NESTOR OLARTE VINLUAN is a stalwart of Philippine abstraction. He has a Bachelor in Fine Arts Degree from the University of the Philippines in Diliman. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Pratt Institute in New York on a Fulbright Hays scholarship. He served as Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts from 1989 to 1998. With a professional career spanning over three decades, he has been the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including the Professional Achievement Award in the Arts in 1993 and Artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Sculpture Square in Singapore. A veteran of several group and solo shows, he has been chosen many times as the country’s representative in various exhibitions around the world.
Vinluan has been presenting installations since 1986 and the spheres that punctuate this exhibition had been an ongoing theme since 1995. Also evident in his works are Nestor Vinluan's consistent contributions to Philippine non-objective art.
