Bren Bataclan is the founder of Smile Boston Project (a street art project that has gone global). Prior to painting full-time, Bren was a member of Viant's think tank lab and was an art director for CSC. Before starting his career in the .com world, he taught computer graphics and design at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the Boston Museum School. Bren also worked with multimedia firms in San Francisco and created special effects for movies in Hollywood. Bren regularly exhibits his fine arts work in galleries and is active in the Pilipino community on both coasts of the U.S.

He received his BA in Design, Summa Cum Laude, at the University of California Los Angeles in 1993 and his MA in Computer Animation at the Ohio State University in 1995. Click here to download the PDF version of the resume >>

Client List: karmaloop.com, Super 7, Bruce McGaw Graphics, Boston University, Corners, Boston's Children's Hospital, iParty, WGBH, American Express, Universal Music Group, Boeing, Del Monte, NPR (National Public Radio), Harvard University, Viant, CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation), Working Mother, SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association), Suffolk University & 460 Company. Please contact Bren for work samples >>

Most Current Exposures (Talks, exhibits, awards). Please contact Bren for a complete listing >>

Smile Boston Project Paintings. See the "News" section of Bren's website for the most current exhibits and talks related to his paintings >>>

2006 Talks: Boston College, Northeastern University and Lesley University

P1: Searching for Pilipino American Design Aesthetics. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco, CA. Graphic design exhibit and panel talk. Exhibits and panel talks in 2003, 2004 and 2005

Wing Luke Asian Art Museum. Seattle Washington. A talk about Bren Bataclan's research on Pilipino design aesthetics.

Graphics Expo. Manila, Philippines. A talk about Bren Bataclan's research on Pilipino design aesthetics.

Technically Speaking. Broadcasted on NPR (National Public Radio). John Dvorak interviewed Bren Bataclan about the current state of web design.

Collaborations: Local and national street artists and Pildesign (an organization for Pilipinos in design)