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ON SHOW
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13th Gwangju Biennale
Curated by Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala. Ten of Pacita's large abstract paintings from her 'Door to Life' and 'Abstract Emotions' series in Gallery 2 1 April - 9 May 2021 The 13th Gwangju Biennale, Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning, opens on 1 April 2021 with 69 participating artists and 40 new commissions, in Gwangju, South Korea. The exhibition will last until... -
Whose Tradition? | Tate Liverpool
Two of Pacita Abad's Mask Trapuntos are among 28 artworks from the Museum's permanent collection exhibited at Tate Liverpool 14 November 2020 - 30 January 2022 Tate Liverpool: Rethinking inspiration between different cultures Different world cultures have always been a source of inspiration for many artists throughout history. Although this has led to important artistic developments,...
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UPCOMING
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Pacita Abad at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Curated by Victoria Sung 15 April - 3 September 2023 Press Release Pacita Abad April 15 – September 3, 2023 This Walker-organized exhibition is the first-ever survey devoted to the work of Pacita Abad (US, b. Philippines, 1946–2004). Abad is... -
Sweat | Haus der Kunst, Munich
Curated by Raphael Fonseca and Anna Schneider 11 June 2021 - 9 January 2022 Sweat Exhibition, 11.06.21 — 09.01.22 Press Release: The group exhibition “Sweat” is the result of two years of intensive research. The show is dedicated to the phenomenon of bodies that...
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RECENT
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Pacita Abad: Masks and Spirits
Silverlens, Manila I Art Basel OVR:20c (28-31 October 2020) 17 October - 21 November 2020 'Masks and Spirits', a solo show of five large trapunto paintings, is held at Silverlens Galleries Manila starting October 17, 2020. The artworks are part of Pacita Abad's Masks and... -
Revisiting Circles in My Mind by Pacita Abad
Four of Pacita Abad's Prints, created in 2003 as an Artist-in-Residence at Singapore Tyler Print Institute, are being shown at Galleria Duemila, Manila, Philippines 6 February - 31 March 2021 Galleria Duemila Presents: Revisiting Circles in My Mind by Pacita Abad Pacita Abad is born in the smallest and northernmost Philippine island of Batanes in 1946. Her most extensive works... -
Garden of Six Seasons
Curated by Cosmin Costinas, Para Site Hong Kong 16 May - 30 August 2020 This exhibition was made with a certain desire and privilege of embracing the world. Without melancholy, from the fortunate gaze of Hong Kong, where we can open to the public... -
Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins
Curated by Robert Leckie and Pio Abad, Spike Island, Bristol, United Kingdom 18 January - 5 April 2020 Co-curated by Robert Leckie and artist Pio Abad, this is Pacita Abad's first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom. The exhibition includes over 20 large- scale ‘trapunto’ paintings and other... -
In Conversation: Pio Abad and Dr Zoé Whitley
Exhibition co-curator Pio Abad discusses Pacita Abad’s practice and its wider themes with Dr Zoé Whitley, Director at Chisenhale Gallery, London March 31, 2020 WATCH CONVERSATION HERE READ CONVERSATION TRANSCRIPT HERE -
Who was Pacita Abad, the pioneering Filipina painter honored by Google doodle?
July 31, 2020
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Photo: Ning de Guzman
Pacita's Painted Bridge in Singapore
