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Samonte exhibit in Los Angeles, CA in 2003 shown with California Suite #1.
Rodolfo Samonte is a painter, printmaker, photographer and digital artist. Samonte was born in Manila, Philippines and now resides in Burbank, California. Samonte has shown his work in 19 solo exhibitions and numerous group shows in the Philippines, the USA, Europe and South America. His art, photography, art reviews, critism, writings and exhibitions will be featured here.
Rodolfo Samonte with California Suite #1.
Samonte exhibit in Los Angeles, CA in 2003 shown with California Suite #1.
Rodolfo S. Samonte - Resume
Born in Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Resident of Burbank, California, United States, since 1979
Studies:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, 1964
Photo Techniques, The School of Visual Arts, New York, 1976
Solo Exhibitions:
1969 Joy T. Dayrit's Print Gallery, Makati, Philippines - Woodcuts
1970 The Luz Gallery, Manila, Philippines - Serigraphs, Etchings
1972 The Luz Gallery - Lacquer Paintings
1973 The Luz Gallery - Serigraphs
The Luz Gallery - Lacquer Paintings, Prints, Construction
1974 Seibu Gallery, Tokyo - Serigraphs
Galeria Escala, Bogota, Colombia - Serigraphs
1975 Galeria Buglas, Bacolod City, Philippines - Serigraphs
Tokyo Hilton Gallery - Serigraphs
Galeria Escala - Serigraphs
Green Mansion Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio - Acryic Paintings
1977 Galerie de Sfinx, Amsterdam - Serigraphs
The Luz Gallery - Paintings, Handmade Paper Work, Prints
Sining Kamalig Gallery, Pasay City, Philippines - Photography
Print Collections, Manila - Cast Paper Relief Sculptures
1978 Sining Kamalig - Paintings
The Gallery at Hyatt Regency, Manila - Paintings
Galerie Bleue, Makati, Philippines - Paintings, Drawings
2003 Arts & Books Gallery, Silverlake, Los Angeles, California - Large-scale Digital Paintings on Canvas.
2011 GalerieOne Workshop, BelAire 2, Makati, Philippines - New Work: Large-scale Digital Paintings.
Awards, Honors:
1966 1st & 2nd Prize. First Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Annual Print Competition
1969 1st, 2nd & 4th Prize, AAP 2nd Annual Graphic Art Annual Competition
1970 1st Prize, Mixed Media, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize, Relief, Philippine Association of Printmakers Annual Competition
1972 Philippine Representative, 8th Annual International Biennial of Prints, Tokyo
1973 12th Sao Paolo Biennial, Brazil
1974 Philippine Representative, ASEAN Mobile Art Exhition, touring 5 cities in Asia
1974 Patnubay ng Kalinangan (Araw ng Maynila).
Manila Day, Guardian of Culture Award in Art
1976 10th International Biennial of Prints, Tokyo
1979 - 1st Prize, AAP Art Competition, Manila, Philippines
Group Exhibitions:
Participation in numerous group exhibitions in the Philippines, Australia, Asia, Japan and the USA since 1966. A comprehensive list is available elsewhere in this blog.
Some notable group exhibitions:
1984 - "The Asian Spirit in Contemporary Art" presented by the Arts Council of the Pacific Asia Museum. Shinno Gallery, Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California. Prints
2002 - Eagle Rock Cultural Center, Los Angeles. Digital Paintings
2003 - "DECODE" Ateneo Art Gallery, Digital Paintings.
2004 - "BANGGAAN. Global Art Collisions in Cyberspace" Arts & Books Gallery, Silverlake, Los Angeles, California. Digital Paintings.
2006 - "FUSION" De LaSalle University Museum, Manila, Philippines
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 - Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, California. Digital Paintings/Photography
2009 - "Strokes of Genius" Los Angeles City Hall Art Gallery, Los Angeles California.
2011 - 48 Treasures: 48 Years of UCPB, Manila, Philippines.
2011 - 19th Annual International Arts Festival: "Five Elements/One World. Lantern of the East" Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles California.
2012 - Samonte/Samonte - Double Exposure. Photography Show with Donna Samonte. Featuring The Charming Security Guards of Manila. GalerieOne Workshop, Makati, Philippines.
2014 - Gepte/Samonte - Synchronized Nudes, featuring the McSketches (nude sketches done at McDonald's) of Rodolfo Samonte, ArtPrints Alley, Makati, Philippines.
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Philippine Heart Center
The Philippine Center, 5th Ave. New York
Ateneo Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
De LaSalle University Museum, Manila, Philippines
Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, El Museo de Oro, Bogota, Colombia
Museo Tamayo, Mexico City
Wili and Doreen Fernandez Collection, De LaSalle University, Manila
(Blog sites of above may be in blog links shown below except for the Fernandez Collection above which is a link).
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Born in Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Resident of Burbank, California, United States, since 1979
Studies:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, 1964
Photo Techniques, The School of Visual Arts, New York, 1976
Solo Exhibitions:
1969 Joy T. Dayrit's Print Gallery, Makati, Philippines - Woodcuts
1970 The Luz Gallery, Manila, Philippines - Serigraphs, Etchings
1972 The Luz Gallery - Lacquer Paintings
1973 The Luz Gallery - Serigraphs
The Luz Gallery - Lacquer Paintings, Prints, Construction
1974 Seibu Gallery, Tokyo - Serigraphs
Galeria Escala, Bogota, Colombia - Serigraphs
1975 Galeria Buglas, Bacolod City, Philippines - Serigraphs
Tokyo Hilton Gallery - Serigraphs
Galeria Escala - Serigraphs
Green Mansion Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio - Acryic Paintings
1977 Galerie de Sfinx, Amsterdam - Serigraphs
The Luz Gallery - Paintings, Handmade Paper Work, Prints
Sining Kamalig Gallery, Pasay City, Philippines - Photography
Print Collections, Manila - Cast Paper Relief Sculptures
1978 Sining Kamalig - Paintings
The Gallery at Hyatt Regency, Manila - Paintings
Galerie Bleue, Makati, Philippines - Paintings, Drawings
2003 Arts & Books Gallery, Silverlake, Los Angeles, California - Large-scale Digital Paintings on Canvas.
2011 GalerieOne Workshop, BelAire 2, Makati, Philippines - New Work: Large-scale Digital Paintings.
2016 Galerie Astra, BelAire 2, Makati, Philippines - McSketch Abstracts.
2018 Altromondo Arte Contemporanea, Greenbelt 5, Makati, Philippines - Combines, Tutti-Frutti & Suitcase Suite.
1966 1st & 2nd Prize. First Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Annual Print Competition
1969 1st, 2nd & 4th Prize, AAP 2nd Annual Graphic Art Annual Competition
1970 1st Prize, Mixed Media, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize, Relief, Philippine Association of Printmakers Annual Competition
1972 Philippine Representative, 8th Annual International Biennial of Prints, Tokyo
1973 12th Sao Paolo Biennial, Brazil
1974 Philippine Representative, ASEAN Mobile Art Exhition, touring 5 cities in Asia
1974 Patnubay ng Kalinangan (Araw ng Maynila).
Manila Day, Guardian of Culture Award in Art
1976 10th International Biennial of Prints, Tokyo
1979 - 1st Prize, AAP Art Competition, Manila, Philippines
Group Exhibitions:
Participation in numerous group exhibitions in the Philippines, Australia, Asia, Japan and the USA since 1966. A comprehensive list is available elsewhere in this blog.
Some notable group exhibitions:
1984 - "The Asian Spirit in Contemporary Art" presented by the Arts Council of the Pacific Asia Museum. Shinno Gallery, Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, California. Prints
2002 - Eagle Rock Cultural Center, Los Angeles. Digital Paintings
2003 - "DECODE" Ateneo Art Gallery, Digital Paintings.
2004 - "BANGGAAN. Global Art Collisions in Cyberspace" Arts & Books Gallery, Silverlake, Los Angeles, California. Digital Paintings.
2006 - "FUSION" De LaSalle University Museum, Manila, Philippines
2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 - Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, California. Digital Paintings/Photography
2009 - "Strokes of Genius" Los Angeles City Hall Art Gallery, Los Angeles California.
2011 - 48 Treasures: 48 Years of UCPB, Manila, Philippines.
2011 - 19th Annual International Arts Festival: "Five Elements/One World. Lantern of the East" Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles California.
2012 - Samonte/Samonte - Double Exposure. Photography Show with Donna Samonte. Featuring The Charming Security Guards of Manila. GalerieOne Workshop, Makati, Philippines.
2014 - Gepte/Samonte - Synchronized Nudes, featuring the McSketches (nude sketches done at McDonald's) of Rodolfo Samonte, ArtPrints Alley, Makati, Philippines.
2014 - MET OPEN 2014 - 2 Large-scale digital paintings. Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Roxas Blvd.
2018 - Phylokalia - Suitcase Suite. Yuchengco Museum, Ayala Avenue, Makati.
In the collection of:
The Philippine National MuseumCultural Center of the Philippines
Philippine Heart Center
The Philippine Center, 5th Ave. New York
Ateneo Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines
De LaSalle University Museum, Manila, Philippines
Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, El Museo de Oro, Bogota, Colombia
Museo Tamayo, Mexico City
Wili and Doreen Fernandez Collection, De LaSalle University, Manila
(Blog sites of above may be in blog links shown below except for the Fernandez Collection above which is a link).
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- Senor Enrique
- UCLA
- University of Santo Tomas
- Vics Magsaysay at Yessy
- Wikipedia: Samonte by Benesa
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