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RODEL  TAPAYA 

BORN JULY 10, 1980, MONTALBAN RIZAL, PHILIPPINES



EDUCATION

Intensive Studies, Drawing and Painting, Parsons School of Design, New York City

Intensive Studies, Drawing and Painting, University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland

CFA, Major in Painting, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines




SOLO EXHIBITS

2009 Diorama, The Drawing Room, Makati City
2008 Into the Forest, The Drawing Room and Utterly Art, Singapore

FOLKgotten, The Drawing Room, Makati City
2007 Perya, Boston Gallery, Cubao

Mapapel, The Drawing Room, Makati City
2006 Parables, The Drawing Room and Utterly Art, Singapore

Looban, Boston Gallery, Cubao

Tauhan, Big and Small Art Co.
2005 Lunan, Boston Gallery, Cubao QC Recent Paintings, Big and Small Art Co.
2004 Balangkas, Boston Gallery, Cubao QC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008 CIGE International Art Fair

Hong Kong International Art Fair

Bridge International Art Fair, New York

Uncommon Grounds, West Gallery, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Strange Familiarities, Familiar Strangers, Alliance France, Makati City
2007 Art Singapore, The Drawing Room, Level 4 Suntec Building, Singapore
2006 New Directions, The Rotunda Gallery, Neilson Hays Library, 195 Surawong Road, Bangkok

229A South Bridge Road Level 2 Singapore

Art Singapore, The Drawing Room Level 6 Suntec Building Singapore
2005 Figuras, Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2004 Alay 8, Pinto Art Gallery, Antipolo City

Configured Drawings, CCP Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino, Pasay City

Gamit, Vargas Museum, UP Campus, Diliman QC

Danas: Sinsin, CCP Cultural Center of the Philippines, Small Gallery, Pasay City

Pag-ibig Findings, Cubicle Gallery, Pasig City
2003 Bungad: Donada Art Gallery, Quezon City
2002 Toys, Ayala Museum, Ayala Ave, Makati City

Others, Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City
2001 Six Squares, Donada Art Gallery, Malate, Manila

Landscape, Galeri Situ, Teachers Village, Quezon City

Multiformity, MSG Gallery, Quezon City

White on White, Odd Manila, Diliman, Quezon City
1999 Anyo, West Gallery, West Ave, Quezon City

SELECTED AWARDS

2007 Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards One of the 10 Finalists for National Capital Region
2006 Short-listed, Ateneo Arts Awards: Outbound
2005 Short-listed, Ateneo Arts Awards: Cross Encounters
2003 One of the 50 semi-finalists, Philip Morris: Philippine Art Awards
2001 Grand Prize, Nokia: Arts Awards Asia Pacific (International Level, held at Seoul Korea)

Semi-Finalist, Metrobank: Young Painters’ Annual Art Competition

First Place, Shell: National Students Art Competition (Oil / Acrylic Category)

Kahusayan sa Larangan ng Sining, Pagkilala ng UP (National and International Level)
2000 One of the 5 Finalists, Nokia: Arts Awards Asia Pacific
1999 Finalist, Shell: National Students Art Competition (Watercolor Category)

ARTIST RESIDENCY

March-April 2008 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson Vermont, USA