ROY VENERACION b. 1947, received
his BFA degree from the University of the Philippines
in 1970. He has won several 1st prize awards including
the prestigious Cultural Center of Philippines 13
artists award in 1990. Since 1974 he has been active
in the pursuit of artistic excellence and has mounted
numerous one man shows in the country.
Roy Veneracion is a familiar name in Asian Art circles
having participated in many exhibitions and Art
Festivals in the region as well as on several occasions
in western venues.
These include: A Traveling Road Show Exhibition
in China, ASEAN Traveling exhibition, ASEAN Nations.
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, and the Fukuoka Art Museum,
both in Japan. Daejeon Museum of Art in Korea. Asian
Art Festival in Bandung, Indonesia. 2nd Asia Pacific
Arts Festival – Club Med, Cherating, Malaysia.
Art Forum Gallery in Singapore, La Segunda Bienal
de la Havana, Wilfredo Lam Museum, Havana, Cuba.
Gallery 8 of the famous BERGAMOT STATION in Sta.
Monica, California, U.S.A.. The City Gallery in
Glendale California, U.S.A. The Sepia Workshop in
Soho, New York, U.S.A. IMF Bldg., Washington D.C.,
U.S.A. Canadian National Exposition Toronto, Canada.
Amerasian Center, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Mullen
Hall, Catholic University of America, Washington
D.C., U.S.A. Philippine House in Mainz Germany.
Philippine Center in San Francisco, California,
U.S.A. Kontiki, Kowloon, Hongkong. The Metropolitan
Museum of Art in Manila. Museum of Philippine Art.
Cultural Center of the Philippines. Australia Center,
Makati City. National Museum of the Philippines.
Iloilo Museum. San Agustin Museum, Manila, among
others.
His works are included in the collection of the
National Museum of the Philippines, as well as in
several important private collections.
Roy Veneracion was a prime mover and co-founder
of the REMEDIOS CIRCLE, a group of artists active
in the 1980’s whose exhibiting members included
such notables as Lao Lianben, Gus Albor, Ian Veneracion,
Junyee, Jojo Legaspi, Cesare Syjuco, Jean Marie
Syjuco, Rock Drilon, Nestor Vinluan, Hermie Santos,
the late Mars Galang, and others. The group met
regularly in search of the visual expression of
contemporary times and thought.
Roy Veneracion’s art is associated with a
style characterized as SYNCRETISM
