Born and raised in Manila Philippines, Vancouver based artist Patrick Cruz is a Filipino -Canadian multidisciplinary artist who studied Painting in the University of the Philippines Diliman and received his BFA degree studies from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a major in General Fine Arts.
• Hitting 9999 birds with 1 toast, Queen Elizabeth Theater Mezzanine gallery, Vancouver BC
• Birth of a seagull eschewed by a crow in good standing, Small Gallery, Vancouver BC, curated by Avery Nabata
•Ang kahayupan sa kagubatan ng Bulbolania, Store for all seasons, Mandaluyong, Philippines, Curated by Mich Dulce
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
• Anti War = Anti Orgasm, Light & Space Contemporary, Quezon City, Philippines
• Hairy Shapes, Lucky's Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
• 420 Baguio, Rock Garden, Baguio, Philippines
• Katorseng Tumbok : Kinabag ngunit Deluxe, Kanto space projects, Makati, Philippines
• Melted City, Blanc Gallery, Makati, Philippines, curated by Luisito Ramos Cordero & Jordin Isip
• Rock Lotto, Waldorf Hotel curated by
• Microcos(ms), YacTac
• Mahal 2, Liu Institute of Global Issues curated by Kababayan UBC-FSA
• Static Cling, Concourse Gallery, curated by Sibel Duzenli and Marissa Chow
2011
• Fit to print, Interurban Gallery, curated by Discorder Magazine
•Collage Drop Outs, Finale Art File, Makati, Philippines, curated by Isabel Ching and Mariano Ching
• For Closure, Cutty Cag collaboration with Janice Cheung
• Mahal, Yactac Gallery, curated by the UBC Philippine Studies Series
• Here is Now, Olio Festival, curated by Natasha Lands and Viktor Wang
• Live Biennale 2011, Vancouver, directed by Randy Gledhill
• F for Fetish, Shudder Gallery, curated by Alan Kollins
• New Forms Festival, Waldorf Hotel, curated by Cedric Meister
• Sweaty bones installation, Access Gallery, curated by Heidi Nagtegaal
• Plexi, Plastic, Wood & Ass, Yactac Gallery, curated by Janice Cheung
• Sub Citizen, with Kuh Delrosario, Cutty Cag, 564 Beatty, Vancouver, BC curated by Patrick Kimball
• (xxxx) , YACTAC gallery, Vancouver, Canada curated by YACTAC
• CALIBRATION OF HEAVEN; The 1st Annual Tattoo Flash Convention, Cocina Juan ,Quezon City, Philippines
• Cheaper Show # 10, Vancouver, Canada, curated by Jessica Delorme
• Major Moves 2, Waldorf Hotel, performance by the Cruz Brothers, Vancouver, BC, Curated by Natasha Lands
•UNDERCOVERS: Performances Reinterpreted, Art Bank, Vancouver BC, Curated by Mayan Vered , Lancia Lefebvre and Golboo Amani, Art Bank , Vancouver, BC
•Total Devotion : Shrines to the Manic Compulsions of Fans, Little Mountain Gallery , Vancouver, BC, Canada, curated by Charlotte Matthews & Melanie Coles
• SETUP Magazine Launch, UNIT/PITT projects , Vancouver BC, Canada
• Major Moves, Waldorf Hotel, performance by the Cruz Brothers, Vancouver, BC, Curated by Natasha Lands
• Picturing Intuition, SUB Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Curated by Mohammad Salemy
• *REHEARSING THE THIRD SPACE* : performance by the Cruz Brothers, VSA gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada, project by Jabari Jordan-Walker.
• Vancouver: A Pretty Shitty City, Art bank, Vancouver, BC, Canada, curated by Golboo Amani
• A formal idea, YACTAC gallery , Vancouver, BC, Canada, curated by Kyle Duske
• BYOB VANCOUVER, DROP IN / DROP OUT VIDEO Arts Expo, W2 storyeum, Vancouver, BC, Canada, curated by Mairin Cooley , Brynna Childs & Zahid Jiwa http://www.byobworldwide.com/
•WE BUILD UP -Marilyne Blais, Kate Moss and Friends, Artbank, 1897 Powell Street, Vancouver and Rearview Gallery, 244 Smith Street, Melbourne Australia
2010
• THE GIFT , Lucky's gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada, curated by Jen Jackson
• FULL MOON HEADBAND DANCE PARTY, ArtBank, Vancouver, BC, Canada, project by Heidi Nagtegaal
http://www.heidi-nagtegaal.com/
• El Kartel , 100 Amigos, Olio Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• SO WARM , SWARM After Party + FRONT Magazine Launch, Performance and Installation with Francis Cruz, VIVO media art center , Vancouver, BC, Canada
• //////////////////// /diagonal zine fair
221a Artist Run Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://221a.ca/diagonal-zine-fair curated by Sylvana D'Angelo
•Teh , BLIM , collaboration with Simon Redekop , Vancouver, BC, Canada
•Art Bank OPENING, collaboration with Laura Hatfield , Vancouver, BC, Canada, http://whosemuseum.org/en/about.htmlVancouver
•Emily Carr University Art + Design 2010 Graduation Exhibition Vancouver, BC, Canada
•Slivers, Shivers, & Snakeskins - A Happening, Chapel Arts Vancouver, BC, Canada curated by Zarah Ackerman
•UNICORN FANTASY, Store Front collaboration with Denver Lynxlegs
2009
•Free Candy, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
•Earthly Delights, LIVE Biennale 2009, 221A Artist Run Centre, Collaboration with Francis Cruz, Curated by Francisco Fernando Granados
•Net(work): a performance art fair, VIVO media art centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Collaboration with Francis Cruz, Curated by Martina Comstock
•My mother worked in a factory, Brow gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada, collaboration with Francis Cruz, curated by Genvieve Coultier
•Mixed Messages, Concourse Gallery, BC, Canada, collaboration with Francis Cruz, curated by NOART
2008
•Engendered, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada Curated by Alicia Horner and Francisco Fernando Granados
•Pressure to Perform, VIVO media arts centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, collaboration with Francis Cruz, curated by Martina Comstock
•Attack combo of the space frogfrom planet schloglarkczk 2194, K-8, Manila, Philippines, collaboration with Dyedye Santos
•Gabihan ng Badjao na ube at ng Lagnating alupihan, University of the Philippines Diliman Cfa grounds, Quezon city, Philippines, Katorseng tumbok group
2004
•Retaso ng Malantot na panaginip, K-8, Manila, Philippines, Katorseng tumbok group
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