ArtSpeak Online with Vic Balanon

Victor Balanon (b. 1972) is a self-taught artist based in Quezon City, Philippines. He started to study dental medicine but left school to pursue his interest in art. He later studied film and animation at the Mowelfund Film Institute in Manila. He has worked as an illustrator creating storyboards, album covers and posters for film, independent comics and alternative music labels and later as an animator for a major Japanese animation company. He has participated and supported various local artist-run initiatives in the 90’s, particularly with the collective Surrounded By Water. Since then, he had participated in group shows both locally and abroad. He had his first solo exhibition in 2011 and had more than 10 exhibitions to date. His works have been featured at the Jakarta Biennale, the Jewish Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, the UP Vargas Museum and the Singapore Art Museum.

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