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Marconi Calindas, born July 14, 1975, is an accomplished Filipino painter, writer, singer, and composer.  For four years, he was a full-time reporter for the Saipan Tribune, a daily newspaper in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan).

Marconi has chosen to focus his talents on his painting career.  He has been called the "Britto of Micronesia," a moniker that describes his vibrant use of color and lines to convey his commitment to socially and environmentally relevant issues.

He has relocated to San Francisco, California as an artist for Admaran International, Inc., a San Francisco based company that promotes his artistic endeavors here in the US.  He is currently collaborating on a children's book involving bullying and being different.

Marconi’s several exhibition venues include: Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (2011), Billy De Frank LGBT Center San Jose (2010-2011), The Artists Alley Gallery SF (2011), Cantina Lounge and Gallery SF (2011), A-forest Gallery (July 2010) New York City and the San Francisco City Hall Office of the Supervisors in San Francisco, California (2010), Aspect Gallery SF (2009), among many others.

He has been selected to exhibit and facilitate an art workshop at the San Francisco’s Children’s Museum “Zeum” for June 2012 he dubbed “Rainbow Connection” in time for the SF Pride Month. His other projects also include collaboration with internationally renowned alternative folk music group, “Ang Grupong Pendog” to execute art designs and exhibitions during the group’s 2012 concert tour in the US; book projects for filmmaker and Simon and Schuster author James Scurlock and several exhibitions in San Francisco and other States.

Marconi’s Mariana Islands collection of destination art continues to capture island guests and visitors both on Saipan and Guam as his Wear-A-Marconi souvenir shirts remain one of the bestselling destination shirts at the premier DFS Galleria Saipan and Guam.