C.V.
BIO:
(b. 1984, Manila)
Mark Andy Garcia’s work has been labeled as intuitive, naive, gestural, and expressionist; the marks and textures on the canvases leave evidence of the painter’s hand, presence, and persona. Painting for Garcia is a reflective practice, painfully honest at times. Without having to retell his experiences on his canvases, landscapes, sunflowers, and figures in interiors become representations of the inner self. Oil paint, his medium of choice, becomes a substance for inscribing his seasons, joys, crises, or moments of gratefulness, all the while acknowledging the relationship of the flesh to the eternal. It is in these ways that Garcia bridges the gap between faith and work in unexpected ways.
Garcia is a full time painter. Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Advertising from the Technological University of the Philippines Manila in 2005. He was the recipient of awards such as the Grand Prize for 2007 Metrobank Art and Design Excellence National Art Competition; Juror’s Choice Award of Excellence in 2008 Philippine Art Awards; Grand Prize for 2005 Art Petron National Student Art Competition and Grand Prize for 2003 Shell National Student Art Competition. He had chosen as one of the recipient of the 2015 Thirteen Artist’s Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, as well as the Metrobank Foundation’s Award for Continuing Excellence and Service (ACES) for Visual Arts in 2019. His work has been exhibited in the Philippines, Jakarta, Singapore, Italy, New York and Tokyo, Japan.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
• 2024 “ALIVE INSIDE” - Art Cube Gallery. Makati City, Philippine
• 2024 “2 AM THOUGHTS” - Finale Art File, Tall Gallery, Makati City, Philippines
• 2023 “THIS TOO SHALL PASS” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2023 “COUNTLESS TRIES” - ArtFairPH/Projects. Art Fair Philippines. Makati City, Philippines
• 2023 “CHASING SUNSETS” - Silverlens. Makati City, Philippines
• 2022 “IN DUE TIME” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2020 “BASIC PAINTING” - Art Cube Gallery. Makati City, Philippines
• 2020 “TO LIVE” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2019 “PROMISED LAND” - Finale Art File, Tall Gallery, Makati City, Philippines
• 2019 “CHEST TO HEART” - BenCab Museum. Baguio City, Philippines
• 2018 “STAND STILL” - Art Cube Gallery. Makati City, Philippines
• 2017 “WONDER” - Silverlens. Makati City, Philippines
• 2016 “HUMAN NATURE” - 1335Mabini Gallery. Manila, Philippines
• 2016 “THE PAINTER” - Secret Fresh Gallery. Ronac Art Center, Manila, Philippines
• 2015 “RECENT WORKS” - Ayala Museum, Artist’s Space, Makati City, Philippines
• 2015 “BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2014 “TWO-EDGED SWORD” - Secret Fresh Gallery. Ronac Art Center, Manila, Philippines
• 2014 “PASSAGE OF TIME” - Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
• 2013 “BETTER DAYS AHEAD” - Pintô Art Museum. Antipolo City, Philippines
• 2013 “THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW” - Art Cube Gallery. Ayala Center, Makati City, Philippines
• 2012 “SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2012 “BEYOND WORDS” - Light&Space Contemporary. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2011 “ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2011 “FOR DEAR LIFE” - Blanc Compound. Mandaluyong City, Philippines
• 2010 “PERMANENT” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2009 “UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES” - Blanc Compound. Mandaluyong City, Philippines
• 2008 “SO NEAR YET SO FAR” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
• 2026 “SERYOSONG USAPAN SA MADILIM NA AREA” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2026 “ASCENT” - Leon Gallery International. Makati City, Philippines
• 2026 “TREE OF LIFE" - Tokyo Design Hub, Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
• 2026 “ALT ART PHILIPPINES” - West Gallery and Finale Art File. SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, Philippines
• 2026 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - 125 Projects. Circuit Makati, Makati City, Philippines
• 2026 “GRATEFUL HORIZONS” - Leon Gallery International. Makati City, Philippines
• 2025 “TULOG NA, SUMASAGOT PA” - (Collaboration with Neil Pasilan). Artinformal Gallery. Makati City, Philippines
• 2025 “REMAND” - Leon Gallery International. Makati City, Philippines
• 2025 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - Silverlens and Art Cube Gallery. Ayala Triangle, Makati City, Philippines
• 2024 “SIBOL” - Metropolitan Museum of Manila. BGC, Taguig City, Philippines
• 2024 “COLLECTORS PLUS: Various Artists” - Silverlens. Makati City, Philippines
• 2024 “PERSONAL STRUCTURES: BEYOND BOUNDARIES” - Venice Biennial Art Exhibition, Palazzo Mora, Venezia VE, Italy
• 2024 “ALT ART PHILIPPINES” - West Gallery and Finale Art File. SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, Philippines
• 2024 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - Silverlens. Ayala Triangle, Makati City, Philippines
• 2023 “PIGING SINING” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2021 “ALT ART PHILIPPINES” - West Gallery and Finale Art File. Finale Art File, Makati City, Philippines
• 2021 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - Silverlens. The Link Bldg., Makati City, Philippines
• 2021 “ALTERNATING ATMOSPHERE” - Finale Art File, Tall Gallery and Video Room. Makati City, Philippines
• 2021 “GRAYSCALE” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2021 “PHOSPHENES” - Whitewalls Gallery. Makati City, Philippines
• 2020 “SEARCHING SANCTUARY” - Silverlens. Makati City, Philippine
• 2020 “TRY PUSHING A BIG TREE” - Silverlens. Makati City, Philippines
• 2020 “ART MOMENTS” - Art Moments. Jakarta, Indonesia
• 2020 “ALT ART PHILIPPINES” - West Gallery. SMX Convention Center Aura, BGC Taguig City, Philippines
• 2020 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - Silverlens. The Link Bldg., Makati City, Philippines
• 2019 "LIVING EARTH: CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ART" - Musica Arte Cultura. Piazza Tito Lucrezio Caro, Milan, Italy
• 2019 “HOW TO MAKE A BODY WITHOUT ME POSSIBLE” - Artery Art Space. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2019 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - Silverlens and West Gallery. The Link Bldg., Makati City, Philippines
• 2018 “PINTO-MANHATTAN MANILA II” - Pinto International, TriBeCa, New York City, USA
• 2018 “STRANGE ATTRACTORS” - Artery Art Space. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2018 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - Silverlens and West Gallery. The Link Bldg., Makati City, Philippines
• 2017 “02NOW” - Art Cube. (Collaboration with Lynyrd Paras). Makati City, Philippines
• 2017 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - Silverlens and West Gallery. The Link Bldg., Makati City, Philippines
• 2016 “DALOY” - Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
• 2016 “ARTFAIR PHILIPPINES” - 1335Mabini Gallery. The Link Bldg., Makati City, Philippines
• 2016 “RE: VIEW” - BenCab Museum. Baguio City, Philippines
• 2015 “13 ARTISTS AWARDS EXHIBITION” - Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
• 2015 “IMAGO MUNDI” - Luciano Benetton Collection. Mappa dell’arte nuova, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
• 2015 “STOP LOOK LISTEN” -1335Mabini Gallery. Manila, Philippines
• 2014 “INTERVAL” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2013 “THE HEAD OF THE MATTER” - Art Center. Mandaluyong City, Philippines
• 2013 “SURFACE AREA” - Finale Art File. Makati City, Philippines
• 2013 “BOUND” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2013 “PERDIDO EDEN” - Ode to Art Raffles City. North Bridge Road, Raffles City, Singapore
• 2013 “THE MONALISA PROJECT” - Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
• 2011 “ALAY 14” - Boston Art Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2011 “FLATFEILD” - West Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2011 “THE DRAWING SHOW” - Avellana Art Gallery. Pasay City, Philippines
• 2010 “MADE-NOW” - Blanc Peninsula Manila. Makati, Philippines
• 2010 “IMPLODE” (T.U.P. Alumni Exhibition) - Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP Main Gallery), Manila
• 2009 “BUANG" - Alliance Total Gallery. Makati City, Philippines
• 2009 “FIGURES IN EXTREMIS” - Art Verite’ (Collaboration with Neil Pasilan). Taguig City, Philippines
• 2009 “IF WE ONLY WALK LONG ENOUGH” - Studio 83. Kim Yam Road, Singapore
• 2009 “LOVE RULES!” - Boston Art Gallery. Quezon City, Philippines
• 2008 “EIGHT FACES” - Avellana Art Gallery. Pasay City, Philippines
• 2008 “8 x 8 x 8” - Avellana Art Gallery. Pasay City, Philippines
• 2008 “PHILIPPINE ART AWARDS” - National Museum of the Philippines. Manila
• 2008 “SURVEY 8” - Avellana Art Gallery. Pasay City. Philippines
• 2008 “THIS TIME TOMORROW” - Blanc Compound. Mandaluyong City, Philippines
SELECTED AWARDS:
• RECIPIENT - 2019 Metrobank Foundation’s Award for Continuing Excellence and Service (ACES) for Visual Arts
• RECIPIENT - 2015 Cultural Center of the Philippines Thirteen Artists Award
• 1 OF THE 10 FINALISTS - 2011 Philippine Art Awards NCR (National Capital Region)
• JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - 2008 Philippine Art Awards (National)
• 1 OF THE 10 FINALISTS - 2008 Philippine Art Awards NCR (National Capital Region)
• GRAND PRIZE - 2007 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence, National Art Competition (Oil Painting Category)
• GRAND PRIZE - 2005 5th Art Petron, National Student Art Competition (Water Media Category)
• 1st RUNNER UP - 2004 4th Art Petron, National Student Art Competition (Oil Painting Category)
• 1st RUNNER UP - 2004 4th Art Petron, National Student Art Competition (Water Media Category)
• GRAND PRIZE - 2003 36th Shell National Student Art Competition (Oil Painting Category)
• 1st RUNNER UP - 2003 3rd Art Petron, National Student Art Competition (Oil Painting Category)
FURTHER READINGS:
• Daoana, C.A. “Because Some Conversation Never Truly End". West Gallery, Essay - 2026
• De Leon, P, “Tulog na, Sumasagot pa. Art Informal, Essay - 2025
• Espiritu, L. “Reflection of the Times”. Ariticle, Daily Tribune - 2025
• Daoana, C.A. “Painters of Terrain and Feelings”. Article, The Philippine Star - 2025
• Daoana, C.A. “Good Stories to Tell”. West Gallery, Essay - 2025
• Daoana, C.A. “Alive Inside”. West Gallery, Essay - 2024
• Cabrera, C. "Mark Andy Garcia's 2 AM Thoughts". Finale Art File, Essay - 2024
• Bautista, G. "Mark Andy Garcia on Finding Unanswered Questions in His Art. Article, Spot.ph - 2023
• Roque, J. “Chasing Sunsets”. Silverlens, Essay - 2023
• Daoana, C.A. “A Season for Ripening”. West Gallery, Essay - 2022
• Lamentillo, A. “Mark Andy Finds Happiness in Painting”. Article, Manila Bulletin - 2022
• Pag-iwayan,J. “Mark Andy Garcia: The Anti-trend Artist”. Article, Manila Bulletin - 2020
• Singian, A. “To Live”. West Gallery, Essay - 2020
• Daoana, C.A. “Returning to One’s Roots”. Art Cube, Essay - 2020
• Cabrera, C. "Reflective Thought - One's Clandestine to the Promised Land". Finale Art File, Essay - 2019
• Daoana, C.A. "Honoring Transience". BenCab Museum, Essay - 2019
• Daoana, C.A. “Lyrical Landscape”. Art Cube, Essay - 2018
• Dayao, D. “Wonder”. Silverlens, Essay - 2017
• Daoana, C.A. “Not Just Collaborators but Brothers” (“02NOW”: Collab with Lynyrd Paras). Art Cube, Essay - 2017
• Daoana, C.A. “In the Painter, A Solemn Self-Examination”. Essay - 2016
• Singson, J.L. “Human Nature”. 1335 Mabini, Essay - 2016
• Daoana, C.A. "Awestuck with Agency: Mark Andy Garcia's The Attack of the Righteous" Essay - 2015
• Daoana, C.A. “In Praise of the Loaded, Sympathetic Brush”. Ayala Museum, Essay/Catalogue - 2015
• Olazo, J. “About Belief”. Culturall Center of the Philippines, Thirteen Artists Award. Essay/Catalogue - 2015
• Lumbao, C. “Blessings in Disguise”. West Gallery, Essay - 2015
• Estrada, M.R. “Passage of Time”. Cultural Center of the Philippines. Essay/Catalogue - 2014
• Uy, HJ. “From the Depths of their Soul”. Article, Manila Bulletin - 2013
• Ching, I. “Perdido Eden, Philippines / Pilipinas!”. Ode To Art, Singapore, Essay/Catalogue - 2013
• Guillermo, A. “Painting Memories”. Art Cube, Essay/Catalogue - 2013
• Flores, P. Dr. “The Great Farewell”. Note/Catalogue - 2012
• Fajardo, MA. “Somewhere To Lay My Head”. West Gallery, Essay/Catalogue - 2012
• Fajardo, MA. “Acquainted with the Night”. West Gallery, Essay/Catalogue - 2011
• Casin, P.B. “Mark Andy Garcia: Visual Musings”. Article, Manila Bulletin - 2011
• Marcelo, S. “The Eagerness of a Soul”. Blanc Gallery, Essay/Catalogue - 2011
• Marquez-Manaois, J. “Rage and Beyond”. West Gallery, Essay/Catalogue - 2010
• Guillermo, A. “Figures in Extremis” - Essay/Business Mirror - 2009
• Chikiamko, C. “Art is Like a Journal”. Blanc Gallery, Essay/Catalogue - 2009
• Bautista, J. “Spiritual Remittance: One Warrior Under God”. West Gallery, Essay/Catalogue - 2008