abby yao
"White Carnival", 24 by 36 inches, oil on canvas, 2009
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Abby Yao
b. 1982, Makati, Philippines
lives and works in Antipolo City, Philippines
Education
2006-present 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 MAPS
Galerie Joaquin, San Juan
Stories from the Sandlot
Britania Art Projects Gallery, Quezon City
Uncommon Sense: Trauma, Interrupted, Too
Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
RUROK
Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
Focal Points
Renaissance Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2008 Touching the Sunlight
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
detail from "Wore her heart on her booksleeves 1"
12 x 12in, oil on canvas, 2008