Ronald Ventura – Curriculum Vitae

RONALD VENTURA

Born 1973 in Manila, Philippines. Lives and works in Manila.

EDUCATION

1993
B.F.A. in Painting, University of Sto. Tomas, Manila.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011
A Thousand Islands, Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York, NY.

2010
Converging Nature, The Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines.
Ronald Ventura: Fragmented Channels, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy.

2009
Metaphysics of Skin, Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York, NY.
Major Highways, Expressways and Principal Arterials, Akili Museum of Art, Jakarta, Indonesia.

2008
Mapping The Corporeal, Museum of the National University of Singapore.
Zoomanities, The Art Center Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

2007
Illusions & Boundaries, The Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines.
Under The Rainbow, West Gallery Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
Antipode: The Human Side, Artist Residency, Artesan, Singapore.

2006
Cross Encounters, Ateneo Art Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines.
Dialogue Box, West Gallery Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

2005
Human Study, The Cross Art Projects, Sydney, Australia.
Morph, West Gallery Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
Recent Works, Big & Small Art Co. Art Fair, Singapore.
Human Study, The Art Center Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

2004
Dead-End Images, The Art Center Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
_Black Caricature, Big & Small Art Co., Megamall, Mandaluyong City Philippines.
Contrived Desires, West Gallery Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

2003
X-Squared, West Gallery and Big & Small Art Co., Philippines.

2002
Visual Defects, West Gallery Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
Body, The Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines.

2001
The Other Side, The Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines.
Doors, The Art Center Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

2000
Innerscapes, West Gallery Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
All Souls Day, The Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011
Surreal Versus Surrealism in Contemporary Art, Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain.

2010
Nanjing Biennale, Nanjing, China.
A Duad in Play: Francis Ng and Ronald Ventura, ICA Gallery, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.

2009
Prague Biennale, Prague, Czech Republic.

2005
Cross Encounters: The 2005 Ateneo Art Awards Exhibition, Power Plant Mall Rockwell Center, Makati City, Philippines.

2004
Korea Asian Art Festival, Inza Plaza, Seoul Korea.
19th Asian International Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan

2003
13 Artists Awards Exhibition, Main Gallery, Bulwagang Juan Luna, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay City, Philippines.

2002
Philip Morris Asean Art Awards, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.
Soft: Tresacidos, Art Center, SM Cebu, Philippines.

2001
The 8th Annual Filipino-American Arts Exposition, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California.
Tresacidos: Small Works, The Enterprise Center, Makati City.
Balik Guhit, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay City, Philippines.

2000
Guhit I, II & III, Ayala Museum Gallery III; UST, Museum Espana; Jorge B. Vargas Museum, University of Philippines.
Mad About Lithographs, Ayala Museum, Makati City, Philippines.

1999
Philip Morris Asean Art Exhibit, Hanoi, Vietnam.
9th International Biennal Print and Drawing Exhibit, Taipei, Taiwan.

1998
1st Lithograph Competition Exhibition, Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines.

AWARDS

2008
9th OITA Asian Sculpture Exhibition Open Competition, Award of Excellence, Japan.

2007
Guest Residence Artists, Artesan Gallery + Studio, Singapore.

2005
Ateneo Art Awards, Ateneo Art Gallery, Studio Residency Grant, Sydney Australia.

2003
13 Artist Award, Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards, Jurors’ Choice Award.

2001
Art Manila, Artist of the Year.

2000
Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards, Finalist.
Metrobank Art Competition, Honorable Mention.
Taiwan International Biennale Print and Drawing Competition, Finalist.

1999
Winsor & Newton Painting Competition, Jurors’ Choice Award.
Taiwan international Biennale Print and Drawing Competition, Finalist.

1998
Diwa Ng Sining Drawing Category, Second Place.
Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards, Jurors’ Choice Award.
National Commission For Culture & Arts and Pap Lithograph Competition, First Place.

1993
Art Association of the Philippines Art Competition, Jurors’ Choice Award

1992
Metrobank Art Competition, Jurors’ Choice Award.

1990
Shell National Students Art Competition, First Place.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1993-2001
Art Instructor at the Department of Fine Arts, University of Sto.Tomas, Manila, Philippines.