STATEMENT

The world we presently live in is no longer black and white, or is it? Living in our modern society has given us ironic, convoluted situations that continually challenge our resolve day by day. I believe that we live in a gray world, where varying degrees of right and wrong co-exist. The simple life of a bygone era is but a distant memory and we are now living in a more complex period in human history. The presence and reality of the problems and harsh realities we see around us cannot be ignored. The burden of living, if not surviving, affects us all. Amidst these circumstances, we are only left to ourselves to comprehend and determine our course of action. On a daily basis, we always encounter the difficulty of making choices, whether they're personally significant or publicly noteworthy – or not. Inner conflict kicks in, and human duality eventually takes over to determine the final outcome.

This continuous balancing act is the basis for my works. This is represented by employing cold and warm light, as it symbolically shows one's interaction with both positive and negative situations in life. As I always had an affinity with paper, I have found it to be a useful element in my works. Crumpled, torn, juxtaposed pieces of paper weave through my pieces as it depicts unseen experiences and the texture of one's thought. The use of a collage-like treatment in the composition is an effective aid in signifying fragmentation, or the seeming perplexity in one's disposition when confronted with a dilemma.

Our human mind is so complicated that we either succeed or fail, or live without trying. I would like to show these varying states of confusion and bewilderment that we encounter in our lives today. Despite the promise of material progress and development, we are still, as humans, left to our own inner strength and discernment to make concrete sense of all the clutter that surrounds us.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts (cum laude), Painting | 1993
University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts, Quezon City, Philippines

Portraiture | 2009
Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA, USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Points of Contention 2009 | Artis Corpus Gallery, Mandaluyong City
Ethnic Vignettes 2009 | Harrison Street Gallery, Seattle Center, USA
Grandier 2004 | Pasig City Museum, Pasig City

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Asian Cultural Council Auction 2011 l Finale Art File, La Fuerza Compound, Makati City
Boiling Point 2010 | Art Gallery Manila, Makati City
Experience the Face 2010 | Sining Kamalig, Quezon City
Windows 2010 | Makati Art Gallery, Makati City
Synthesis 2010 | Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
ManilART10 2010 | SMX, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City
Art Quest 2010 | Harrison Street Gallery, Seattle Center, USA
Looking for Juan: Everyday Filipino Heroes 2010 | U.P. Vargas Museum, Diliman, Quezon City
Icons of Rock: The Birth of Legends 2010 | The Podium, SM The Block, SM Megamall
Senaskuela 2010 | The Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
REUNiON 2010 | Sining Kamalig, Araneta Center, Quezon City
Rock Attack 2010 | Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
Asian Cultural Council Auction 2010 | Finale Art File, La Fuerza Compound, Makati City
Past Future Perfect 2009 | Tala Gallery, Quezon City
Iskwalado II 2009 | Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
Ambiguous Iconography 2009 | Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
Art for Youth's Sake 2009 | Southwing Lobby, House of Representatives, Quezon City
ART:MNL 2009 2009 | World Trade Center, Pasay City
Rosa Negra 2009 | Artis Corpus Gallery, Mandaluyong City
Iskwalado 2009 | Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
ManilART 09 2009 | NBC Tent, Taguig City
Bastidor 2009 | Metro Gallery, San Juan
Bemis Spring Art Show 2009 | Bemis Bldg., Seattle, WA, USA
Earth & Tribe Exhibit 2009 | SM City The Block, Quezon City
UP Centennial Artists' Mother & Child 2008 | Gateway Mall, Quezon City
61st AAP Annual 2008 | GSIS Museo ng Sining, Pasay City
1 by One 2008 | Monumento Art Studio, Quezon City
Unwrapped 2008 | Galerie Stephanie, Quezon City
Luna 2008 | Galerie Stephanie, Quezon City
Legends & Villains II 2008 | The Podium, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Pieces 2008 | Esteban Sabar Gallery, Oakland, CA, USA
21st Pagdiriwang Festival 2008 | Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Legends & Villains 2008 | SM City The Block, Quezon City
Dolce Vita 2007 | Bellissimo Ristorante, Quezon City
In the Light Above All 2007 | Deira City Centre, Dubai UAE
20th Pagdiriwang Festival 2007 | Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, USA
Reflections 2007 | Granos de Cafe, Quezon City
Dos por Dos 2006 | Boston Gallery, Quezon City
Everything is Done under the Sun 2006 | Artists Run Independent Art Space, Makati City
Modular Reconstruction 2006 | NCCA, Museo Pambata, Ayala Museum, Boston Gallery
57th AAP Annual 2005 | GSIS Museo ng Sining, Pasay City
Convergence 2 2005 | Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan
Mga Piyesa 2005 | Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan
Correlate 2005 | Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan
Best Images 200 EPIX '05 2005 | Art Plaza, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City
2nd GSIS Art Competition Exhibit 2005 | GSIS Museo ng Sining, Pasay City
ArtHome with the Artist 2005 | Miko's Wine & Grill, Quezon City
Sining Gising 2005 | Pasig City Museum, Pasig City
15th Pagdiriwang Festival 2002 | Seatte Center, Seattle, WA, USA
First National Congress on Filipino Values 1994 | PICC, Pasay City
Ten Figures 1994 | West Gallery, Quezon City
AAP Annual Exhibit 1994 | Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City
Tributes 1994 | Art Channels Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City
Kalikasan 1994 | Art Gallery, De La Salle University, Manila
Fall Exhibit 1994 | Dronninglund Kunstcenter, Denmark
A View to an Art 1994 | Art Channels Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City
Billeder Fra Sydostasien 1993 | Dronninglund Kunstcenter, Denmark
Studio Arts 1993 | College of Arts & Letters, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Estilo 1992 | Philamlife, Manila
Still Life 1991 | College of Arts & Letters, UP Diliman, Quezon City
1991 Shell Exhibit 1991 | Quad 1, Makati City
Munting Alay 1991 | Bartlett Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City

AWARDS

Semi-finalist 2009 | 5th ARC Salon International Competition
Finalist 2008 | 61st AAP Annual Art Competition
Finalist 2007 | 41st International Artist Art Prize Challenge
Honorable Mention 2006 | Pastel Journal 7th Annual Pastel 100 Competition
Third Place, Mixed Media 2005 | 57th AAP Annual Art Competition
Finalist 2005 | EPIX '05 Epson Photo Imaging Exposition
Finalist 1994 | AAP Annual Art Competition
Juror's Choice 1991 | Shell Annual Art Competition