Born in 1984 in Manila, Kat Medina is a highly regarded name within the vanguard generation of ultra-contemporary Philippine art. She completed her formal artistic training in Manila before developing a research-driven, multi-media methodology that cuts seamlessly across painting, textile art, sculpture, and site-specific installations.
Medina’s early institutional breakthrough was deeply rooted in alternative, non-traditional curation. She famously staged her milestone first solo exhibition directly inside her own house, utilizing the private, familiar residence as a live laboratory to dissect the immediate cycles of domesticity, seclusion, and what it means to build a home out of pedestrian materials. Over her dedicated career, Medina’s investigations into anthropological disparities, consumerism, and the economics of the hand have earned her widespread recognition, placing her work in premier contemporary galleries and cultural institutions across Southeast Asia and Europe.
Education & Academic Foundations:
Fine Arts Degree: Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Far Eastern University (FEU), Manila.
Selected Solo Exhibitions & Speculative Projects:
2026: This desire, to break – The Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines (An exhibition exploring the breaking away from constructed, institutional identities).
2021: The Shelf Life of Being / Body Experiencing a Soul – MONO8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
2013: Common Subscriptions – The Drawing Room, Makati City, Philippines (A landmark solo showcase mapping out commercial design impositions through manual embroidery and resin casts).
Selected Institutional Group Presentations & Global Surveys:
2024: Encounters of Disbelief (Curated by Jon Cuyson) – Galleria Duemila, Pasay City, Philippines.
2019: Motions Of This Kind: Propositions & Problems of Belatedness – The Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, United Kingdom.
2018: Casting Stones into Still Water – Mind Set Art Center (MSAC), Taipei, Taiwan.
2017: Delikado Peligroso – Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
2014: Destroy 3000 Years of Culture (GIF and Digital-Media Alternative Survey curated by Jeona Zoleta) – Post Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines.
2009: Pottymouth (Debut Institutional Group Showcase) – Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines.
