Kiri Dalena

Kiri Dalena (b. 1975, Philippines) is an acclaimed visual artist and filmmaker whose practice intends to lay bare the social inequalities and injustices that continue to persist, particularly in the Philippines. Her works are both documentation and critical commentary on the historical and current state of national political affairs.

Graduating from the University of the Philippines-Los Baños with an undergraduate degree in Human Ecology, she later pursued further studies in 16mm documentary filmmaking at the Mowelfund Film Institute. Her works have been shown in multiple exhibitions internationally, such as the 11th Berlin Biennale in 2020, the inaugural Manila Biennale in 2018, 12th Shanghai Biennale in 2018), the 17th Jakarta Biennale in 2017), 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in 2015, 5th Fukuoka Asian Art Trienniale in 2014), the Singapore Biennale 2013, and Documenta 15 at Kassel, Germany in 2022. Her works are currently in the permanent collections of the Singapore Art Museum, Queensland Art Gallery, and the Ateneo Art Gallery.