After completing his studies in civil engineering design and extensively exploring the world of visual arts through painting, sculpture, and photography, Nacho Marín decided to immerse himself in the ancient art of bonsai. He was captivated by the intense magnetism of working with these trees and recreating images of nature with artistic sensitivity, which became the absolute passion of the renowned visual artist Nacho Marín.

For Nacho Marín, bonsai is a virtual space where nature allows us to play at recreating it.

GENERAL EDUCATION:

• Training in Civil Engineering Design.

• Professional photographer and instructor at the Venezuelan Society of Photographers, an institution recognized by the American organization Professional Photographers of America.

• Visual artist.

• This bonsai artist's first steps were empirical, starting in 2002, until June of the same year, when he joined the Venezuelan Bonsai Society in Caracas, where he exchanged knowledge with other bonsai artists and deepened his understanding.

Conductor: Yolanda Gordon.

• Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Courses, Bonsai Conservation Society of Valencia, Venezuela, 2005

Conductors: Milagros Rauber and Luisa de Alfaro

• Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Courses for Instructors, Bonsai Conservation Society of Valencia, Venezuela, 2006.

• Intensive Workshop, Futago Bonsai School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, 2008-2012.

Conductor: Pedro Morales.

• Intensive Course, European Bonsai School, Puerto Rico, USA, 2009-2012.

Instructor: Salvatore Liporace.

 

  • Recognized Master: Venezuelan Bonsai Society.
  • Recognized Master: FELAB: Latin American Bonsai Federation.
  • Recognized Master: BCI, Bonsai Club International, Member in good standing and International Bonsai Instructor.

 

Participation in World or Regional Congresses:

  • Invited Master as Demonstrator, Congress of the Latin American Bonsai Federation (FELAB), Curitiba, Brazil, November 2026.
  • Invited Master as Demonstrator and Judge, ABE Convention, Spain, November 2023.
  • Invited Master as Demonstrator, WORBAC Convention, Penjing, China, October 2024.
  • Invited Master as Demonstrator, Namaste Convention and World Bonsai Exhibition, India, February 2018.
  • Invited Master as Demonstrator, BCI & 14th AND Asia-Pacific World Club Convention, Taiwan, November 2017.
  • Invited Master as Demonstrator, Penjing World Convention, China, October 2017.
  • Invited Master as Demonstrator, Global Black Scissors Convention, China, December 2016.
  • Guest Master and Demonstrator, 7th World Bonsai Friendship Federation Convention, Jintan, China. 12th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention and Exhibition, Jintan, China, September 2013.
  • Invited Master and Demonstrator, Congress of the Latin American Bonsai Federation (FELAB), São Paulo, Brazil, August 2012.
  • Invited Master, Demonstrator and Invited Judge, International Bonsai Exhibition and Competition on Stone in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2012.
  • Invited Master and Demonstrator, World Bonsai Convention and BCI Bonsai Convention, Puerto Rico, July 2009.
  • Invited Master and Demonstrator, BCI World Bonsai Convention, New Orleans, May 2009.

 

Participation in national congresses, demonstrations, workshops and seminars presented:

Argentina – Venezuela – Colombia – Brazil – Puerto Rico – Panama – Mexico – Malaysia – Ecuador – Israel – India – Chile – Costa Rica – USA.

 

Some of their experiences include:

  • Guest instructor, Sorocaba International Bonsai Workshop, Sorocaba, Brazil, April 2026.
  • Guest instructor, Sorocaba International Bonsai Workshop, Sorocaba, Brazil, April 2025.
  • Invited instructor and demonstrator, UBM Congress, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, November 2024.
  • Guest instructor at the Sorocaba International Bonsai Workshop, Sorocaba, Brazil, March 2024.
  • Invited instructor and demonstrator, Bonsai Museum Congress, Esmeraldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 2023.
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Trujillo Alto National Bonsai Festival, Puerto Rico, USA, June 2023.
  • Invited instructor and demonstrator, Lucknow Bonsai Convention, Lucknow, India, March 2020.
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, BONSAI CAFE, San José, Costa Rica, June 2019.
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, National Bonsai Festival, Puerto Rico, USA, June 2018.
  • Guest instructor, Sorocaba International Bonsai Workshop, Sorocaba, Brazil, April 2018.
  • Invited instructor and demonstrator, 9th International Workshop, Fortaleza, Brazil, April 2018.
  • Special guest instructor invited by the Embassy of Japan in Ecuador for the inauguration of the Japanese garden and bonsai museum at the Botanical Garden of Quito, Ecuador, May 2017.
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Nacho Marin Meeting, Bogotá, Colombia, November 2016.
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Bonsai Fest Convention, Quito Bonsai Association, Quito, Ecuador, December 2015.
  • Invited instructor and demonstrator, India National Bonsai Convention, Vadodara, India, November 2015.
  • Guest instructor, Florida. Bonsai Tour, Florida, USA, June 2015
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Argento International Bonsai Convention, Argentina, May 2015
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Southern Regional Bonsai Convention, Brazil, October 2015
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Israel National Bonsai Convention, Israel, April 2015
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Brazilian National Bonsai Convention, Brazil, October 2014
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Trujillo Alto National Bonsai Festival, Puerto Rico, USA, June 2014
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Argento International Bonsai Convention, Argentina, May 2014
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Southern Regional Bonsai Convention, Brazil, October 2013
  • Instructor and guest demonstrator, Tatsugoro National Bonsai Convention, Veracruz, Mexico, November 2011.
  • Guest Instructor and Demonstrator, 20th Anniversary of the Panama Bonsai Association, Panama City, Panama, August 2011.
  • Instructor and Guest Demonstrator, 9th International Workshop, Natal, Brazil, May 2011.
  • Invited Instructor and Demonstrator, FEMEXBO National Bonsai Convention, León, Guanajuato, Mexico, November 2004.

 

FORMAL SCHOOLS (NACHO MARIN BONSAI SCHOOL):

___VenezuelaCaracas.

___ColombiaBogotá, Medellín.

___BrazilSão Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, João Pessoa, Barretos.

___Ecuador: Quito, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Porto Viejo, Banos.

___MexicoMexico City, Guadalajara, Chiapas.

___PeruArequipa.

___ChileSantiago.

___USALid.

 

AWARDS:
65 international awards in different events and categories.WBFF and BCI photography contests, FELAB photography contests, Knolodge and Bonsai photography contests, FELAB Bonsai Photo Contest.

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Book “100 Bonsai” by author Nacho Marín. Venezuela.
  2. International Bonsai Dot Art Magazine. Argentina.
  3. BCI International Magazine, USA.
  4. Book of International Bonsai Instructors BCI, USA.
  5. FOCUS International Magazine, Netherlands.
  6. Bonsai Empire Magazine, Website.
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