MARTIN KING

Martin King is an Ojibway multi-media artist from Thunder Bay, Ontario with family roots in Gull Bay First Nation and Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation, he also went to high school in Flemington, New Jersey. He returned to Thunder Bay in 2010 to study film. After graduating from the Broadcasting and Film program at Confederation College, Martin dove into the arts and media community in a variety of ways including: directing, acting, and animation. Martin has also had his art in multiple exhibits at the Definitely Superior Art Gallery and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

Martin King’s movie directing debut began with Wake Up in 2017. The movie took 2 years to make. He then made the short film God’s Park in 2018 with collaboration of Wapikoni Mobile. He is familiar with computer editing programs such as: Adobe Photoshop CC and the Adobe suite, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut X and, Storyboard Pro 6.

Martin also enjoys volunteering and attending events in the Thunder Bay arts community. He volunteers on the board of Vox Popular Media Arts Festival and is often spotted at events drawing caricatures.