CV
Born 1973 Davao City, Philippines
Lives and works in the Philippines and the United States
Solo Exhibitions
2013 Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
2011 “Thought Patterns,” Krem Contemporary Art, Manila, Philippines
2011 “painting into place impossible traces,” West Gallery, Metro Manila, Philippines. Link to exhibit: http://westgallery.org/exhibitions/painting-into-place-impossible-traces/
2009 “drawing encounters from the turnpike and a light from a distant world,” Mag:net Gallery, Ayala Ave, Makati City, Philippines. Link to exhibit http://www.magnetgalleries.com/exhibits.php?this_id=3&year=2009&month=06&day=03
2009 “Fervor: Studies of the Black Nazarene,” drawing and text installation with Eduardo Dayao; City Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2009 “28 days later,” two person exhibit: Romeo Lee and Katrina Bello, Big and Small Gallery, MegaMall, Metro Manila, Philippines
2008 “Structure in Nature is a Strategy for Drawing,” Mag:net Gallery, Katipunan Ave, Quezon City, Philippines. Link to exhibit http://www.magnetgalleries.com/exhibits.php?this_id=1&year=2008&month=05&day=31
2005 Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Elizabeth Ann Seton Memorial Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 ”Peekskill Project V: Body as Landscape” Hudson Valley Center For Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
2012 “Intersection 2012” Index Art Center, Newark, NJ
2012 “Through You Into Action,” Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2012 “Arctic Flow,” Index Art Center; Newark, NJ; link to site
2011 “Relexification,” Gallery Aferro; Newark, NJ; link to site
2011 “Drift,” Ruidosa, TX;link to site
2010 “Economica,” online exhibition, International Museum for Women. Link to site
2009 “Tabula Rasa,” Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
2008 Holiday Group Show, Mag:net Gallery, Katipunan Ave, Quezon City; Selected Works from the Backroom, Mag:net Gallery, High Street and Ayala Ave, Makati City, Philippines
2008 “Dynamic Growth” Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2008 “instant gratification: eventual consequences” _gaia group show, Jersey City, NJ
2006 “American Diaspora” Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2006 “a(d)dress,” Gaia Studio, Jersey City, NJ
2003 “Off The Top,” Bill Maynes Gallery, New York, NY; curated by Sid Sachs
2003 Philippine Consulate General Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Juried Exhibition, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2002 Juried Exhibition, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Studio Residencies
2011 Gallery Aferro link
Education
2013 MFA Studio Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA
2009 BFA Visual Art, magna cum laude, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
1990-1992 Industrial Design, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Professional Experience
2003-present, freelance photo editor (clients: Conde Nast Publications and Melcher Media)
2011 Independent curator
Fall 2010 graduate teaching assistant, Art and Professionalism seminar; Maryland Institute College of Art
