Online via Zoom and Facebook
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | 2 PM – 4 PM UTC+08
Ateneo Art Gallery
Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University
Victor Balanon (b. 1972) is a self-taught artist based in Quezon City, Philippines. He started to study dental medicine but left school to pursue his interest in art. He later studied film and animation at the Mowelfund Film Institute in Manila. He has worked as an illustrator creating storyboards, album covers and posters for film, independent comics and alternative music labels and later as an animator for a major Japanese animation company. He has participated and supported various local artist-run initiatives in the 90’s, particularly with the collective Surrounded By Water. Since then, he had participated in group shows both locally and abroad. He had his first solo exhibition in 2011 and had more than 10 exhibitions to date. His works have been featured at the Jakarta Biennale, the Jewish Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, the UP Vargas Museum and the Singapore Art Museum.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Slots are limited. To register, please go to https://bit.ly/AO-VicBalanon.
This event will be live streamed on Ateneo Art Gallery’s Facebook page.
For inquiries, please send an email to aag@ateneo.edu
