I was at KALA the other day and was interviewed by filmmakers, Louise Ruback and Perry Pickett for their documentary archive project, "Enlisted." The 2023-24 KALA Fellowship was also awarded to one artist in the cohort who had served in the military, which I was selected for. Had a great time chatting with both of them and telling my story.
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Here are a few things that I've been working on. The Lego Bulul, the Broom Branch and the Man Bird are all pieces that will be part of my installation in the KALA Fellowship Group Show in July. I plan to also include a video projection of footage I've shot of migratory birds. The work will speak to Filipino diaspora, immigration and migration. While my residency ends in June I'm trying to work there at least once a week. I'm still experimenting making monotypes, some pictured here, but I'm also making silkscreen prints and hope to include some plrints in the installation.
I've been making a few drawings, monoprints and this painting of Wino Shrimp. A character that referances the time I spent in New Orleans, LA. The knives come from carvings I saw in Italy a few years ago on the side of a church.
Was invited by Carlo Ricafort to participate in a group show at Taylor 15 in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The show was up during Art Fair Philippines 2024. A couple pieces were included at Gerry Tan's venue in Makati.
I spent the month of February at KALA living in the Higsby apartment and walking to and from the studio. Learned a ton about pulling intaglio, mono and silkscreen prints. I really enjoyed making mono prints. I really never had a connection to printmaking, but my time printing art KALA has given me a new appreciation for it. I'm looking forward to making more work there and also working on the pieces I plan to put in the group show in July.
This year I'll be working on projects related to my time spent kayaking and being out in nature filming birds. They're separate things that I enjoy, but recently I realized that I can relate both of them to Filipino diaspora, immigration, survival and much more. So with my time at KALA this year I hope explore and expand on that connection. Part of my obligation as a KALA Fellow is to participate in a group show mid-year so I want to include some video footage of migratory birds either projected or on a large monitor, but finding a connection to materials and imagery will dictate whether I include video or not. Since I took a class in lithography and drypoint last year I'm really interested in pursuing printmaking. I hope I can take more classes or at least get some time on a press. Would love to buy one at some point. I've also set up a silkscreen station in my studio to make prints as well. Just need to get the darkroom and exposure unit completed and tested. Just a short list for now, but lots to get done and look forward to in 2024. L to R - Naked Kayaker, migratory Snow Geese, plastic plate for drypoint and drawings.
Honored to be among this group of artists selected for the KALA Veterans Residency Program. When I was awarded the KALA Fellowship I was the one veteran they selected to be a Fellow for 2023-2024. I've been working at home getting my ideas flushed out so when I begin making work in January 2024 I can hit the ground running.
I haven't been able to get to KALA to begin working since I received the fellowship. Life took over and you know how that goes. But this past week I finally made it and began scanning images out of a souvenir book from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Since I don't have Adobe Illustrator, I also cleaned up a vector file of my art from the Manila Men vest made at the Joan Mitchell Center in NOLA. I'll be using this art to make silkscreen patches on heavy material and sew them on more suit vests. I'd like to have a collection of older Filipino men in NOLA wear them and get their photos, but that may be a reach. Will see. Anyway, I can't wait to finish my drawings on zinc and plastic plates so I can start making drypoint prints next time I'm at KALA.
I was invited by Edmund Arevalo to show a piece in the Tambayan Collective's exhibit, You Are Welcome, featuring a number of Filipino artists work in Los Angeles.
In July KALA formally announced the nine recipients of their 2023-2024 Fellowship and I'm happy to say that I'm one of them. I'm looking forward to creating new work during my residency there in Berkeley, primarily printmaking and silkscreen.
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