Agnes Arellano
Born on 21 Nov 1949 in Manila
Lives and works in Quezon City
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1966 - 1971
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Psychology
University of the Philippines
Quezon City
1971 - 1972
M.A. Units in Clinical Psychology
Ateneo de Manila University
Quezon City
1975 - 1976
Cours de Langue et Civilisation Françaises
Degré Supérieure, Université de la Sorbonne
Paris
1979 - 1983
Major in Sculpture, College of Fine Arts
University of the Philippines
Quezon City
AWARDS
Thirteen Artists Award, 1988, Contemporary Art Museum of the Philippines, Cultural Center of the Philippines.
"Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan" (Guardian of Art and Culture), 1988, City of Manila Award for the Visual Arts (for Pinaglabanan Galleries of which she is Founder and President).
"Outstanding Alumna Award" in the field of Art, 1990, St. John's Academy, Manila.
Freeman Fellowship Residency, 1996, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, U.S.A.
"Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan" (Guardian of Art and Culture), 2002, City of Manila Award for Sculpture.
COLLECTIONS
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
Singapore Art Museum
Busan Biennale 06/ APEC Sculpture Park by the Naru River, SKorea
Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines
National Museum, Philippines
Various private collections in the Philippines, South Africa and USA
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS
1983
- Six Artists, Museum of Philippine Art
1986
- Ex-Change: Berlin-Manila, Pinaglabanan Galleries
1988
- Thirteen Artists, Contemporary Art Museum of the Philippines, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
- Fire and Death: A Labyrinth of Ritual Art, Pinaglabanan Galleries
- Ex-change: Manila-Berlin, Raab Galerie, Berlin
1989
- Third Asian Art Show, (travelling exhibition) Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea; Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama City, Japan
1990
- Myths of Creation and Destruction II: The Temple of the Sun God (1st solo exhibition), Mitsubishi-Jisho Artium, Fukuoka, Japan
1994
- Quinta Bienal de la Habana, Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba
- Die 5. Biennale von Havanna, Ludwig Forum f¸r Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
1995
- Africus: Johannesburg Biennale, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg, South Africa
1996
- Traditions/Tensions: Contemporary Art in Asia, The Asia Society, New York, U.S.A.
1997
- Sexta Bienal de la Habana, Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba
1999
- Beyond the Future: Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
- Volume & Form - Singapore 1999, Singapore
2000 - 2002
- Who Owns Women's Bodies?, (travelling exhibition), Lipa, Vigan, Manila (CCP Main Gallery), Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and Cebu in the Philippines; Bangkok, Thailand
2006
- Homage to the Earth, Busan Biennale 2006 Sculpture Project, Busan, South Korea
2007
- Angels & Goddesses (with Duddley Diaz), Galleria Duemila, Pasay City
2009
- Yabyum/Yantra:Tantric Lotuses (with Pardo de Leon), Galerie Hans Brumann, Makati
2010
- Body and Soul (with Duddley Diaz), Galleria Duemila. Pasay
- Conspirateurs du Plaisir (with Duddley Diaz & Fernando Modesto), Alliance Française, Makati
2011
- Complete and Unabridged Part I, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
- Apaga la Luz: Tribute to Juan, Now Gallery (Project Room 1), Makati
2011-2016
- Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival, Puerto Galera, Mindoro
2012
- Curved House, Blanc Gallery, Mandaluyong
- Queer Manila, Manila Contemporary, Makati
2013
- Salome: Homage to Juan, Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong
2014
- Solo Exhibit: “Flying Dakini” Inscape, Mo Space, BGC, Taguig
- Tribute Show for Chabet: “What does it matter as long as the wounds fit the arrows?”, CCP Main, Small, and Hallway Galleries
- 10th Annual Sculpture Review, Art Center, SM Megamall
2015
- 11th Annual Sculpture Review
- Manila Art, SM Aura, Taguig
- MAP for Climate, Arkivo, Makati
- Alay Sining 8, Greenbelt 5, Makati
- Travellers and Magicians, theBar1951, Malate
- Chromatext Rebooted, CCP Main Gallery
STUDIES:
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of the Philippines, 1966 - 1971
- M.A. units in Clinical Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, 1971 - 1972
- Cours de Langue et Civilisation Françaises, degré supériéure, Université; de la Sorbonne, Paris 5, 1975 - 1976
- Major in Sculpture, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1979 - 1983
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- Myths of Creation and Destruction II: The Temple of the Sun God, Mitsubishi-Jisho Artium, Fukuoka (1990)
- A Posterior View of Apartheid, Crucible Gallery, Manila (1995)
- Kutkot (Candles by Agnes Arellano), Crucible Gallery, Manila (1998)
- Si Eshu at ang Tatlong Buddhang Ina, De La Salle University Art Gallery, Manila (1999)
- Dead Trees:Tinamaan ng Kidlat , Gallery 3, Ayala Museum, Manila (1999)
- Through Her, With Her, In Her, De La Salle University Art Gallery, Manila (2001)
- Rebirthings, Alliance Française, Makati (2002)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- Five Faces, Sining Kamalig at the Regent (1981)
- Six Artists, Museum of Philippine Art (1983)
- Thirteen Artists, Contemporary Art Museum of the Philippines, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) (1988)
- Fire and Death: A Labyrinth of Ritual Art, Pinaglabanan Galleries (1988)
- Ex-change: Manila-Berlin, Raab Galerie, Berlin (1988)
- Third Asian Art Show, (travelling exhibition) Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea; Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama City, Japan (1989)
- Iskultura: From Anito to Assemblage, Metropolitan Museum of Manila (1991)
- Quinta Bienal de la Habana, Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba (1994)
- Africus: Johannesburg Biennale, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg, South Africa (1995)
- Traditions/Tensions: Contemporary Art in Asia, The Asia Society, New York, U.S.A. (1996)
- Sexta Bienal de la Habana, Centro Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba (1997)
- Third Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (1999)
- Volume & Form - Singapore 1999, Singapore (1999)
- Who Owns Women"s Bodies?, (travelling exhibition), Lipa, Vigan, Manila (CCP Main Gallery), Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and Cebu in the Philippines; Bangkok, Thailand (2000 - 2002)
COLLECTIONS:
- Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
- Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines
- Singapore Art Museum
- Various private collections in the Philippines, South Africa and USA
GALLERY OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT:
- Founder and President of Pinaglabanan Galleries in San Juan, dedicated to the memory of her late father, and to the development of contemporary Philippine art.
- Pinaglabanan Galleries in San Juan was closed in 1990. However, the non-stock, non-profit organization that runs it, Pinaglabanan Galleries Inc., has remained active as (i) an organizer and sponsor of exhibits in other venues, and (ii) a source of research support for foreign curators and researchers visiting the Philippines (from countries such as Japan, Thailand, Cuba and U.S.A.).
- Among the exhibits Pinaglabanan Galleries co-organized and/or co-sponsored are "Altars" (Australia Centre, 1995), "Philippine Sculptures 1998" (Greenbelt Park, 1998), "Sulyap sa Makiling" (Glorietta Center at the Ayala Center, 1998).
- Arellano directed the preparation of the bibliography of modern art in the Philippines for the catalogue of "New Art From Southeast Asia 1992", published by the Japan Foundation.
STAGE DESIGN EXPERIENCE:
- Design of the stage sculpture, masks and other set pieces in the production of Anton Juan"s play entitled "Death In The Form Of A Rose/Kamatayan Sa Hugis Ng Rosas" staged at the Faculty Center Studio, U.P. (1991)
- Root sculptures as part of the stage set in Anton Juan"s "The Bacchae" held at the Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theatre, U.P. She also contributed to costume design as well as dressed the house with an installation of several of her old and more recent sculptures. (1992)
- "Rape of the Sabine Women" as set design for one of the pieces in a dance performance entitled "Trilohiya", directed and choreographed by Anton Juan, and staged at the CCP Small Theatre (1993)
- Set design for "Cosmicfunkydelictaste" rock concert, Music Museum, Manila (1996)
- "Tatlong Buddhang Ina" as set of "Gawis Tako", a concert ritual performance of the Pinikpikan band & Grace Nono held at the Baguio Convention Center, during the 5th International Baguio Arts Festival. (1999)
- Set design incorporating the floor piece "Eshu" for "Mad @ the Met" a music, arts, dance event to launch the CD "Atas" by Pinikpikan. (2000)
- Set design for "Obra Encantada ", to launch the CD of the same title by Pinikpikan, at the CPR Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City. (2001)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Foreign Service Institute (formerly Career Foreign Service Development Program, Development Academy of the Philippines), 1976 - 1977
- Director, various corporations, 1983 - present
- President, AAA Realty and Development Corporation, 1984 - present
- President, Pinaglabanan Galleries Inc., 1984 - present
- Chairman, MAA Consultants Inc., 1984 - 1998
- Senior Lecturer (Thesis classes in Sculpture), College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, 1991 - 1993