Cyrene Quiamco
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Cyrene Quiamco | |
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| Born | March 8, 1989 Bacolod City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino-American |
| Known for | Augmented Reality Snapchat Filters/Lenses Artist |
| Title | Social media artist, influencer, author |
Cyrene Quiamco (born March 8, 1989), better known as CyreneQ, is a Filipino-American social media artist, influencer, author[1] and Augmented Reality Lens Creator. She is known for creating art on Snapchat.[2] She is the ambassador of the National Digital Arts Awards[3] in the Philippines. Quiamco produced and premiered the world's first featured-length Snapchat-made documentary at the Bentonville Film Festival. She has a bearded dragon named Rambo.[4]
Early life[edit]
Salathiel Cyrene Ganzon Quiamco was born March 8, 1989, in Bacolod, Philippines. At the age of 7, she moved to Arkansas, United States with her mother and sister.[5]
She attended and graduated from St Theresa Catholic School in Little Rock, Arkansas, a part of the Diocese of Little Rock.
Career[edit]
Quiamco was a web designer for Verizon[6] before becoming a full-time social media artist and influencer.[7][8] She makes traditional, digital,[9][10] and augmented reality art[11] on Snapchat. As an early adopter, she was one of the first individuals able to make a living from the platform and was subsequently recognized by Snapchat.[12][13][14]
In 2017 she published her first book titled 11 Seconds to Success.[1][15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b results, search; McBride, Shaun (2017-02-14). 11 Seconds to Success: The Queen of Snapchat on Living Your Dreams and Ruling Social Media. Mango. ISBN 9781633535114.
- ^ Walcutt, Leif. "Turning 10-Second Snaps Into A $500,000-A-Year Gig". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "National Digital Arts Awards 2017 launches contest mechanics with CyreneQ". Philippine Times. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Rambo's First Vet Visit". Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Fil-Am Snapchat Princess Earns Up to $30,000 Per Gig as Brand Endorser". Entrepreneur.com.ph. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "A Verizon employee became so famous on Snapchat, she was able to quit her stable job". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Arkansas 28-year-old making big bucks for Snapchat masterpieces". KTHV. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Dover, Elicia. "Arkansan is a Snapchat celebrity". KATV. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Pop Artist CyreneQ Makes Art For The Social Media Age". Fast Company. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Moss, Madison Malone Kircher, Caroline. "The Snapchat 101: The Best, Coolest, Smartest, Weirdest Accounts". Select All. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Flynn, Kerry. "Why this artist taught herself how to build augmented reality creations". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Meet the Snapchat stars who quit their day jobs and now make eye-popping amounts of money". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "How One Woman Makes $500,000 A Year On Snapchat". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Snapchat is finally cozying up to internet celebrities and giving them special perks". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Fil-Am earns up to $30,000 per gig on Snapchat". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-04-22.