Samuel Penaso
Sam Penaso (Philippines, b. 1974) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose works include traditional painting, sculpture, performance, and hybrid works which straddle these disciplines. He earned his BFA degree from the Technological University of the Philippines. He has held 29 solo exhibitions in Japan, Thailand, Austria, Germany, Singapore, New York, Abu Dhabi and Berlin. Furthermore, he has represented the Philippines in several prestigious international art competitions, including the 8th Beijing International Art Biennale 2019; Exhibition Exchange in Hanoi, Vietnam 2018; Nippon International Performance Art Festival in 2005 and 2011; Asian International Art Exhibition in Bandung, Indonesia; Art Triangle, Malaysia; and Young Art Philippines. In Luxemburg, he exhibited his “Stripewalker” performance, his alter ego garbed in a multi-colored striped suit with striped orange glasses to match.
Penaso has received several art grants, including a Don Papa Rum residency in London in 2019, and an Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Fellowship in 2013 to research contemporary art, meet artists and curators, and participate in an artist residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York. Penaso was selected as a finalist in the 2006 Beppu Asia Biennale of Contemporary Art in Japan; won first place in the 2012 Art Association of the …
Sam Penaso (Philippines, b. 1974) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose works include traditional painting, sculpture, performance, and hybrid works which straddle these disciplines. He earned his BFA degree from the Technological University of the Philippines. He has held 29 solo exhibitions in Japan, Thailand, Austria, Germany, Singapore, New York, Abu Dhabi and Berlin. Furthermore, he has represented the Philippines in several prestigious international art competitions, including the 8th Beijing International Art Biennale 2019; Exhibition Exchange in Hanoi, Vietnam 2018; Nippon International Performance Art Festival in 2005 and 2011; Asian International Art Exhibition in Bandung, Indonesia; Art Triangle, Malaysia; and Young Art Philippines. In Luxemburg, he exhibited his “Stripewalker” performance, his alter ego garbed in a multi-colored striped suit with striped orange glasses to match.
Penaso has received several art grants, including a Don Papa Rum residency in London in 2019, and an Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Fellowship in 2013 to research contemporary art, meet artists and curators, and participate in an artist residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York. Penaso was selected as a finalist in the 2006 Beppu Asia Biennale of Contemporary Art in Japan; won first place in the 2012 Art Association of the Philippines Annual Art Competition; was a 2013 finalist at the Winter Grand Salon Show in New York; won first prize in the 2014 and 2016 GSIS Art Competitions organized by the Philippines government; was recognized with an award of merit from the Philippine Art Awards in 2018; was awarded the Metrobank Awards for Continuing Excellence and Service (Metrobank ACES) in the same year; and most recently won the grand prize for the Don Papa Rum Arts competition. Penaso is one of the core members of Tupada Action and Media Art (TAMA) group of performance artists.
Courtesy of the Asian Cultural Council
