Ernest Concepcion

Ernest Concepcion (b. 1977) is a studio artist who works both in Manila and abroad. He spent several years in Brooklyn, New York, where he participated in a number of art residences including The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Workspace Program, the Bronx Museum of Art Artists-in-the-Marketplace (AIM) Program, the Artists Alliance Inc. Rotating Studio Program, the Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residency, the LMCC Swing Space Program at Governors Island and an artist residency in Beijing, China via NY Arts Magazine. A graduate of the University of the Philippines Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concepcion has produced a significant body of work with particular interest in experimentation in the fields of painting, sculpture, and installation. In 2011 he was both a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) finalist in the Drawing Category and a Nominee for the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant. In 2012, he re-established his connections with some prominent Manila art galleries where he had two solo exhibitions, in West Gallery and Blanc Gallery respectively and participated in a number of major group exhibitions including an artist feature at The Lopez Memorial Museum. In 2013, he participated at El Museo del ...

University of the Philippines, BFA 1999

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Re-Evolve In Purgatory – 1335 Mabini, Manila, Philippines - 2015
Auction Heroes – Secret Fresh Gallery, RONAC Art Center, Manila, Philippines - 2015
Ernest Concepcion – Deutsche Bank, Makati, Philippines - 2015
The Crux Of Things – UP Vargas Museum, Manila, Philippines - 2014
The Sprawl – Art Informal Main Gallery, Manila, Philippines - 2013
Transformations – Finale Art File Video Room, Manila, Philippines - 2013
The Awkward Inevitable – Gallery13, Minneapolis, MN - 2013
All Quiet On The Eastern Front – Blanc Gallery, Manila Peninsula, Philippines - 2012
Puso + Daga – West Gallery, Gallery 1, Manila, Philippines - 2012
L.A. Guerra – UNTITLED artprojects, Los Angeles, CA - 2011
Saint Invasion – Saint Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY - 2009
Ode To Odin – NY Studio Gallery, NY, NY - 2009
The Line Wars Deluxe – Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY – 2008