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Ernest Concepcion
Ernest Concepcion (born in 1977 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino visual artist noted for stunning drip work, draftsmanship and meticulous design of his artworks that meditate on critiques of postmodernism and contemporary life, as well as the divergences between Eastern and Western modes of living brought together and set apart under the mantle of unifying globalization. Concepcion was honored as one of a few recipients of the Thirteen Artist Awards 2015, which is bestowed annually by the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Chronologically systematized into a number of series, the artist's works in oil and acrylic and drawings in various media, aside from other large-scale mural-sized projects, have earned him recognition as a superb and witty draftsman.

As an artist with ever-broadening audience reach, Concepcion maintains residences in at least two cities. He lives and works in Quezon City and in Manila in the Philippines, and in New York, New York, in the United States. [6] He was an honorary resident artist at Light & Space Contemporary in Manila, as well as a former resident artist at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace Program.

Concepcion inaugurated his artistic career by opening his first one-man show at the Kentler International Drawing Space in Brooklyn, NY, in 2008. He has since then taken part in solo and group exhibitions in Manila, the Philippines; Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA; Singapore; Montclair, NJ; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Fort Myers, Florida; Toronto, Canada; and other cities around the world, while garnering international awards and recognition in the Southeast Asian region and internationally.

In a speech delivered by Concepcion upon receipt of the Thirteen Artist Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, he commended Roberto Chabet, a former dean of the College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, for having acted as a sort of father figure and life coach.

Education
Concepcion received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, the Philippines. As a student he was noted for constructing encaustic canvases that are now reminiscent of his Melty Series.

Residencies and Awards
Tzefan 12 HaoHaus Artist Residency, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Summer 2015

CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines) 13 Artists Awardee, Manila, Philippines 2015

Participating artist in El Museo Del Barrio’s LA BIENAL 2013, NY, NY, 2013

Pinoy Pride sa America Awardee in Visual Arts, NY, NY, 2013

Nominee for the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, NY, NY, 2011

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Finalist for the Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts Category, NY, NY, 2011

NY Studio Gallery Artist-In-Residence, NY, NY, Fall 2010

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Swing Space Program, Building 110, Governors Island, NY, NY, Spring-Summer 2010

NY Arts Beijing, Hegezhuang Village, Beijing, China, Spring 2010

Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residency Program, NY, NY, Fall 2007

Artists Alliance Inc.’s (AAI) Lower East Side–Rotating Studio Program, NY, NY, Summer 2006

LMCC & Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop, NY, NY, June 2006 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace Program: 120 Broadway, NY, NY, Winter 2005-Spring 2006

Artist In The Marketplace (AIM) Program, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, Fall 2004

Young Artists' Grantee, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Manila, Philippines, 1999

Selected 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