The DISTINGUISHED

All Thomasian Atelier Exhibition

April 29 – May 12, 2022

Artist’s Talk & Reception
April 30, Saturday | 5 PM

ArtistSpace
Ground Level Ayala Museum Annex, Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City 1224 Philippines

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is a group exhibition of master artists: 𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗢, 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗢 𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔, 𝗧𝗔𝗠 𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔, 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢, 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔, 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗬 𝗕𝗢𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗡, 𝗝𝗢𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗜𝗡, 𝗙𝗜𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗭, 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗭, 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗟 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢, 𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗔𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥, 𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦, 𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗥𝗢, 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗨𝗚, 𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗔𝗬, 𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗜 𝗠𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔, 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗨𝗬𝗗𝗔, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔. It will be on view from 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝟭𝟮 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 with an 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 (𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬) 𝗔𝗧 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘 located at Ground Level, Ayala Museum Annex, Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City. The gallery is open daily from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Admission is free.

The Distinguished is presented in virtue of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) by the UST Atelier Alumni Association Inc. (UST-AAAI) under the tutelage of Ms. Marissa Pe Yang, in partnership with the Office for Alumni Relations (UST OAR) and the mother alumni UST Alumni Association Inc. (UST-AAI).

Not just a showcase of exceptional skills and celebration of creative intellects, The Distinguished is an exposition of generational talents gathered together to deliver and give back to their Alma Mater, the University of Santo Tomas (UST).

The Thomasian artists included in the lineup are not only objectively extraordinary, but are importantly influential in the artistic community, be it be painting, printmaking, or sculpture as their mode of expression, and in terms of style doing figurative or nonrepresentational that they opt to conceive. More so, their rise to fame from being an upcoming artists to the present is an attestation of continued outpouring passion to sustain relevance in which their successes serve as inspiration to many.

The selection process started in 2018 to this year to come up with a highly qualified roster of illustrious and celebrated artists. It has undergone a stringent panel of screening committees from the university, and those chosen are deemed worthy to be an honoree of the Distinguished Thomasian Alumni Award. The noble endeavor is on the progression of the art and design industry in the country and beyond to create a blueprint for everyone with the same passion to follow.

To write only a fraction of the numerous contributions and accomplishments of this magnificent roster is indeed insufficient. Nevertheless, the exhibition invites viewers to appreciate, study, reflect and find meaning, in the metaphors, and the natures imbued into these masterpieces.

Education and learning are easily accessible nowadays while advancement in technology can be contributory to success from which one can claim, “Am I much better than them?”

For Abe Orobia, an artist, educator, and curator of this exhibition, he can say that this assertion could be both fair and unkind because one thing we cannot deduct from these bestowed artists: their distinct discipline, hard work, dedication, and determination. As the art world is continuously evolving, innovating, and becoming competitive, it becomes a marathon of sorts; but values should remain. These intangibles are engraved and reflected in the works of these masters we should emulate as they are testaments and yardsticks of longevity and success in the industry.

— Abe Orobia