Marika Constantino [email protected] / [email protected] 14 Wisdom Street St. Florence corner St. Dominic Quezon City St. Francis Subdivision Philippines, 1100 Tanque, Roxas City, Capiz +63917.831.1943 Philippines, 5800 Marika Constantino is an artist who has participated in significant exhibitions in the Philippines and abroad. As an extension of her art practice, she works as an independent curator and researcher. She is also a freelance writer who has contributed to a number of globally distributed publications. Her early exposure to art and her boundless fascination for the creative process resulted to a degree from the UP College of Architecture to further studies at the UP College of Fine Arts, with Art History as her major. Constantino is continually striving to strike the balance between the cerebral, conceptual and experiential aspects of art with life in general, thus, fueling her fervent passion for artistic endeavors. In 2017, she was selected to be one of the Global Cultural Fellows of the Institute of International Cultural Relations at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. On that same year she was supported by the British Council, Manila to participate in a cultural leadership program at the Kings College in London, United Kingdom. Aside from her individual art practice, she co-directed the programs and activities of 98B COLLABoratory (2012-2018), curated and coordinated the undertakings of the First United Building Community Museum in Escolta, Manila (2015-2018) and curated the Destileria Limtuaco Museum in Intramuros, Manila. For 2018-2019 she was awarded the New York Fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council. In February 2020, Constantino founded KANTINA, an art space in the Western Visayas region that is focused on co-learning and co-creation. She is currently based in both Manila and Roxas City, Capiz in the Philippines. Education □ 1998 - 2001 College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman ▪ BFA Art History [Thesis to be completed] ▪ 1999-2000 University Scholar □ 1985 - 1991 College of Architecture, UP Diliman ▪ BS Architecture Work History □ 2007 – Present, Visual Artist □ 2007 – Present, Freelance Writer □ 2010 – Present, Independent Curator □ 2019 – Present, Museum Consultant, Gerry Roxas Foundation / Jose Amado Araneta Foundation □ 2012 – 2018, Executive Director, 98B COLLABoratory □ 2015 – 2018, Curator In Charge, First United Building Community Museum □ 2018 – Curator, Destileria Limtuaco Museum □ 2011 – 2014, Regular Contributor, Philippine Star Newspaper □ 2012 – 2013, Board of Trustee, FILVADRO □ 2009 – 2012, Part-Time Faculty, Kalayaan College, Visual Arts Department □ 2007 – 2012, Core Committee Member, TutoK Artists’ Initiative □ 2007 – 2008, Part-Time Faculty, College of St. Benilde School of Art and Design □ 2007 – 2008, Executive Director, Constantino Foundation Professional Experience 2020 □ Project ▪ Founded KANTINA □ Exhibition ▪ Looking for Another Family, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Seoul, Korea 2019 □ Curatorial Projects ▪ ILIG: Time-Honored Fishing Practices and Methods in Roxas City, Ang Panublion Museum, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines ▪ The Imperial Ghost in the Neoliberal Machine (Figuring the CIA), EFlux, New York, USA □ Residency ▪ New York Fellowship, Asian Cultural Council, New York, USA ▪ The School of the Alternative, Asheville, North Carolina, USA □ Publication ▪ Contributing writer in “Six Artists From Cambodia,” Phnom Pehn, Cambodia 2018 □ Exhibition ▪ Artistic Director for ESCAPE 2018, Escolta, Manila, Philippines □ Facilitator ▪ Southeast Asian Art Residencies Meeting 2018, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines ▪ Visayas Dialogues and Workshops, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines □ Speaker / Presentor ▪ Western Visayas Museum Summit, Iloilo, Philippines ▪ Taiwan Art Space Alliance Conference, Taipei, Taiwan ▪ Taiwan East Coast Land Art Festival Workshop, Taitung, Taiwan ▪ Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea □ Curatorial Projects ▪ Mani | Obra, 1335 Mabini, Manila, Philippines ▪ Destileria Limtuaco Museum, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines ▪ VIVA ExCon 2018 (Visayan Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference 2018), Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines ▪ PAGTAHUD: Lessons from Unsung Luminaries, Water Tank Museum Annex, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines 2017 □ Exhibition ▪ RESTORATIVE – Bulwagan ng Dangal Heritage Museum, UP Diliman, Philippines ▪ Per Square Inch – The Drawing Room, Makati, Philippines □ Fellowship ▪ Global Cultural Fellow 2017-2108 – Institute of International Cultural Relations, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom □ Written Works ▪ ReMade With Love – Feature on Escolta, Manila in Smile Magazine (Cebu Pacific Airline In Flight Magazine) ▪ Essay on Artist-Run Spaces, Commissioned by the Japan Foundation Manila ▪ Essay on Filipino/Spanish Artist Exchange, Commissioned by the Spanish Embassy in Manila: Perro Berde □ Speaker / Presentor ▪ TEDx Xavier University, San Juan, Philippines ▪ Art Fair Philippines, Makati, Philippines ▪ Global Youth Forum, Subic, Philippines ▪ ASEAN Creative Cities Forum, Bonifacio Global City, Philippines ▪ Metrobank Foundation Lecture Series, Pasay City, Philippines ▪ Taiwan East Coast land Art Symposium, Hualien, Taiwan ▪ Open Contemporary Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan ▪ SLY Art Space Conference, Kaohsiung, Taiwan □ Participant ▪ Leading Culture in the 21st Century Course, Kings College, London, United Kingdom ▪ British Council’s Regional Creative Hubs Forum, Bangkok, Thailand 2016 □ Research Project ▪ NCCA (National Commission on Culture and the Arts) Grantee: PROJECT TITLE: MANGAPTUS Plantilla: Ivatan Herbalists’ Compilation □ Curatorial Projects ▪ HUB: Make Lab – Incubation space for creatives in Escolta, Manila (INFO: https://www.facebook.com/TheHUBMakeLab/ and http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/businesslife/2016/05/27/hub-make-lab.html) ▪ Markers (98B Representative), Special Exhibition in Art Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates ▪ Association of Visual Arts in Taiwan – Taipei, Taiwan □ Speaker / Presentor / Conference ▪ VIVA Excon – Iloilo, Philippines ▪ Art Based Research – Marketing and Opinion Research Society of the Philippines – Tagaytay, Philippines ▪ RES ARTIS Meeting of Southeast Asian Residencies – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015 □ Written Works ▪ On Sufian Samsiyar’s 98B Residency Experience for Art Incubator’s Exhibition Catalogue, Singapore □ Art Project ▪ Melting Pot (Initiative with Anjo Bolarda in partnership with 98B’s Kitchen) o Nest Creative Space / January – Baguio, Philippines o Art Incubator / February – Singapore o Artery Art Space / March – Quezon City, Philippines o Bamboo Curtain Studio / June – Taipei, Taiwan o Howl Art Space / July – Tainan, Taiwan o DA+C Festival – Penang, Malaysia □ Curatorial Project ▪ First United Building Community Museum – Escolta, Manila, Philippines □ Residency ▪ Bamboo Curtain Studio – Taipei, Taiwan □ Workshop ▪ Participant in Goethe – Institut in Manila’s exchange project for museum professionals: How to Bring Museum’s to Life; conducted by Ms. Karin Rottmann, Deputy Director of Museumsdienst, Cologne, Germany □ Speaker / Presentor ▪ Creative Placemaking in Manila – Manila Urban Design Week ▪ Mabuhay: 98B – OCAC (Open Contemporary Art Center), Taipei, Taiwan ▪ Kamusta: 98B & Melting Pot – Artopia, Hualien, Taiwan ▪ Shapeshifting Humanoids – Penang State Museum, Penang, Malaysia □ Exhibitions ▪ December – On/Line Artery Art Space, Quezon City ▪ June – Only In The Philippines CANVAS, UP Vargas Museum, Diliman, Quezon City ▪ May – Material Practices in the Everyday Artery Art Space, Quezon City 2014 □ Exhibitions ▪ October – 45 / 50 J Studio, Taguig City – Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone Imago Mundi, Italy □ Speaker / Curatorial Consultant / Project Manager ▪ Project Glocal: Transi(en)t Manila, Transi(en)t Penang, Transi(en)t Tapei ▪ Connecting the Dots Research Presentation, Indonesia Visual Art Archive, Jogjakarta, Indonesia ▪ Alternative Route Symposium, Koganecho Bazaar 2014, Yokohama, Japan ▪ Creativity and the City, Goethe Insitut, Hanoi, Vietnam □ Research Project ▪ Connecting the Dots (Ongoing Research on Alternative Spaces, Independent Art Projects and Initiatives Across Asia) o Taipei, Taiwan / Penang and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Hanoi and Saigon, Vietnam / Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan / Jogjakarta, Indonesia □ Residency ▪ Jogja Independent Research Project – Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2013 □ Exhibitions ▪ November – Period. – 6th Solo Exhibition Art Informal, Mandaluyong ▪ June – Revolution Vargas Museum, UP Diliman ▪ February – Con/Text Art Center, Mega Mall, Mandaluyong □ Written Works ▪ Exhibition Notes for Christina Quisumbing Ramilo for Construct ▪ Exhibition Notes for Christina Quisumbing Ramilo for Stories from the Ruins ▪ Exhibition Notes for Pam Yan Santos for Back to Basics □ Curatorial Projects ▪ November – domestiCITY Inaugural Exhibit of JStudio, Taguig City □ Speaker / Curatorial Consultant ▪ BS1 Talks | Art Economies, Manila ▪ BS1 Talks | Art Education and Curation: Activating Spaces for Community Engagement, Bacolod, Philippines ▪ Alternative Route Symposium, Koganecho Bazaar 2013, Yokohama, Japan 2012 □ Exhibitions ▪ December – Igisa ‘Yan! (What’s Cooking in the Philippines) Exhibit and Book Launch Young Artists’ Studio, Quezon City ▪ September – reFLEXions, too Galerie Astra, Makati City ▪ July – ‘Balancing Paradoxes and Paradigms’ Mixed-Media Mural (1080x120cm) in a Public Space Residency at Roma Arts, Bandung, Indonesia ▪ June – Curved House Blanc Compound, Mandaluyong – Kalayaan Vargas Museum, UP Diliman ▪ April