Joem Elias Sañez

By the age of seventeen, Joem Elias Sanez (pronounced like "poem" with a "J") had lived in five countries within a span of seven years, attending international schools in the Philippines, Australia, Japan and Singapore. Joem was accepted to several art schools in the United States after graduating high school in 2005 from International School Manila. His International Baccalaureate Higher Art Exhibit earned Joem a merit award and essentially became the portfolio that fueled his admission to Otis College of Art and Design. Joem began his studies at OTIS as a Sculpture/New Genres-Video major in the Fine Arts Department as a sophomore in fall 2006, following his Foundation year at OTIS and spending the summer studying Fine Arts in Painting and Photography at the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY. He produced a plethora of multimedia projects, within courses ranging from Media in Motion, Video Projects, Perspectives in New Technology and Film/Video electives.

After a year and a half in Fine Arts, Joem decided to change his major to Architecture/Landscape/Interiors, and re-started at the sophomore level in spring 2008. With a 3.5 GPA, Joem was eligible for the Interdisciplinary Concentration program, which allowed him to keep Fine Arts as a Concentration, while pursuing his newly found interest in the larger field of architecture. Joem's art and cultural production began to thrive in the language of spatial design. Studying and practicing within the discourse of aesthetics of an art and design institution has propelled his production as a manipulator of space. Discretely tethering the line between the aesthetics of form and functions of space, Joem’s approach to materials as architectural enablers has him not only solving problems, but also questioning those problems. Critically thinking of frame, context and content within the paradigms of architecture, landscape and interiors, Joem aspires to produce work that is highly articulated, but not articulate. The work is intended not for an occupant, but an experiencer- not for a dweller, but a thinker. Joem will complete his BFA in Architecture/Landscape/Interiors with an Interdisciplinary Concentration in Fine Arts in 2010. Joem maintains an online portfolio with access to a wide collection of his undergraduate work, and most notable pieces produced from 2004 to 2009.

EDUCATION
Otis College of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts 2010, Architecture/Landscape/Interiors GPA 3.5/4.0, Interdisciplinary Concentration in Sculpture/New Genres Video;
School of Visual Arts, Continuing Education Painting/Photography 2006 GPA 4.0/4.0
International School Manila, High-School Diploma 2005 GPA 3.5/4.0

EXPERIENCE
Ball-Nogues Studio: Intern June 09 - August 09
Feathered Edge Installation at MOCA PDC - Fabricate painted nylon to mesh ceiling for exhibition
Web Design - Organize and update projects online, Expand BNS cyber territory
Mercy Housing Teen Center Catenary Linking Hands Facade - Chroma Key Filming of hand movements for frame-by-frame stop-motion gestures to be laser-cut and fabricated on fiber glass
Griffin Enright Architects: Intern August 08
Noah’s Garden, Residential Landscape Design Project -Digitally Fabricate Model, Drafting and 3D Modeling
DSH Architecture: Intern March 09
Sci-Arc Ideas Competition Future of Transportation L.A.- Digital Model Builder
David Dennis Photography: Intern May 07 - August 07
Zee Magazine, Cebu, Philippines- Image Editor/Photo Manipulating & Retouching, Photo Assistant on location
Office of Admissions Otis College of Art & Design: Student Ambassador January 07 – May 07
College Diplomat- Assisting college admission process, Aiding prospective students

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Autodesk Autocad, Rhino, Vray, Maxwell, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, FinalCut Pro

REFERENCES
Linda Pollari, Chair OTIS A/L/I 323.935.2351 pollari@otis.edu
Richard Lundquist Principal Studio RCL 213.550.7294 rcl@rcl.net
Margaret Griffin Principal GEA 310.391.4484 mgriffin@griffinenrightarchitects.com
Ben Ragle Principal Office 42 213.625.1265 bragle@o42arch.com

PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
2009 Donghia Master Class with LTL Designers-in-Residence One Week Master Class with Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis, Eco-Tel, OTIS A/L/I September
2009 OMAG Otis College of Art and Design Magazine Vol.6, page 11: Urban Park
2009 AIA 2X8 SHIFTAIA 2X8 : SHIFT, Pacific Design Center March-April
2009 Studio Board Display Helix Lofts Midterm Board, OTIS A/L/I February
2008 Donghia Master Class with Eva Maddox Designer-in-Residence One Week Master Class with Eva Maddox, Airport Of The Future Competition, OTIS A/L/I August
2008 Window Display Urban Park Project, OTIS A/L/I December
2008 Squint IN:LA Otis Magazine, Arist Profile, OTIS A/L/I
2006 Galef Fine Arts GalleryVideo Projects Display, "Tele's Vision" & "Beauty Above and Beyond" February
2005 Higher International Baccalaureate Art Exhibit, Fine Arts Theater Manila, May

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2009 1st Place, 2.5K Donghia Portfolio Awards reviewed by Designer-In-Residence David J. Lewis of Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL)
2009 Winner, 30K Angelo Donghia Foundation Senior Student Scholarship Award: Helix Lofts
2009 Dean's List, Spring Semester 3.93/4.0 GPA
2009 Selected, Final Boards for Departmental Display, Studio 5 Private/Interior Architecture: Helix Lofts
2009 Nominated, Angelo Donghia Senior Scholarship Competitor/OTIS Representative: Helix Lofts + Get Green Exhibit
2009 2nd Place, 2.5K EDPA National Student Design Competition: Get Green Exhibit
2009 Participant/Nominee, AIA 1:2 Student Charette Competition
2009 Participant/Honoree, AIA 2X8:SHIFT Exhibition: Urban Park
2009 1st Place, Otis A/L/I Spring Charette Competition
2009 Selected, Midterm Board for Departmental Display, Studio 5 Private/Interior Architecture: Helix Lofts
2008 Dean’s List, Fall Semester 3.93/4.0 GPA
2008 1st Place, Otis A/L/I Fall Charette Competition
2008 Selected, Final Board for Departmental Display, Studio 3 Interior Display/Exchange: The Cabinet
2008 2nd Place, 1K Donghia Portfolio Awards selected by Designer-In-Residence Eva Maddox of Perkins + Will | Eva Maddox Branded Environments, Fall Semester
2008 Selected, Final Board for Departmental Display, Studio 2 Landscape/Furniture: Urban Park
2008 Dean’s List, Summer Semester 4.0/4.0 GPA
2008 Selected, Final Model for Departmental Display, Studio 1 Scale/Structure/Circulation: Piranesian Space
2008 2nd Place, Otis A/L/I Spring Charette Competition
2008 Dean’s List, Spring Semester 3.89 GPA
2007 Dean’s List, Fall Semester 3.92 GPA
2007 Dean’s List, Spring Semester 3.85 GPA
2005 Merit Award Recipient, upon portfolio review— California College of the Arts
2005 Completed International Baccalaureate, Higher Art program with Honors 6.0/7.0 IB
2004 Honors Student, — International School Manila with 3.5 GPA

SELECTED PROJECTS
Studio 1 Scale/Structure/Circulation: Intersection, Piranesian Space
Studio 2 Landscape/Furniture: Dimpling Surface, Urban Park
Studio 3 Interior/Display/Exchange: Nightclub, EDPA Get Green Exhibit
Studio 5 Private/Interior Architecture: Helix Lofts

LINKS
EDPA
Exhibitor News Network
The "O" Observed
OMAG Vol. 6
OTIS Work of the Week