FILIPINO ARTIST Sam Penaso
As a painter, sculptor and performance artist, Sam embodies the multi-media, cross-disciplinary character of Philippine contemporary art.
Jennifer Bichara
Education
1992-1996
Technological University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Advertising
1987-1991
Saint Mary Academy High School, Guindulman Bohol
Grants / Residency
2014
Art Hub, Art Residency, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2013
Asian Cultural Council- Grant Recipient, New York (6th months)
International Studio Curatorial Program (ISCP) Brooklyn, New York
2005
Thailand- Philippines Art Exchange Program, Thailand
Solo Exhibitions
2018
“ Linear” Art Cube Gallery, Karrivin Blidg. Chino Roces, Makati City
2017
“Art Anton, Conrad Hotel, Mall of Asia, Pasay City
2016
“Stripewalker” Secret Fresh, Ronac Art Center, Greenhills, San Juan
“Unlimitext” Galleria Quattrocento, Serendra, Bonifacio Global City
2015
“Metalscape” Altro Mondo Gallery, Greenbelt 5, Ayala Ctr. Makati city
2014
“Desertscape” Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
“Nosebleed” Altromondo at the Picasso Bldg. Makati City
2013
“Open Studio” International Studio Curatorial Program (ISCP) New York
“Ensemble” Blue and Gray Gallery, Taguig
2011
“Tawo” Nineveh Artspace, Sta. Cruz Laguna
“The Homecoming” Island City Mall, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
2010
“Untitled” Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City
2009
“Cut & Face” Momentous Gallery, Singapore
“Quarantine” Big & Small Gallery, SM Megamall
“Crossword” Museum of Modern Art (MOYA) Vienna, Austria
“Recent Works” Urania, Ander Urania 17, Berlin Germany
2008
“Keombae” Galerie Astra, LRI Design Plaza, Makati City
“Circle & Stripe” Artasia Gallery, SM Megamall, Philippines
2007
“Borderline” Gallery Art in Garden, Phuket Thailand
“Boholandia” Renaissance Gallery, SM Megamall, Philippines
2006
“Recent Works” Frio Mixx, Shangri-la Plaza Mall, Philippines
2005
“Baligja” Boston Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
“Hage-Hage” Nipaf Gallery, Nagano, Japan
2004
“Rest In Peace” Cultural Center of the Philippines
2003
“Didto sa Amo” Boston Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
2002
“HUBOg” Red Dot Gallery, Makati City, Philippines
Selected Awards
2019
Grand Winner, Don Papa Rum Annual Art Competition
Award of Continuing Excellence & Service (ACES) Metrobank
2018
Award of Merit, Philippine Art Awards Competition
2017
Top 5, Metro Manila Regional Winner, Philiipine Art Awards
2016
1st Prize, GSIS Art Competition (Non-Representational Category)
3rd Prize, GSIS Art Competition (Sculpture Category)
2015
Honorable Mention, Art Association of the Philippines (Sculpture)
2014
1st Prize, GSIS Art Competition (Mixed Media Category)
2013
Finalist, Winter Grand Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, New York
Curate NYC Top 150, Rush Arts Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2012
1st Prize, Art Association of the Philippines (Sculpture Category)
2011
Finalist, Bangko Sentral Painting Competition
2009
Honorable Mention, ECCA-AAP Abstract Competition
2008
Honorable Mention, Art Association of the Philippines
2006
2nd Prize, (Photography) Art Association of the Philippines
Semi-Finalist, Beppu Asia Biennale of Contemporary Art, Japan
2004
1st Prize, Gawad Ka Amado Hernandez, Sining Biswal
2001
Finalist, Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards
3rd Prize, Metrobank Painting Competition
2000
Honorable Mention, Art Association of the Philippines
1999
Honorable Mention, Metrobank Painting Competition
1998
Finalist, Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards
Finalist, Metrobank Painting Competition
1996
(2) Finalist, 29th Shell National Student Art Competition
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
Celebrating Diversity, Kambal Gallery, Hong Kong Visual Arts Center Art Fair Philippines, Kaida Gallery, Ayala Center, Makati City
2018
Pursuit of Hapiness, Art Cube, Chino Roces, Makati City
Artmerge, Art Anton, Conrad Hotel, Mall of Asia, Pasay City
Transendence, Gallery Roberto, Molito, Ayala Alabang Muntinlupa
Steampunk Art Philipines Steamtroppers, Secret Fresh, Greenhills
Manila Art, SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Conrad Hong Kong
Exhibition Exchange, Exhibition Centre, Hang Bai Hanoi Vietnam
Philippine Visual Arts Festival, Island City Mall, Bohol
Affordable Art Fair, Kambal Gallery, Hong Kong
Ambidextrous, SM Art Center, Renaissance Art Gallery
15th years of Renaissance Gallery, SM Megamall
Bohol-Buhol 6, Got Heart Gallery, White Plains, Quezon City
Art in the South, Filinvest Tent, Filinvest City, Alabang
Art Fair Philippines, Kaida Gallery, Ayala Center, Makati City
Bohol-Buhol 5, Island City Mall, Tagbilaran, Bohol
2017
Salo-Salo J-Studio, Chino Roces. Pasong Tamo
Manila Art, SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Monuments Sculptures to the Monsoon, Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo
13th Annual Sculpture Review, SM Megamall Art Center
Luzvimin, Got Heart Gallery, White Plains, Quezon City
Unnatural 3. J Studio, Chino Roces, Makati City
ArTabang, Horizons, Oakridge Business Park, Cebu
Junk Art Philippines, History Con, World Trade Center
Domination, Art Verite Gallery, Serendra Global City
14 years of Renaissance ,SM Megamall Art Center
Salut, Homage to Johanees Vermeer, Metro Gallery
Southwind, Gallery Roberto, Molito, Ayala Alabang Muntinlupa
Art Fair Philippines, Altro Mondo Gallery, Ayala Center, Makati City
Install-Aksyon, Mirriam College, Katipunan Ave. Quezon City
Expressions, Gallery Roberto, Molito, Ayala Alabang Muntinlupa
Mental Shotgun, Nova Gallery Don Chino Roces Makati City
Art Made Public, Past meets Present, Conrad Hotel, Pasay City
2016
Rendezvous, Art Verite, Serendra, Global City, Taguig
Alay Sining 9, Art with a Heart, Glorietta 5, Makati City
Quadro, Galerie Roberto, Madrigal Ave, Alabang
3 Angles, Galerie Anna, Art Center SM Megamall
Open Minded 2, Bastedor Art project, Ronac Magallanes
Manila Art, SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
12th Annual Sculpture Review, SM Megamall Art Center
Korea Phil. Art Exhibit, GSIS Museum of Art
Legends and Villains 3, Mall of Asia, Ricco Renzo Gallery, Makati City
Unnatural 2. J Studio, Veterans Complex, Taguig City
Metal Sin, Kaida Contemporaray, South Triangle, Quezon City
Art Apart Fair, Orchard Road, Wisma Atria, Singapore
Artblast. Artasia Gallery, SM Megamall Art Center
Art in the Park, Salcedo Village, Makati City
Abstraction, Gallery Ana, SM Megamall Art Center
Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival, Puerto Prinsesa, Mindoro
Art Fair Philippines, Altro Mondo Gallery, Ayala Center, Makati City
Unang Hirit, J Studio, Veterans Complex, Taguig
2015
Iskwalado VI, SM Art Center, Megamall
Chromatext Rebooted, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Unnatural. J Studio, Veterans Complex, Taguig City
Bohol-Buhol, Artologist Gallery, Greenhills San Juan
Alay Sining 8 -Art with a Heart, Glorietta 5, Makati City
Manila Art, SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
11th Annual Sculpture Review, SM Megamall Art Center
Spontaneous, Art Cube Gallery, Glorietta 4, Makati City
Time Lapse, Tin-aw Art Gallery, Makati City
Sandosena, Anniversary Show, SM Art Center, Renaissance Gallery
Artblast. Artasia Gallery, SM Megamall Art Center
Content May Vary, Tin-aw Art Gallery, Makati Ave. Makati City
Art Fair Phil- Tin-aw Art Gallery, Ayala Center, Makati
Leon Gallery Art Auction/ Asian Cultural Council Auction, Makati
2014
Salo-salu, J Studio, Veterans Complex, Taguig City
Viva Excon- Inspire: Lifeforce, Gallery Orange, Bacolod
Alay Sining 7 -Art with a Heart, Glorietta 5, Makati City
Iskwalado V, SM Art Center, Megamall
Manila Art, SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Doble Kara, Arte Pintura Gallery, Wack Wack Road, Mandaluyong
Legends & Vilains2, SM North, SM Aura, Mall of Asia, Megamall
Met Open Benefit Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Manila
Anonymous, J Studio, Veterans Complex, Taguig City
Vitalita, SkyVillas at One Balete, New Mnaila, Quezon City
Summer Affordable Art Sale, Arthub, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2013
Winter Grand Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, New York
Eco Logic, Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas
Confluxus, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York
Curate NYC, Rush Arts Gallery, Chelsea, New York
Manila Art, SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
X- Renaissance Art Gallery, SM Megamall
Revolution, 150 yrs. of Andres Bonifacio, UP Vargas Museum
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention Center
Kristo, SM Art Center, Megamall
2012
Alay 16, Boston Art Gallery, Quezon City
ManilArt 12, SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
Pure Imagination, Altro Mondo, Greenbelt 5, Makati City
Continuum, De La salle, Lipa Batangas
Seoul Intl. Art Exhibition, Insadong Seoul Korea
Pluralism, Pallete Blue and Gray Gallery, Cubao
Looking For Juan- Outdoor Banner Project, UP Vargas Museum
The TUP show, Galerie Anna, SM Megamall
ACC Art Auction, Finale Gallery, Makati City
Galerie Joaquin 10years Anniversary, SM Art Center
2011
Bohol Arts Festival, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
Contemporary Art Phil. Auction, Oakwood, Ortigas Ctr. Pasig City
Alay 15, Boston Art Gallery, Quezon City
Affordable Artfair -1 Republic Boulevard, Singapore
Ciento Cincuenta, Pinto Art Gallery, Antipolo City
ManilArt 11, NBC tent, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
ACC Art Auction, Finale Gallery, Makati City
Metrobank Winners, Altrumondo/Tin-aw Gallery, Makati City
2010
Tutok Bayani, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Alay14, Boston Gallery, Quezon City
12x9inches, West Gallery, Quezon City
Metrobank Winners, Altromundo & Tin-aw Gallery, Makati City
Implode (TUP alumni), Cultural Center of the Philippines
ArtManila, SMX, SM Mall of Asia
Collective Fusion, Philippine Center, New York, NY
2009
Vernissage, Wimbledon Gallery- London UK
Temporary Art Product Exchange, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Young Art Philippines, Luitzhausen, Luxembourg
Young Art Philippines, Fachlinik St. Camillus, Essen Germany,
Young Art Philippines, Chelsea Gallery, London UK
Young Art Philippines, Phil. Centre, Bayernalle Berlin, Germany
2008
Kapuluan: Islands of Visions, Gallery Nuri, Seoul, Korea
Uber Art Exhibit, Uber Disco Studios, Almhult Sweden
ArTriangle, Sokka Gakai Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Homecoming Asian International Art Exhibition, Ayala Museum
2007
December Show, Blanc Art Space, Makati City
22nd Asian International Art Exhibition, Bandung Indonesia
Tupada Exhibition, Cultural Center of Philippines
Wanderlust, Le Soufle, the Fort & Rockwell, Makati City
2006
1st Nagano Intl. Video Art Festival (NIVAF) Nagano, Japan
Art Fair, Rotunda Gallery, Bangkok Thailand
Wunderspaze, Killiney Road, Singapore
Korea-Phil Art Exhibit Festival, GSIS Museum
Gang Street Festival- Sydney, Australia
2005
Alay 9, Boston Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City
Thailand-Philippines, Cultural Exchange, Subic Bay
Thai-Phil Art Exchange Workshop Exhibit, Thailand
4 Filipino Artists, Budji Living- Bangkok, Thailand
2004
Alay 8, Pinto Gallery, Grand Heights, Antipolo City
Configured Drawings, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Apatan, Nineveh Artspace, Sta Cruz, Laguna
Korea-Manila Fine Art Biennale, Seoul Korea
2003
Alay 7, Boston Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City
Art for Peace, Pasig Museum, Pasig City
Urbanisasyon, Kulay Diwa Art Gallery
2002
AAP Annual Exhibition, GSIS Museum
Art in Blue Denim, Gallery 101/Rockwell Makati City
Artrese sa 101, Gallery 101 Quezon City
2001
ww.artrese org, Metropolitan Gallery, Megamall
Elemento: Pangunahing Udyok, Surrounded by Water
Philip Morris Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum, Manila
2000
Metropolitan Art Gallery, Shangri-la Plaza
Larawan ng Artista Bilang Pilipino, UP Vargas Museum
Panimula, Ayala Museum, Makati City
Selected Performance Art
2019
Le Pavillion, ACES Awarding, Metrobank 40th Anniversary
2018
Stripewalker, Viva Excon, Capiz, Roxas City
Sipaf Intl. Performance Art Festival, City College of Angeles, Pampanga
Stripewalker, Exhibition Exchange, Nihn Vinh and Hanoi Vietnam
Stripewalker, PVAF, Alona Beach ,Panglao Bohol
Stripewalker, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center
Stripewalker, Ruins of St. Paul, Macao
Stripewalker, Artist in their Studio, Book Launching, Manila Hotel
2017
Sipaf International Performance Art Festival, 19b Escolta
Perfurmatura Festival, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Ted X, Admu NewPort Theater, Resort World, Manila
2016
Sipaf International Performance Art Festival, PUP Sta. Mesa
Stripewalker Series, GSIS Art Competition Awarding Ceremony
Nipaf Asia Performance Workshop, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nipaf Asia Performance Workshop, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Malasimbo Music and Arts Festival, Puerto Galera, Mindoro
2015
Earth Hour, Manila Doctors Hospital, UN Avenue, Manila
Stripewalker Series, Tambahayan, Quezon City
Stripewalker Series, Banaue, Rice Terraces, Ifugao
Dugtungan (PIPAF) Apo Art Space, Santiago City Isabela
2014
Yolanda, Viva Excon Exhibition, Orange Gallery, Bacolod
Yolanda, UP Vargas, Ikot, UP Diliman
Stripewalker Series, Art Hub, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE
Stripewalker Series, California / Las Vegas / Los Angeles
2013
Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn & Kingston, New York
Stripewalker Series Project, NewYork City
Kinetic Orchestra 2, University of Santo Thomas
2012
Tupada 9th Intl. Performance Art Festival, Sablayan Mindoro Batangas Bounce-Tupada Tuesday, Conspiracy Garden Cafe, Visayas Ave.
2011
Tupada 8th Intl. Performance art Festival, La Salle Lipa Batangas
Sa(lu)bong, 150th Birth anniv. of Gat Jose Rizal, Rizal Park
Nippon Intl Performance Art Festival(NIPAF)Tokyo,Osaka,Nagano, Japan
disKURSO#3, Technological University of Phil(TUP)
disKURSO#1, University of the East(UE) Caloocan
2010
Implode (TUP alumni), Cultural Center of the Philippines
Outer Space Gallery, San Antonio Village, Makati City
Tupada 7th Intl. Performance Art Festival, Shambala-Silang Cavite
2009
Tupada 6th Intl. Performance Art Festival, Baler Aurora
Stripewalker Project Tour, Singapore
Philippine International Performance Art Festival (PIPAF)- Luneta
Stripewalker Project, Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London
2008
Stripewalker, Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju Korea
Asia Performance Art in Seoul- Gallery Yogiga, Seoul, Korea
Tupada 5th Intl. Performance Art Festival, Dagupan City
Homecoming Asian International Art Exhibition, Ayala Museum
2007
Sandman- Selasar Sunaryo Artspace, Bandung Indonesia
Free Burma, 2nd Dagupan Arts Festival, Dagupan City
Tupada 4th Intl. Performance Art Festival, Baguio City
Tupada 43, Culture Week, College of Arts & Science, UP Manila
2006
Sabwatan, Conspiracy Café, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
Tupada 38, Kinetic Orchestra- Blue Room Art Gallery, Makati City
Tupada 3rd Intl. Performance Art Festival, Lingayen Pangasinan
2005
Nippon International Performance Art Festival (NIPAF) Summer -Event & Workshop, Tokyo, Aichi, Matsimuto, Nagano, Japan
Thai-Phil Art Exchange, Phuttamonthon, Thailand
Tupada 2nd Intl. Performance Art Festival, Luneta Park
2004
Flood Victims, AAP Opening Exhibition, GSIS Museum
Neo-Angono First Public Art Festival, Angono, Rizal
Korea-Manila Fine Art Biennale, Kanlungan ng Sining
2003
Tupada Intl. Performance Art Events, Pasig Museum
Bulong 2, Metropolitan Tower Mabini St. Malate
Tupada Asian Performance Art Event, Philcoa Overpas QC
2002
Tupada Performance Art Events, Luneta Park
Art Affiliations
2018
Core Member, Tupada Action & Media Art (TAMA) (2002-present)
Art Association of the Philippines (2003-present)
President, Guindulman Association in Metro Manila (GAMMA)
Director, Tapok-tapok Bol-anon Incorporated
2017
Member, Bohol Artist Inc. (BAI)
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