Carlo "Caloy" Gernale (b. 1979) is a Filipino contemporary visual artist based in Southern Tagalog, Philippines. Through his works, he aims to articulate not only his personal views on long-standing issues, but more importantly, the collective stand and the national democratic aspiration of the marginalized Filipino people. He is known both for his airbrushing proficiency and his surreal-allegorical works that tackle socio-political polemics. Attempting to conflate the traditional with industrial painting techniques, he continues to explore various materials from canvas, to metal, to denim.
Gernale studied Bachelor of Fine Arts in Philippine Women's University. In 2006, he mounted his first solo exhibition "Ispup" at Mag:net, Makati. His most recent exhibition "You are Cordially Invited" was held in May 2016 at Ysobel Art Gallery, Taguig City, Philippines. Some of his works have already been shown in New York, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Jogjakarta.
In 2013, Gernale completed a short-term artist-in-residence program at Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia, courtesy of the Hijjas family. Prior to this, he participated in SAGE, a tri-country residency program for artists in Southeast Asia.
Occasionally, Gernale spends time teaching effigy-making, mural-painting, editorial cartooning, and basic drawing to students and out-of-school youth in Manila and in some regions. He was recently in Malaysia for the Southeast Asia Art Group Exchange's (SAGE) reunion exhibition, which opened last 15 November 2016 at the National Visual Arts Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.
Gernale studied Bachelor of Fine Arts in Philippine Women's University. In 2006, he mounted his first solo exhibition "Ispup" at Mag:net, Makati. His most recent exhibition "You are Cordially Invited" was held in May 2016 at Ysobel Art Gallery, Taguig City, Philippines. Some of his works have already been shown in New York, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Jogjakarta.
In 2013, Gernale completed a short-term artist-in-residence program at Rimbun Dahan, Selangor, Malaysia, courtesy of the Hijjas family. Prior to this, he participated in SAGE, a tri-country residency program for artists in Southeast Asia.
Occasionally, Gernale spends time teaching effigy-making, mural-painting, editorial cartooning, and basic drawing to students and out-of-school youth in Manila and in some regions. He was recently in Malaysia for the Southeast Asia Art Group Exchange's (SAGE) reunion exhibition, which opened last 15 November 2016 at the National Visual Arts Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.
SELECTED AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
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2013, Resident Artist, Rimbun Dahan
Selangor, Malaysia 2012, Resident Artist, SAGE Southeast Asia Group Exchange Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines 2011, Resident Artist, NEAR Project Space Pilipinas Manila, Philippines 2003, Finalist, National Painting Competition Metrobank Foundation 2001, First Honorable Mention, National Student Art Competition Shell Philippines |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
2016, "You are Cordially Invited"
Ysobel Art Gallery, Taguig City, Philippines 2015, "An Annual Assessment" Ysobel Art Gallery, Taguig City, Philippines 2014, "Sal_t" West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines 2013, "Allegories and Allergies" West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines 2013, "On this site will rise" Nineveh Art Space, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines 2011, "Social Animals" Nineveh Art Space, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines 2010, "Cast of Characters" Nineveh Art Space, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines 2010, "Bring Your Own Magnifying Lens" Metro Gallery, Metro Manila, Philippines 2009, "Tetano" Art Informal, Mandaluyong City, Philippines 2008, “PERSONALIZE IT” Art Informal, Mandaluyong City, Philippines 2007, “BUSOG” Blanc Art Space, Makati City, Philippines 2006, “DAILY DELIGHT” Pablo Gallery, Cubao X, Quezon City, Philippines 2006, “ISPUP” Mag:net Gallery, Makati City, Philippines |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
2016, "SAGER: Ties of Tenggara"
National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2016, "Organized Chaos" Manila Art/Ysobel Art Gallery, Taguig City, Philippines 2016, "Perya" CANVAS, UP Vargas Museum, Philippines 2015, "Delayed Gratification" HOM, Selangor, Malaysia 2014, "There's No Place Like Home" Pace Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013, "No Random Nonsense" Boston Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines 2013, "Bonifacio@150" Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines 2012, "SAGE 2: Sama-Sama" Boston Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines 2012, "Tarima" Altromondo Arte Contemporanea, Makati, Philippines 2012, "SAGE 2" Perahu Art Connection, Jogjakarta, Indonesia 2012, "SAGE" House of Matahati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2011, "Black Gate" Project Space Pilipinas, Mandaluyong City, Philippines 2010, "Ano Bayani?" Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines 2010, "Nasaan?" Ishamael Bernal Gallery, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 2008, “BANTAYOG: RE-VISIONING RIZAL" Art Verite, Taguig City, Philippines 2007, “TUTOK KASAYSAYAN” Alab Art Space, Makati City, Philippines 2007, “IN CONVERSATION WITH BOBI” Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines 2006, “COMATOSIS” Future Prospects Art Space, Cubao X, Quezon City, Philippines 2006, “PAINTING IN PROGRESS” Mag:net Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines 2005, "FLIPPIN OUT: Manila to Williamsburg" Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, New York, USA 2003, “BUKLOD” Kulay Diwa, Paranaque City, Philippines 2003, “FX” Kulay Diwa, Paranaque City, Philippines 2003, “URBANISASYON” Kulay Diwa, Paranaque City, Philippines 2002, “CLASSROOM/KLASRUM” SSS Building, Quezon City, Philippines 2001, “MALAYANG LIKHA” Helena Benitez Gallery, IFAD, Manila, Philippines |