abby yao
"White Carnival", 24 by 36 inches, oil on canvas, 2009
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WORDS
ART
PHOTOGRAPHY
PERFORMANCE
Abby Yao
b. 1982, Makati, Philippines
lives and works in Antipolo City, Philippines
Education
2006-present Informal lessons and mentoring in oil painting under Renato Habulan
2008 European Master of Arts in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies
Institute of Education, University of London, UK and Roskilde Universitetscenter, Denmark
Erasmus Mundus scholarship from the European Commission and the CoMundus Consortium
2004 Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Cum Laude and Program Awardee
Group exhibits
2009 Stories from the Sandlot
Two-man show with Mael de Guzman, Britania Art Projects Gallery, Quezon City
Uncommon Sense: Trauma, Interrupted, Too
ARTHOC, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
RUROK
Makati Artists Guild, Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
Focal Points
ADB Artists Guild, Renaissance Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2008 Touching the Sunlight
MAG and BAP artists, Metropolitan Museum of Manila
2007 Efflor:Essence
detail from "Wore her heart on her booksleeves 1"
12 x 12in, oil on canvas, 2008