Kawayan de Guia
Kawayan de Guia engages with socio-political issues and colonial histories, expressed through painting, installation, and sculpture. He is deeply embedded in Cordilleran culture and interested in the heritage and indigenous cultures of the region. De Guia is also a curator and organiser of activist projects featuring artists of his community. De Guia has participated in numerous exhibitions across the Philippines, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, France, amongst others. His recent institutional shows include: the Sharjah Biennale, United Arab Emirates (2019); 9thAsia Pacific Triennale, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery Of Modern Art, Australia (2018); Sunshower: Contemporary Art From Southeast Asia 1980s To Now, Mori Art Museum / The National Art Center Tokyo, Japan (2017); Stones, Souls And Songs, Parasite, Hong Kong (2017); After Utopia, Singapore Art Museum (2015); and Secret Archipelago, Palais De Tokyo, Paris, France (2015). In 2009, he received the prestigious Thirteen Artists Award, from the Cultural Centre of the Philippines. In addition, he has been a multiple winner (2011, 2008) and finalist (2013, 2010) of the Ateneo Art Awards, Philippines; a finalist of the Signature Art Prize, Singapore Art Museum (2011); and currently a finalist of the 2021 Sovereign Asian Art Prize.
