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AWOL Gallery Artist Statement AWOL Gallery Artist Artwork
Born 1971, Manila, Philippines
Education
1993-1998 Ontario College of Art and Design, Interdisciplinary Studies
1996-1997 OCAD Independent Study Program, Florence, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2004 Side Effect, solo show, AWOL Gallery

Heirloom II, solo show, Queen Mother, Toronto
2001 Heirloom, solo show, AWOL Gallery, Toronto
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006 AAF Contemporary Art Fair, The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City
2005

Square Foot 4, Project Spaceman, Brooklyn, New York

AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, New York City

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (Juried), Nathan Philip Square, Toronto

Square Foot 3, AWOL Gallery, Toronto

2004 Toronto International Art Fair, Metro Convention Centre

Square Foot 2, AWOL Gallery, Toronto
2003 Square Foot, AWOL.Gallery, Toronto

7 Seconds, Kabat/Wrobel Gallery, Toronto
2002 WhOLE, 40-artist exhibition, 376 Dufferin St. rear warehouse, Toronto
2001 Standard, 40-artist exhibition, 376 Dufferin St. rear warehouse, Toronto
2000 Blindness, AWOL Gallery, Toronto

low exposure, CONTACT 2000, AWOL Gallery, Toronto
1999 2000 Years In Review, AWOL Gallery, Toronto

Partly Skimmed, Gallery 1313, Toronto

From a Hat, inaugural opening of AWOL Gallery, Toronto
1997 Arte Firenze, Vaughan Estates of Sunnybrook, Toronto

Allora…buh, buh, buh, Senza Parole, Junction Art Festival, Toronto

OCAD Annual Open House, Toronto

In Partenza, Florence, Italy
1996 Minestrone, Florence, Italy
Related Experience
1999-present Co-Founding member of AWOL Gallery and Studios
2003-present Administrative Director of ISIS-Canada, Expressive Arts Therapy Training Programme
2000-present Member and Treasurer of Queen West Gallery Association
Selected Press
2005

Square Foot
Balzer, David, “Eye Candy: Square Foot”, Eye Weekly, August 11, 2005, pg. 41

Vaughan, R.M., Best of a Good Bargain, National Post, August 13, 2005, Toronto section, pg. 10


2004 Square Foot
Balzer, David, “Eye Candy” (Square Foot exhibit review), Eye Weekly ,August 26, 2004, pg. 39
2003 WhOLE
Mix magazine, Spring 2003 issue
2001 Standard
Toronto Living, Rogers TV- interview with Flavio Belli,Dec.3-7

Eye Magazine, by RM Vaughan, vol. 11, issue 9, pg. 69

Lola Magazine, shot gun review by Phil Anderson, issue 12

Heirloom
Philippine Reporter, Oct. 28, 2001 issue


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