Minna St. Gallery, San Francisco CA

1999
Flower and Monster Show, with Bwana Spoons, Fellini's, Portland, OR
Graphic Madness, with Jim Blanchard and Bwana Spoons, Roq La Rue, Seattle WA

1998
Tropical Sunrise, with Bwana, Chris Johanson and Shaun O'Dell, Poker Face, Portland OR
Martin and Bwana's Action Team-up, with Bwana Spoons, AIA Gallery, Portland OR

Selected Publications

2004
Los Angeles Times "Adventures in the Surreal World" by Chris Barton, February 5, 2004

Cover art, 1998-2003
Pencil Fight, Portland Mercury, The Stranger (Seattle), New York Press, Willamette Week, Craphound

Various, 1998-2003
Relax, Dazed & Confused, Ain't Nothing Like Fuckin' Moonshine, Bunnyhop, Super 7, Portland Mercury, The Stranger, Willamette Week, Truth Show Catalog, Sci-Fi Western show catalog, Dark Horse Stationery Kit

Books, 1998-present:
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot, author Dave Pilkey, Scholastic.
Books no. 1,2,3,4,5 Crash Metro, Oni Press Comics, Oni Press.
Summer Vacation Supercolor Fun Special, Oni Press Comics.