1. Benji Belgica
b. 1950-
Benji Belgica- Manila, Philippines
Self -taught Painter-Sculptor-Printmaker and other Art
making processes
Lives and works in Makati, Antipolo and Iloilo cities,
Philippines
2. all-in-one artist , teacher , student and connoisseur of women and the good life.
I've been there and thereabouts so spare me the
goobledygook.
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6. Exhibition History
SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
• 2010- Erotismo En Mi Mente, Outerspace Gallery
• 2010- Hem of Eternity, Ricco Renzo Galleries & Café
• 2006- Sining –Kabuhi (Life-Song), Galerie Artesons, Iloilo City
• 2001- Sensuous Life, Blind Tiger Gallery, Quezon City
• 2000- Infinite Possibilities, Lupon Art +Lifestyle Gallery, Quezon City
• 1999- Himagsikan 1898 - Hanggang Ngayon, Museo ng Maynila, Manila
• 1993- Ceramics and Paintings, Galerie D’Art Seymour, Montreal, Canada
• 1992- Figureheads, Ceramics Exhibition, Frank Larsen Gallery, Plattsburg, New
York. USA
• 1991- Contemporary Philippine Paintings and Ceramic Arts, Concordia University,
Montreal, Canada
• 1987- Maria. Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City
• 1982- The Ultimate Aphrodisiac, Kiwanis Townhouse, Iloilo City
• 1981- Born Artist, EPZA, Mariveles, Bataan
• 1980- Raw Master By Nature, Sarabia Manor, Iloilo City
7. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2010- Basel Art , Switzerland
• 2010-Basel Art- Miami, Miami, Florida
• 2010- World Art Expo 2010 Chicago, USA
• 2006- The Nude, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Iloilo City
• 2006- Works in Progress, Ilonggo Artists, Atelier Banucci, Iloilo City
• 2007- Puro Babae, Atelier Banucci, Iloilo City
• 2000- Hubon Madiaas Terracota Sculptures, SM City, Iloilo City
• 1995- Hubon Madiaas Group Show, Holiday Inn, Manila
• 1995- Print Exhibition By Hubon Madiaas: The Panay Art Association,
Ayala Museum, Makati City
• 1988- 95- Hublag, Ilonggo Arts Festival, PNB Multi-Purpose Hall, Iloilo City
• 1994- The Best of Hublag, Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City
• 1994- Hubon Madiaas Print and Sculpture Exhibition, UPV Gallery, Iloilo
City
• 1994 - 28th International Society for Education Through Art (INSEA),
Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Canada
• 1990-95- Visayan Visual Exhibition Conference (VIVA-EXCON), Bacolod
City
8. • 1993- Hubon Madiaas 10th Anniversary Group Show, PNB Multi-
Purpose Hall, Iloilo City
• 1993 – Dinagyang Sa Makati, Hotel Nikko, Makati City
• 1992- ASEAN Artists, University of California Art Museum,
Berkeley, California
• 1991- Interactions, Galerie D’Art Seymour, Montreal, Canada
• 1991- Tagipusuon, Madrigal Art Center, Alabang Town Center
• 1990- Kinaadman, Ilonggo Art Exhibition, Vargas Museum, UP,
Diliman, Quezon City
• 1987- Hugyaw Sang Pebrero, UPV Gallery, Iloilo City
• 1986- Artist as Revolutionary, Amigo Terrace Hotel, Iloilo City
• 1985- Cuaresma, Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City
• 1984- Pamasad, Galeria Madiaas, Jaro, Iloilo City
• 1984- Halad, Museo et Akean, Kalibo Aklan
• 1983- Iloilo Society of the Arts, Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City
• 1983- Ilonggo Artists and Their Seas, UPV, Iloilo City
• 1982- A Glimpse to the 21st Century Art, Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City
9. Activities and Distinctions
Benji Belgica belongs to the core group of dynamic Ilonggo artists that is a
visible force in the mainstream of Philippine Art.
• He has organized and participated in over a • Member: World Art Foundation, Orange
hundred local and international group County, CA, USA
exhibition and cultural events.
• Charter Member: Iloilo Society of the Arts
• Juror of various Art Events and Competitions • Charter Member: Hubon Madiaas: The Panay
Art Association
• Art Workshop- Seminar Facilitator for private
and public institutions • Charter Member: VIVA- EXCON (Visayas
Islands Exhibition Conference)
• Freelance Art Instructor-Lecturer- • Former President: Hubon Madiaas: The
Assumption Convent- Iloilo Panay Art Association
• University of the Philippines in the Visayas
• Former Chairman: Visual Arts Committee,
• St. Paul University, Iloilo Iloilo Arts Council
• St Joseph School, Iloilo
• University of San Agustin, Iloilo • Owner - Curator; Atelier Banucci, Iloilo
