ROY VENERACION
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS:
1990 Cultural Center of the Philippines Gawad CCP Para sa Sining Biswal or 13 Artists Awards
1982 Art Association of the Philippines Recognition of Excellence in the Arts Award
1968 1st Prize Award- College Thesis, Editorial Design, U.P. College of Fine Arts
1960 1st Prize- Student's Art Contest, San Juan de Letran College, Intramuros, Manila
RESIDENCIES:
1983-1984 Cultural center of the Philippines Artist in Residence - Conducted Creative Workshops for the Arts
GRANTS:
1989 CCP Mural Project 6, Bulwagang Carlos V. Francisco
1990 CCP 13 Artists Awards ExhibitiON
one man shows
2011 THE ESSENTIALITY OF POLYSTYLE SYNCRETISM TO A MULTIPLE PERSONALITY ARTIST IN THE 21ST CENTURY - NOVA GALLERY warehouse 12A La Fuerza Compound, Don Chino Roces Ave. Makati City
2009 SYNCRETISM - ROY VENERACION; Jack Miller & Associates Gallery, La Cienega Blvd., L.A. Ca., USA
2008 SYNCRETISM - ROY VENERACION; Union Center for the Arts., L. A. Artcore, Judge John Aiso Blvd., L.A. Ca., USA
2005 SYNCRETISM & BEYOND; Mag:net+Gallery, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City
2004 CHAKRAS - The Region of Power; West Gallery, Glorietta, Makati City
2002 Galleria Duemila, Artwalk, S.M. Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2002 Mag:net+The Loop, ELJ Center Bldg., ABS-CBN Compound, Quezon City
2000 SUPERIMPOSE West Gallery, Glorietta, Makati City
1995 Solar Drive, Hollywood Hills, L.A. Ca. USA
1994 TO YOUR UNCONSCIOUS; Galleria Duemila, Artwalk, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1991 RANDOM EXPLORATIONS; Brix Gallery, Makati City
1991 PAINTED OBJECTS; Alliance Francaise, Makati City
1989 MURAL PROJECT; "Ito na nga ang Paraiso ni Juan Tranquilino" Bulwagang Carlos V. Francisco, CCP, Manila
1987 LUZVIMINDA, Finale Art File, Makati, MM
1986 SKITZO; Penguin Cafe and Gallery, Malate, Manila
1983 CCP Small Gallery, CCP, Manila
1982 FIFTH ONE-MAN-SHOW, Gallerie Bleue, Rustan's, Makti, MM
1981 Hiraya Gallery, U.N. Avenue, Ermita, Manila
1975 Philippine Art Center, Quad, Makati, Rizal
1974 1st ONE-MAN-SHOW; Miladay Art Center, Quad, Makati
group exhibitions
2012 MANILART, XMX Center, Pasay City
2009 KWATRO KANTOS,Sining Kamalig, Gateway, Cubao, Quezon City
2008 JACK MILLER & ASSOCIATES GALLERY La Cienega Blvd, L.A. Ca. USA
2007 PEERS ENSEMBLE, Pinto Gallery, Antipolo City
2006 3 MAN-SHOW - Roy, Ian & Mikhail, Mag:net+Gallery, The Loop, ELJ Center, ABS-CBN, Quezon City
2004 FORUM FOR FOUR, Art Forum, Caimhill Road., Singapore City
2002 17th ASIAN INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Daejeon Municipal Museum, Daejeon, Korea
2001 HECK FINAL, City Gallery, Los Feliz Blvd. Ca. USA
2000 TRANSMODERN TRANSGRESSIONS 3 Artists Show - Roy, Ian, and Chati, Bulwagang Fernando Amorsolo, CCP, Manila
1999 THE 14th ASIAN INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1999 LABINTATLO, CCP Main Gallery, CCP, Manila
1998 EROS, Crucible Gallery, Artwalk, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1997 MODERN ART, The Art Center, Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1996 UNBOUNDED, The Australian Center, Makati
1992 ASIAN INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, Indonesia
1991 DANGEROUS BUT ORDAINED, University of the Philippine, Quezon City
1990 CCP GAWAD PARA SA SINING BISWAL, 13 ARTISTS AWARDS, CCP Main Gallery, CCP, Manila
1989 SEGUNDA BIENAL DELA HAVANA, Wilfredo Lam Center, Havana, Cuba
1988 2nd ASIA-PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL, Club Med, Cherating, Malaysia
1986 BAGKUS-BUGKUS (BECAUSE WE'RE TOGETHER), Metropolitan Museum of Manila
1986 PIGLAS (BREAK FREE), CCP Main Gallery, CCP, Manila
1985 2nd ASIAN ART FESTIVAL, Fukuoka Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
1984 A ROADSHOW EXHIBITION, People's Republic of China
1983 SITEWORKS II, U.P. Los Banos, Laguna
1981 ASEAN TRAVELING EXHIBITION, ASEAN Nations
1980-1988 CCP ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, CCP, Manila
1980 SEVEN FILIPINO ARTISTS, Philippine House, San Francisco, USA
1979 MUSEUM ARTISTS, 1979, MOPA, Manila
1978 SEPIA WORKSHOP, Soho, New York City, USA
1978 INSIGHTS INTO PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ART, IMF Building, Washington D.C., USA
1977 CANADIAN NATIONAL EXPOSITION, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1977 Amerasian Center, Washington, D.C. USA
1976 Mullen Hall, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. USA
1976 FOUR FILIPINO ARTISTS, Oxon County Library, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
1976 FIVE FILIPINO ARTISTS, Philippine House Mainz, Germany
1976 KONTIKI, Kowloon, Hongkong
1973 MINI-MAXI EXHIBITION, Gallerie Bleue, Rustan's, Makati
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