Cyrene Quiamco

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.

Cyrene Quiamco
Born (1989-03-08) March 8, 1989
Bacolod City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino-American
Known forAugmented Reality Snapchat Filters/Lenses Artist
TitleSocial media artist, influencer, author

Early life

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.[4]

Career

Quiamco was a web designer for Verizon[5] before becoming a full-time social media artist and influencer.[6][7] She makes traditional, digital,[8][9] and augmented reality art[10] 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.[11][12][13]

In 2017 she published her first book titled 11 Seconds to Success.[1][14]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Walcutt, Leif. "Turning 10-Second Snaps Into A $500,000-A-Year Gig". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "National Digital Arts Awards 2017 launches contest mechanics with CyreneQ". Philippine Times. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Fil-Am Snapchat Princess Earns Up to $30,000 Per Gig as Brand Endorser". Entrepreneur.com.ph. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. "A Verizon employee became so famous on Snapchat, she was able to quit her stable job". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. "Arkansas 28-year-old making big bucks for Snapchat masterpieces". KTHV. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  7. Dover, Elicia. "Arkansan is a Snapchat celebrity". KATV. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  8. "Pop Artist CyreneQ Makes Art For The Social Media Age". Fast Company. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  9. 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)
  10. Flynn, Kerry. "Why this artist taught herself how to build augmented reality creations". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  11. "Meet the Snapchat stars who quit their day jobs and now make eye-popping amounts of money". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  12. "How One Woman Makes $500,000 A Year On Snapchat". Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  13. "Snapchat is finally cozying up to internet celebrities and giving them special perks". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  14. "Fil-Am earns up to $30,000 per gig on Snapchat". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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