Agnes Arellano Sculptor

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

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