OFELIA GELVEZON-TEQUI

 

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Place and date of birth : Guimbal, Iloilo, Philippines ; June 4

 

Nationality : Filipino/French

 

Medium :     colored etching on zinc or copper plates

                    engraving on copper

                    acrylic on canvas or rag paper

                    collage and mixed media

                    aniline on silk

 

Education :

1964                              Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines

1966            Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines

1967            Diploma in Painting, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy

1968            Special Studies in Graphic Arts, Pratt Institute, New York City

 

Awards :

1968            Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship for Graphic Arts,

                    Pratt Institute, New York City

1968            Second Prize, First Annual Exhibition and Competition,

                    Printmakers Association of the Philippines, Manila

1969            First Prize, Second Annual Exhibition and Competition,

                    Printmakers Association of the Philippines, Manila

1972            Purchase Prize, International Graphic Arts Exhibition and

                    Contest, Rustan, Makati, Metro Manila

1982            Gold Medal for Printmaking, 35th Art Association of the

                    Philippines Annual Art Competition and Exhibition, Manila

1983            Mariang Maya Achievement Award for Graphic Arts, The Sigma

                    Delta Phi Sorority Alumnae Association, Manila

1985            Quatrième Mention, XVIII Salon Ile-de-France, Bourg-la-Reine

2002            The Michiko Takamatsu Prize, Salon des Artistes Français,

                    Espace Auteuil, Paris

2003            The Lucien and Suzanne Jonas Prize, Salon des Artistes

                    Français, Espace Auteuil, Paris

 

Activities, Past and Present :

                    Instructor of Humanities, Art History and Printmaking,

                       University of the Philippines

                    Book Designer, University of the Philippines Press

                    Director, Art Association of the Philippines

                    Member, President’s Council on the Arts, University of the

                       Philippines

                    In-Charge, University of the Philippines Print Center,

                       College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines

                    Worked at the Atelier Lodge and Caporaso, Paris

                    Worked at the Printmaking Workshop, Hong Kong Visual Art

                       Center, Hong Kong

                    Working at the Atelier La Taille Douce Françoise Bricaut, Paris      

                    Member, Board of Administration, Société Française

                       d’Orchidophilie            

 

Bibliography (Selected Books only)

Art Philippines. Juan Gatbonton, Jeannie E. Javelosa, Ruth R. Roa, editors.

                   Pasig, Metro Manila : The Crucible Workshop, 1992.

Leonidas V. Benesa. Okir. Quezon City : Interline Printing, 1982.

Leonidas V. Benesa. The Printmakers. Manila : Department of Information,

                   1975.

E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs,

                   Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Vol IV. Paris : Librairie Grund, 1976,

                   2000.

Flaudette May V. Datuin. Home, Body, Memory : Filipina Artists in the

                   Visual Arts, 19th Century to the Present. Diliman, Quezon City :

                   University of the Philippines Press, 2002.

Manuel D. Duldulao. Contemporary Philippine Art. Manila : Vera-Reyes Inc.,

                   1972.

Manuel D. Duldulao. The Philippine Art Scene. Manila : Maber Books Inc.,

                   1977.

Manuel D. Duldulao. A Century of Realism in Philippine Art. Manila and

                   Hong Kong : Vera-Reyes and Toppan Printing Company, 1982.

Alice G. Guillermo. Image to Meaning : Essays on Philippine Arts. Quezon

                   City : Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2001.

Homage to the Masters 2. Introduction by Ana P. Labrador. Manila : The

                   Artlink Group and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, 2002.

Cid Reyes. Conversations in Philippine Art. Interviews by Cid Reyes. Manila :

                   Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1989.

Who’s Who in International Art. International Biographical Art Dictionary.

                   Lausanne, Switzerland, 1990.

 

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

One Man Shows

1970          Prints, Joy Dayrit Print Gallery, Makati, Philippines

1971          Prints, The Hidalgo Gallery, Makati, Philippines

1972          Prints, The Small Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines,

                     Manila

1979                         Prints and Collages, Museum Hallway, Cultural Center of the

                     Philippines, Manila

1979                         Retrospective Show of Sixty Prints, Crozet (Gex), France

1979          Prints and Collages, ABC Galleries, Manila

1980                         Prints and Collages, The Luz Gallery, Makati, Metro Manila

1982          Paintings on Silk, Ma-Yi, The Manila Mandarin Gallery, Makati,

                     Metro Manila

1983          Paintings on Silk, The Luz Gallery, Makati, Metro Manila

1983          Prints, The Museum of Philippine Art, Manila

1985          The Graphic Works of Ofelia Gelvezon-Téqui, Main Gallery,

                     Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila

1985          The Graphic Works of Ofelia Gelvezon-Téqui, University of the

                     Philippines in the Visayas Auditorium, Iloilo City

1987                         Prints, Finale Art File, Makati, Metro Manila

1987                         Prints, Galerie Renoir, Union Latina, Paris

1988                         Prints, The Philippine Center, New York City

1989                         Paintings, Finale Art File, Makati, Metro Manila

1990                         Paintings and Prints, Galerie Telford, Paris

1990          Works on Paper, Finale Art File, Makati, Metro Manila

1991          Prints, Maison d’Amérique Latine, Monte Carlo, Monaco

1991          Small Format Prints, Espace Culturel des Ramacles, Aubières,

                     France

1992          Philippine Works and Days : Paintings, The Luz Gallery, Makati,

                     Metro Manila

1993          The Joyful Mysteries : Paintings, Finale Art File, SM MegaMall,

                     Mandaluyong City

1994          Two-Man Painting Exhibit with Iya Fernandez-Lehva, Finale Art

                     File, Makati, Metro Manila

1995                         Paintings, The Luz Gallery, Makati, Metro Manila

1996                         Estampitas : Prints and Mixed Media Works on Paper, The

                     Crucible Gallery, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong City

1997                         The Philippine Madonna, The Lopez Museum, Pasig City and at

                     the Finale Art File, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong City

1998                         Paintings and Prints, The Philippine Center, New York City

1998          Paintings and Prints, The Luz Gallery, Makati City, Metro Manila

1999          Still Life Paintings, The Ayala Museum, Makati City, Metro

                      Manila

2000          Paintings, Budji Layug Gallery, Makati City, Metro Manila

2001          Still Life Paintings, Finale Art File, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong

                      City

2001          Prints and Collages, The Drawing Room, Makati City

2002          Recent Paintings, Finale Art File, LaO Center, Makati City

2003          Prints and Still Life Paintings, The Philippine Center, New York

                     City

2004          Prints, The Hiraya Gallery, Manila

 

Major Group Exhibitions

1968          First Annual Exhibition and Competition, Printmakers

                      Association of the Philippines, Manila

1969                         Second Annual Exhibition and Competiton, Printmakers

                      Association of the Philippines, Manila

1970                         A Survey of Philippine Printmaking, Main Gallery, Cultural

                      Center of the Philippines, Manila

1970          Seventh International Biennial Exhibition of Prints, National

                      Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

1971          Five Printmakers, The Small Gallery, Cultural Center of the

                      Philippines, Manila

1972          Thirteen Artists, Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the

                      Philippines, Manila

1972          Philippine Week Exhibit, Philippine Consulate, Jakarta

1972          The First Lady’s Collection, Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the

                      Philippines, Manila

1973          Philippine Contemporary Prints, Bandung Institute of

                      Technology, Bandung, Indonesia

1973          Philippine Week Exhibit, Philippine Chancery, Tel Aviv, Israel

1973          Sao Paolo International Print Biennial, Sao Paolo, Brazil

1973          Collective Art Exhibit, Philippine-Italian Association, Marble Hall,

                       National Museum, Manila

1974          Philippine Contemporary Prints, Sining Kamalig, Manila

1974          65th Anniversary Exhibit of the University of the Philippines,

                      College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Quezon

                      City

1974         Les Philippines : le Pays, l’Art et le Peuple, Salle des Pas Perdus,

                      UNESCO, Paris

1976          5ème Biennale Internationale des Arts Graphiques, Palazzo

                      Strozzi, Florence

1978                         92ème Salon, Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs, Musée

                      du Luxembourg, Paris

1978                         Philippine Contemporary Print Show, Philippine Consulate, San

                      Francisco

1980          Twenty-Five Years of Philippine Printmaking, Museum of

                      Philippine Art, Manila

1980          Iloilo Art Exhibition, University of the Philippines, Iloilo

                      Auditorium, Iloilo City

1981                         Six Artistes Contemporains Philippins en Europe, Académie

                     Diplomatique Internationale, Paris

1981          The Cultural Center of the Philippines Annual Show, Main

                     Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila

1981          Museum Artists 1981, Museum of Philippine Art, Manila

1981          Quatre Graveurs de La Taille Douce, Galerie La Passerelle, Paris

1983          Philippine Graphic Exhibition, Royal Festival Hall, London

1983          XVIème Salon Ile-de-France Art Contemporain, Bourg-la-Reine

1983          Mini-Print Biennial, Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain

1983          The Annual Show, The Luz Gallery, Makati, Metro Manila

1984          Eighth British International Print Biennial, Cartwright Hall,

                     Lister Park, Bradford, England

1984          Exposition La Taille Douce, Galerie Parnasse 167, Paris

1984          XVIIème Salon Ile-de-France Art Contemporain, Bourg-la-Reine

1985          XVIIIème Salon Ile-de-France Art Contemporain, Bourg-la-Reine

1985          Philippinische Graphikdrei Stromungen, Foyer des Bayerisch

                     Verischerungskammer, Munich

1986          5ème Bienale Internationale des Gravures, Musée Municipal,

                     Digne-les-Bains, France

1986          102ème Salon, Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs, Grand

                     Palais, Paris

1986          Ninth British International Print Biennial, Cartwright Hall,

                     Lister Park, Bradford, England 

1986          Salon d’Estampes, Centre Culturel de Villedieu, Elancourt,

                     France

1987          8 Internationale Triennale Engagierter Grafik, East Berlin, RDA

1987          9ème Salon Figuration Critique, Grand Palais, Paris

1987                         41ème Salon Réalités Nouvelles, Grand Palais, Paris

1988                         A Filipino in Paris, Gallery of the Alliance Française, Makati,

                     Metro Manila

1988          6ème Biennale Internationale de Gravures, Digne-les-Bains,

                     France

1988          Première Triennale Internationale d’Estampes de Petit Format,

                     Chamalières, France

1988          Three Filipino Artists, Sumner School Museum and Archives,

                     Washington DC

1988          « Buklod » Exhibition of Philippine Arts, Carver Cultural Center,

                      San Antonio, Texas

1988          Exposición International de Grabados Maximo Ramos, Ferreol,

                            Coruña, Spain

1989                         Third Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan

1990                         Intergrafik, Internationale Triennale Engagierter Grafik,

                     Ausstellungszentrum am Fernsehturm, East Berlin, RDA

1991                         Deuxième Triennale Internationale d’Estampes, Association du

                     Musée d’Art Contemporain de Chamalières, France

1992                         Contemporary Filipino Artists, Pacific Club, Hong Kong

1992          « Sining Filipina », National Museum, Manila

1992          Three Filipino Artists in Beijing, Embassy of the Philippines,

                     Peking, People’s Republic of China

1993          Babae : Talino, Ganda at Lakas .  Art Center, SM MegaMall,

                     Mandaluyong, Metro Manila

1993          Exposition du 15ème Anniversaire de La Taille Douce, Maison

                     Mansart, Paris

1993          Contemporary Filipino Artists – Exhibition of Painting, Furama

                     Kempinski, Hong Kong

1994          Contemporary Filipino Artists, Furama Kempinski, Hong Kong

1994          Art Lines and Strokes, The China Club, Hong Kong

1995          Contemporary Filipino Artists, Furama Kempinski, Hong Kong

1995          Ako : Self Portraits, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Manila

1995          35th Year Anniversary Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions,

                     The Ateneo Gallery, Quezon City

1995          10th Asian International Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery,

                     Singapore

1999          Filipina : Three Women Artists : An Exhibition of Prints and

                     Paintings, Le Grand Théâtre, Angers, France

2001          Salon des Artistes Français, Espace Auteuil, Paris

2001                         Gravures, An Exhibition of Prints, Evora, Portugal

2002                         Matrix, Works of Filipino Women in the Ateneo Art Gallery,

                     Quezon City

2002          Homage to the Masters 2, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manila

2003          Salon des Artistes Français, Espace Auteuil

2003          Print Exhibit, Componere Gallery of Art, St Louis, Missouri

2004          Philippine Art Exhibit, Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, London

2004          « Covergences Internationale » Exhibition of Paintings, The

                    Philippine-Canadian Center Foundation, Glorietta 4, Ayala

                    Center, Makati City

 

                     

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