Vinluan, Nestor

Academic Background
1982 Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Minor in Printmaking, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York (Fulbright-Hays Scholarship)
1972 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, UP College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Selected Professional Appointments
2015 Professor Emeritus, UP Diliman, Quezon City
1989–1992 Dean (1st term), UP College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City
1992–1995 Dean (2nd term), UP College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City
1995–1998 Dean (3rd term), UP College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City
1987–present Thesis Adviser for the graduate program
1983–2014 Thesis Adviser for the undergraduate program
Selected Awards and Distinctions
2015 Professor Emeritus, UP Diliman, Quezon City
2012 UP Artistic Productivity Award (Artist III)
2008 Most Outstanding Fulbright Alumni in Arts and Humanities, Philippine Fulbright Scholars Association
2007 Artist in Residence, Stadt Atelier, Künstlerhaus, Salzburg, Austria
2006 KNP Citation for Arts and Culture, Kaluyagan Nen Palaris, Confederation of Pangasinan Associations
2004 Artist in Residence, Sculpture Square, Singapore
Fernando Amorsolo Professorial Chair Awardee, UP College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City
2002–2005 Vice Chairman, National Museum Panel of Experts on Art (Authentication and Evaluation)
2001 Gawad Chanselor para sa Pinakamahusay na Alagad ng Sining, UP Diliman, Quezon City
2000 Honorary Member, Asia Society Philippines
1997–1998 Member, Board of Trustees, Philippine Fulbright Scholarship Association
1995–1998 Executive Committee Member, National Commission on Culture and the Arts, Committee on Visual Arts
1995–1996 Member, Board of Trustees, Philippine Fulbright Scholarship Association
1996 Lecturer, “The Education of Artists,” VIVA ExCon IV, The 4th Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibits and Conference, Iloilo City
1995–1998 Chair, Subcommittee for Fine Arts, Commission on Higher Education Technical Panel for Humanities, Social Sciences, and Communication
1995 Gawad Chanselor as Outstanding Faculty Administrator as Dean of UP College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City
International Visitor Program of the US Information
1994 Speaker, Art Education in the Philippines Today with paper entitled “The Filipino Artists: Problems and Direction,” The Art Association of the Philippines Symposium, Metropolitan Museum of Manila
1993 Professorial Achievement Award in the Arts (Fine Arts / Painting), University of the Philippines Alumni Association
Keynote Speaker, “The Use of Indigenous Materials in Art Making,” ASEAN Conference and Workshop on Research, Documentation, and Exchange on Indigenous Materials, Manila Hotel
1992 Outstanding Faculty Administrator as Dean of the UP College of Fine Arts, UP Chancellor Award, First UP Diliman Week
1991 Australian Cultural Awards Scheme
1989 Represented the Philippines, ASEAN Traveling Exhibition and Symposium on Painting, Photography, and Children’s Art, Jakarta, Indonesia
1985 Represented the Philippines, 2nd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka, Japan
1980 Fulbright-Hays Grantee (January 1980–December 1981)
Seven Artists, Slide Presentations and Exhibition of selected graduate students (Richard Martin of Arts Magazine as the invited critic), Higgins Hall, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1979–1982 Critic’s Choice, Ma-yi Gallery (Leo Benesa, Rod Paras-Perez, Emmanuel Torres)
1977 Represented the Philippines, Hong Kong Arts Festival
1974 Thirteen Artists Award, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1973 Grand Award, Art Association of the Philippines, APP Competition and Exhibition (Painting Category)
1971 Celia Diaz Laurel Scholarship, UP College of Fine Arts
1st Place, On-the-Spot Painting Tilt, Sponsored by Shell Philippines
Honorable Mention, Southeast Asia Art Society, Singapore
1970 7th Place, On-the-Spot Painting Tilt, Sponsored by Shell Philippines
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Paintings/Installations/Objects V, Galleria Duemila, Pasay City
2016 Vertical on Configuration and Other Recent Works, West Gallery
2014 From the Artist Studio, Corredor Gallery, UP College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Heaven and Earth: Works from 2011–2013, Now Gallery & Auctions, 2305 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City
2013 New Works, Inaugural Exhibition, Now Gallery & Consulting, 2305 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City
2010 Mystical Space, Sining Makiling Art Gallery, DL Umali Hall, Los Baños, Laguna
2009 Radiance: New Works by Nestor Olarte Vinluan, Ground Floor, Ayala Museum, Makati City
2008 Salzburg Impressionen: Künstlerhaus, Salzach River, Mozart and the Arcs, Stadt Atelier, Künstlerhaus, Salzburg, Austria
2007 From Künstlerhaus and Other Recent Works, West Gallery and Finale Art File, The Artwalk, Fourth Level, SM Megamall
2006 From Sculpture Square and Other Recent Works, Mag:net Gallery, Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
2007 Paintings/Installations/Objects III, Sculpture Square Limited, Singapore
2004 Paintings/Installations/Objects II, Mag:net Gallery, The Loop, ABS-CBN Compound, Quezon City
2003 Recent Paintings, The Luz Gallery, Makati City
2002 From Blue to Earth with Red, Ayala Museum
2001 Of Earth, Sky and the Spirit, Art Center, SM Megamall
1999–2000 The Luz Gallery
Pinaglabanan Gallery
1986 The Luz Gallery
1985 Small Gallery and Museum Hallway, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1984 Graduate Gallery 107, Higgins Hall, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1980 Gallery I–Gallery II, Sining Kamalig
1975 Small Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1974 Shop No. 6, Sining Kamalig
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 RROAR: Ricco Renzo’s Art Rage, Ricco Renzo Art Gallery, SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City
2014 MET OPEN, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Manila
2012 Six Diliman Abstractionists, Galerie Anna, Art Center, 4th Level, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2011 Une Pleiade d’Artistes: Recent Works, Altro Mondo Arte Contemporanea, Third Level, Greenbelt, Makati City
2009 Daloy: We Said Our Piece, 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Unos at Banaag, Liongoren Gallery, an exhibition for the victims of Ondoy, Quezon City
Art After 40, Sining Kamalig Gallery, Gateway Mall, Quezon City
2008 Salle de Pas Perdus, Maison de l’UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, Paris
TRANSMISSIONS: UP Artists and the CCP Thirteen Artists Awards, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Works from the 80s, Avellana Art Gallery, Pasay City
Inaugural Exhibition, Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2007 Peers Ensemble, Pintô Art Museum, Antipolo City
2006 The 20th Asian International Art Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Makati City
2003 From the 17th Asian International Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Makati City
2002 Philippines Paintings, From the 17th Asian International Exhibition, Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art, South Korea
Homage to the Masters II, Tall Galleries, Metropolitan Museum of Manila
1999 Fulbright Master’s Suite (Abueva, Kasilag, Imao and Vinluan), Manila Peninsula, Makati City
1993 Best Contemporary Philippine Art, Empress Place Museum Lobby, Singapore
1988–1990 First ASEAN Exhibition of Painting, Photography and Children’s Art, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei
1989 Sikat: Two Decades of Philippine Art, Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1988 Subject Matter: Color, Pasilyo Victorio Edades, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1987 Reality According to Artists, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1986 Seoul Contemporary Asian Art Show, The National Museum of Modern Art, Korea
1985 2nd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka, Japan
10th CCP Annual, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1984 3rd ASEAN Exhibition of Painting & Photography, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok
Asian Art, Bangladesh
CCP Annual, Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1980 Seven Artists, Slide Presentation and Exhibition, Higgins Hall, Inter-Art Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Museum Artists 1980, Museum of Philippine Art
Philippine Painting Old and New, The Hague, Netherlands
Exhibition of Philippine Contemporary Art, Hong Kong Museum of Art
1979 A Decade of Developmental Art, Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Critic’s Choice, Ma-yi Gallery
Work No. 4 at the Farm, An International Exhibition, The Farm, San Francisco, California
Critic’s Choice, Ma-yi Gallery (Leo Benesa, Rod Paras-Perez, Emmanuel Torres)
Philippine Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
1978 Philippine Contemporary Art, Sepia Workshop, New York
3rd Annual for the Visual Arts, Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Windows, Small Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1977 20 Artists, Museum of Philippine Art
Museum Artists, Museum of Philippine Art
Roots, Basics, Beginnings, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Hong Kong Arts Festival
40 Filipino Contemporary Artists, Museum of Philippine Art
Seasons and Generations, Small Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1976 Group Exhibition, Philippine House, Mainz, Germany
Group Exhibition, Philippine House, Cairo, Egypt
1st CCP Annual of Recent Paintings and Sculptures, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Contemporary Art in the Philippines, Museum of Philippine Art
1975 Contemporary Philippine Art, Tokyo, Japan
AAP Grand Award Winners, Metro Manila
1974 New Directions in Philippine Abstract Painting, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Subject Matter, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Thirteen Artists, Cultural Center of the Philippines
1973 Grand Award (Painting Category), AAP Competition and Exhibition
1972 Summer Exhibition, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Two-Man Show, Galerie Bleue
1971 4-Sight, Hotel-Inter-Continental Manila
Painters Five, Red Gallery
Selected Lectures
2008 Conversations with Nestor Vinluan, Ayala Museum
Painting Workshop with Nestor Vinluan, Ayala Museum (Philippine High School for the Arts)
2007 Shell Art Interaction Program, University of Northern Philippines, Vigan, Ilocos Sur
2004 Sculpture Square, Singapore
NAFA, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
La Salle–SIA College of Arts, Singapore
National Institute of Education, Singapore
National University of Singapore, Singapore
2000 On Abstraction/Figuration, Asia Art Society, Ayala Museum
Fernando Amorsolo, Realities: Representation or Abstraction, Ayala Museum
1991 Artists and Their Role in Modern Everyday Life, organized by SPAFA, Silpakom University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
1980 Seven Artists, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, Graduating Class
Selected Curatorial Works
2016 Line Between Gesture and Color, Finale Art Gallery, Mandaluyong City
UP Art Expo @ BGC, University of the Philippines, Bonifacio Global City
2014 Identity/Place/Fantasy, Galleria Duemila, Pasay City
2009 Old Dogs, New Tricks by Paulo Vinluan, Tall Gallery, Finale Art File, Mandaluyong City
2008 Folk Lore by Paulo Vinluan, Blanc Gallery, Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City
2006 New Paintings and Selection of Small Collages, Benjie Cabangis, Mag:net Gallery, The Loop, ABS-CBN Compound, Quezon City
Mapping the Field: Virginia Dandan, Pintô Art Museum, Antipolo City
2005 Box Environment SFA 120 Z / SFA 120 V, Ayala Museum, Makati City
2004 Paintings by Antonio Daroy, Mag:net Gallery, Makati City
2003 Maningning Soliloquy at CCP, Home Coming/Coming Home, Cultural Center of the Philippines
2001 Fulbright Artist Exhibition, Manila Polo Club, Forbes Park, Makati City
1991 1st ASEAN Traveling Exhibition of Painting, Photography and Children’s Art, National Museum, Manila
Selected Commissioned Works
2015–2017 UP Covenant Monument, UP Diliman, Quezon City
2007 Paintings for Heritage Hotel, The Heritage Hotel Manila
Millennium Hotels and Resorts
2006 Greenbelt 5 Wall Project, Ayala Land Inc. Collection, Makati City
1995–1996 Public Sculpture, “Rock and Columns of Heroes,” DENR Compound, Quezon City
Selected Collections
Ayala Museum, Museum of Philippine Art, National Art Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Philippine Budget Commission, Steven Leach and Associates, Telecom Plaza, Citibank, Manila Hotel, Shell Philippines, Hong Kong Bank, Central Bank of the Philippines, Prudential Bank, First National Bank of Chicago, Active Banks, Museum of Bangladesh, National Museum, Hotel Intercontinental, Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City, Mayor Imperial Hotel, Philippine Heart Center, Chase Manhattan Bank
Selected Bibliography
Albano, Ray. “Forms, Colors, and Ancient Window Structures,” Daily Express, November 1975, p. 25
Albano, Ray. “Nestor Vinluan Comes Home,” Arts Monthly, July 1983, p. 23
Benesa, Leo. “Nestor Vinluan as Painter’s Painter,” Daily Express, July 1979, p. 17
Benesa, Leo. “Vinluan Inscape-Landscapes,” Daily Express, October 1977, p. 25
CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, vol. 4, “Vinluan, Nestor Olarte.” Makati City: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994
Defeo, Ruben David F. “Nestor Olarte Vinluan,” The Carillon, November–December 1972, pp. 4–5
Gatbonton, Juan T., Javelosa, Jeannie E., and Roa, Lourdes Ruth R. Art Philippines. Pasig, Metro Manila: Crucible Workshop, c. 1992
Guillermo, Alice G. “Sining Biswal: An Essay on Philippine Visual Arts,” Tuklas Sining, 1991, pp. 319–321
Paras-Perez, Rodolfo. “A Real Art Movement,” Philippine Panorama, April 1976, p. 12
Shell Reunion Artists: The Spirit of the Shell Art Competition Winners, 1951–1992. Makati City, Metro Manila: Shell Companies in the Philippines, 1993
Syjuco, Cesare. “Raising Abstraction from the Dead,” Manila Times
Torres, Emmanuel. “Nestor Vinluan,” Kayamanan, 1981, p. 165
Zafaralla, P.B. “Four Young Artists in Earnest Search of Individual Styles,” The Manila Chronicle, March 1971