Mark Venaglia
Portfolio: w w w . m a r k V v . c o m
Email: markvenaglia@gmail.com
Speaking Engagements & Workshops
Outward Bound Adventures Pasadena, CA Lecturer and Art Educator Fellow August 2009- Current
Awarded prestigious fellowship by 60 year old, green non-profit, selected from 300 international candidates
Lectures: civic groups, businesses, private philanthropies, educational facilities:
“Green: Separating Authentic from Compost”
“Green Art History,” “Discovering Drought Tolerant Plants,” “Native Plant Aesthetics,” “Water and Soil Management”
Green Collar public lectures and training of At Risk Youth throughout East Los Angeles public school system
After Dinner Speaker Newport Beach, CA Humanist and Green Artist Lecturer 2003- Current
Hosted by recognized community contributors and noted art collectors Guy and Gail Abramo, 10-25 participants
3-4 engagements annually
Topics have included:
“Access Green,” “Global Culture,” “Global Warming vs. Climate Changes,” “History of Green Art- 21st Century Partnerships
for Men and Women,” “Planetary Healing Emerges from Aids Awareness”, “Women Artists: Suffragettes to Feminists”
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Los Angeles, CA Artist Lecturer 2009, 2010
Lead Lecturer: Music and Art at The Hollywood Bowl, Fine Arts Motivational & Multicultural Experience
Conceptualized, facilitated Art History lectures and workshops (3 daily) to elevate communication, 65-100 participants
Art-making from reclaimed materials, supporting Native Plant field trips through Hollywood Hills chaparral environment
Entrepreneurs Institute UCLA- Los Angeles, CA Lecturer and Educator 2009
Business-specific Art Appreciation: campus lectures and museum tours (Norton Simon, LACMA, Getty)
“Accelerated Problem Solving Through Authentic Cultural Comprehension” 20-40 participants per lecture and tour
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Los Angeles, CA Motivational Guest Speaker 2009
Artist Inspired Personal Growth and Community Service: “History of Green Movement in Politics, Culture and Art”
“Neuroeconomics- 21st Century Investing Techniques and Art Inspiration”
Whole Foods Markets / Cisco Home Design / The Green Life Company LA, CA Featured Speaker 2007-2009
Corporate partnership: 15 Lectures at LA locations throughout the yea
“Authentic Green” Primary Theme: Community inspiration, green practices and universal application - 30-75 participants
Communications and Media Department California State University- Northridge, CA Guest Speaker 2004-2008
Facilitated Drawing & Painting workshops, campus and museum lectures throughout Los Angeles
Collaborated with professors to include motivational content and current syllabus topics into art lectures and workshops
Children’s Museum of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Lead Gallery Educator 2001-2009
Facilitated Art lectures at all Southern California museums Led Drawing & Painting workshops, representing the museum- locations
throughout Southern California Collaborated with supervisors to establish motivational theories in all art lecture
and green art classes
A T & T hosts at The Brand Library and Art Galleries Glendale, CA Featured Guest Speaker 2008
“Art Access: Respect for the Environment, Cultural History of Green Art and Authentic Applications”
Joyful Feast for The Joyful Child Foundation Costa Mesa, CA Featured Guest Speaker 2008
Introductory Speaker for KCAL News anchorwoman Laura Diaz
Cultural Affairs Department and PerCent for Art Program Pasadena, CA Featured Guest Speaker 2001-2003
2 exterior mural panels, Pasadena’s only depiction of drought tolerant vegetation, created and installed by the artist in
collaboration with the city. Public speaking engagements discussing the mural’s green emphasis and it’s premiere artform
“Post Abstract Representationalism” hosted by Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena Masonic Lodge, Armory Center for the Arts,
The Junior League, Aids Health Care Center
Pasadena Planning and Architecture Symposium Pasadena, CA Featured Guest Speaker 2001-2003
2 exterior mural panels, Pasadena’s only depiction of drought tolerant vegetation, created and installed by the artist in
collaboration with the city.
Silver Lake Art Salon Los Angeles, CA Motivational Speaker and Program Facilitator 1999-2001
Organized, executed and delivered highly inspirational lectures and exhibitions by establishing the Art Salon
Developed community specific lectures based on research of local history: “Silent Movie Origins,” “Women Artists of LA”
Facilitated community relations and commerce between affluent homeowners, 80 exhibiting artists, art collectors
and Salon patrons.
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center Los Angeles, CA Artist in Residence 1994-1998
Empowered over 250 adults, seniors and young people annually through a total of 65 lectures and field trips
Grew program from one to four weekly classes and introduced Senior-Youth workshops to provide mutual enrichment forum
Effectively integrated LGBT participants into the larger community through groundbreaking program content and dynamic,
offsite fieldtrips and nature hikes- 250 participants
Golden Phoenix Healing Center Sedona, AZ Artist in Residence 1990-1998
Facilitated daily art lectures, self-development meditations and art therapy to address the personalized needs of all residents
Developed a supplemental program based on art therapy sessions created for children and affected families.
The Miracle on West 24th Street New York, NY Executive Director 1984-1988
Founded the first center to utilize Arts in combination with Western and alternative medicine for AIDS and cancer.
Produced and directed a full suite of cultural activities: lectures, performance art, installations, poetry and film screenings
Relevant Entrepreneurial Experience
Venaglia Art Experience, Los Angeles CA/ San Francisco CA/ New York NY Owner & Operator 1986-Present
Produced, facilitated lectures and private tours for groups (15-300) corporate, non-profit & educational institutions including:
Disney, Sony Pictures, Los Angeles Junior League, Imagineering and California State University- Northridge. All tours emphasize
personal transformation via specific, customized lecture material and programming. Tour venues have included: California Palace,
de Young Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Norton Simon Museum, The Huntington Gardens, Library and Galleries,
San Diego Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art-NYC.
Education
Theatre Design / Fine Art / Art History Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Skills
Compelling and effective public speaker with 28 years experience educating both K-12 and adult audiences,
certified Green Collar Trainer and a proponent of the green lifestyle since 1983, accredited working artist.