Nunelucio Alvarado
Nunelucio "Nune" Alvarado was born on May 5, 1950 at Pabrika, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
He studied Painting at the College of Fine Art at University of the Philippines - Diliman, and studied Advertising at La Consolacion College School of Architecture and Fine Arts in Bacolod City. He's the founder of Pamilya Pintura and Pintor Kulapol, and a member of Bacolod Black Artists in Asia.
He is a Visayan painter regarded as one of the most prominent artists in the Philippines. With roots on Social Realism, he attained international acclaim; his works having been reviewed by serious art critics and curators.
During the tumultuous 1970s the Philippine Art scene experienced one of its strongest and most dynamic trend - that of Social Realism during the Marcos Regime. He was among the artists who shared the view that art belongs to the people and that it is essential for the betterment and general uplift of society.
He inexhaustibly mirrors the ever-changing landscape of Philippine society through his paintings and drawings focusing on vital issues such as environmental and cultural degradation. He dedicates his achievements to the purpose of uplifting the level of understanding art, the Filipino artists, Philippine society and culture; furthermore, in the belief that art can be a weapon for social change.
He became one of the awardees, Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan sa Larangan ng Pintura of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila (2004). He is also a 2-time Grand Prize of the Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards (1999, 1997). He has exhibited in Manila, Bacolod, Cebu and in many galleries around the Philippines in solo exhibits and selected group shows. His art also transcends borders as it reached Australia, Singapore, USA and Japan.
Awards and Recognitions
2010
Outstanding Negrense Artist in Visual Arts
Provincial Capitol, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
2004
Awardee, Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan sa Larangan ng Pintura
Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
2003: Runner-up, Kulay sa Tubig Annual Invitational Watercolor Competition
1999: Grand Prize, Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards
1998
At Home and Abroad, 20 Contemporary Filipino Artists
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, U.S.A.
1997
Grand Prize, Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards
Art in Southeast Asia: Glimpses into the Future
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
1996
Modernity and Beyond - Inaugural
Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
1993
Philippine Representative, First Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
Queensland Art Gallery, Australia
1992
Awardee, 13 Artists Award
Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
Individual Exhibitions
2006
Paintings and Drawings - BEBIDAS Cofee Bar, Ormoc Centrum Bldg., Ormoc City
Maligdong - Bob's Café, Bacolod City
Obra Maestra - Galleri Graphitto, Robinson's Place, Ilo-ilo City
Palangga - Galerie Joaquin, San Juan, Metro Manila
2005
Pasko ni Alvarado - New Allegro Restaurant, Maribago Bluewater Resort, Mactan Island, Cebu
Simple Living - Elizabeth Mall Art Gallery, Cebu City
Join sa Alvarado - Tutle's Nest, Gamay'ng Gallery, Cebu City
Alvarado - Gallerie Andrea, Intramuros, Manila
Lonely Table - Penguine Cafe Gallery, Malate, Manila
Birada - Synaesthesia Art Gallery, Tacloban City, Leyte
2004
Daily Bread - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
Paintings and Drawings - Bunga Art Gallery, Pabrika, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
2003
Kansiaha - Kulay Diwa Art Gallery, Sucat, Parañaque City
Nami - L'Fisher Hotel, Bacolod City
LoloLola - West Gallery, Mandaluyong City
Alvarado at Luna-Luna Art Collective - Luna-Luna Art Collective, Cebu City
2002: Lust - Big & Small Art CO., Mandaluyong City
2001
Fieldtrip - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
Namit-namit - Galleria Duemila, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2000
Tagimata - Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Roxas Boulevard, Metro Manila
Tagimata - Atelier Frank & Lee, Emerald Hill Road, Singapore
1998
Palagpat - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
Kusog kag Kaisog - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
Gahum ni Alvarado - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
1997: Katahum - Galleria Duemila, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1996
Solo Show - Mariyah Gallery, Dumaguete City
Si Nanay - Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City
1995: One-man Show - Le Souffle Restaurant, Makati City
1994
Tiempo Muerto - Galleria Duemila, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
One-man Show - West Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1992
One-man Show - Mangoray Art Gallery, Boracay Island
Welcome to my party - Penguine Cafe Gallery, Malate, Manila
Alvarado Negros - Hotel Nikko Manila Garden, Makati City
Piesta: Art in Common - Pabrika, Negros Occidental
1991
Bulante - Bulwagang Amorsolo (Small Gallery), Cultural Center of the Philippines
Tigbatas - Museum of Ilo-ilo City
Palangga - BAA Atelier, Bacolod City
1990: Gilok - Art Gallery, University of the Philippines - Visayas, Ilo-ilo City
1988
Eleventh One-man Show - West Negros College, Bacolod City
Twelfth One-man Show - Art Association of Bacolod Gallery, Bacolod City
Thirteenth One-man Show - CAP Art Center, Cebu City
1987: Kawsa - La Consolacion College- Gallery, Bacolod City
1984: Kasimanwa - Galeria Andrea, Intramuros, Manila
1983: Hala-Lupad - Galeria Juan Sebastian, Bacolod City
1982: Kaupod - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
1981: Kababayehan sa Uma - Heritage Art Center, Quezon City
1980
Welcome to your Nightmare - Manila Peninsula Hotel, Manila
Third One-man Show - Riverside College, Bacolod City
Fourth One-man Show - Print Collection Gallery, Manila
1979: Hampang-hampang lang 'ni pero tuod tuod - Sining Kamalig, Manila
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006
Esprikitik, Alvarado and Pintor Kulapol - Gallery Orange Bacolod City
"basurART" with Pintor Kulapol, Art Month Celebration - Sagay, Negros Occidental
2005
Face Off , Two-man Show with Andreas Loschner- Gornau - Galleria Duemila, Art Walk SM Megamall, Mandaluyong
Cellars, Group Show with Santiago BOSE, Mariano CHING, Dulcie DEE, Jose LEGASPI, Fernando MODESTO, Alwin REAMILLO - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
Art is Tourism - Bunga Art Gallery, Pabrika, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
'Halige' Pintor Kulapol - Bunga Art Gallery, Pabrika, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
Ugyon sa Bulan sang Taliambong - Bunga Art Gallery, Pabrika, Sagay City, Negros Occidental
Epistles on Death, Decay and Nostalgia - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
2004
"Mask-Ha-Reid", Two-man Show with Butch Payawal - Alliance Francaise de Manille, Makati City
Lousy Painters - Syano Artlink, Better Living, Parañaque City
2003
Raga-ak - SM Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
Haplos - Syano Artlink, Better Living, Parañaque City
Ngonian - Art Festival, Ayuntamiento Art Project Cagsawa, Daraga, Albay
2002
Dagsa - Syano Artlink, Better Living, Parañaque City
Hardware II - George Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines - Diliman, Quezon City
Kadugo - Big & Small Art Gallery, Mandaluyong City
2000: Guhit Ulit - Museum of Arts & Sciences Mezzanine, Univeristy of Sto. Tomas, Manila
1999
Art for Street Children - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
Surreal Preludes - Le Souffle, The Fort, Taguig, Manila
Contemporary Filipino Art Show - Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines, Manila
Recolonization: VFA and the next hundred years, Two-man exhibit with Antipas Delatavo - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
1998
Alab ng Puso - Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines, Manila
"Landong" Two-man show with Charlie Co - The Drawing Room, Makati City
VIVA ExCON V - CAP Art Center, Cebu City
1996
Pintor Kulapol - Art Association of Bacolod Gallery, Bacolod City
Common Ground: Black Artists in Asia - Ilo-ilo Museum, Ilo-ilo City
1995: Land of Want, Land of Plenty - Australian Center, Makati City
1994
"Art Alliance", with George Gittoes - Australian Center, Makati City
"Folk Duet", with Paulina Constancia - SM City Art Center, Cebu City
1993
"Black River ", with George Gittoes - Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra, Australia
Black Artists in Asia - Alliance Francaise de Manille, Makati City
1992: Terra non Terra - Cultural Center of the Philipines, Manila
1991: Baguio Art Festival - Baguio Convention Center, Baguio City
1990: 1st VIVA ExCON (Visayan Island Visual Artists Exhibition-Conference) - La Consolacion College, Bacolod City
1989
Collaborations with George Gittoes in Exhibit - Sydney and Melbourne, Australia
Images of continuing struggle - Artspace, Sydney, Australia
1988: Art Attack - La Consolacion College- Gallery, Bacolod City
1986: Piglas: Art at the crossroads - Cultural Center of the Philippines
1985
Mga Batang Negros - Hiraya Gallery, Ermita, Manila
Negros Exhibition Program - Heritage Art Center, Quezon City
Negros Exhibition Program - De La Salle University Gallery, Manila
Negros Exhibition Program - Siaiag Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna
Philippine International Exhibition I - Mt. Carmel, Quezon City
1978: Experimental Group Exhibition - Metro Art Gallery, Makati City
1976: Negrense Group Exhibition - Metro Art Gallery, Makati City
1975: Art Association of Bacolod - Galeria Buglas, Bacolod City
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