Lawrence Canto is born in 1995, he graduated in Multimedia Arts and Sciences from Mapua University in 2016 and has been participating in group exhibitions since 2015. In 2018 he was selected to participate in the International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2018 ROC at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art and had his first solo show Cyclic Redundancy at the Secret Fresh Gallery, in San Juan City, Philippines. Lawrence Canto is a multimedia artist, he combines painting, print, and video to create a more holistic experience in art. His unique approach to technology allows him to create different layers of meaning in his artworks and to enhance the possibility of painting and print. His artistic research focuses on human nature and mankind’s evolution in relation to his social and natural environment.
LAWRENCE CANTO
(b. 1995)

B.S. Multimedia Arts and Sciences, 2016
Mapúa University (Formerly Mapúa Institute of Technology)
Manila, Philippines

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021       As Days Go By
             West Gallery, 48 West Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
2020      Signals From The Back-Burner 
             Blanc Gallery, 145 Katipunan Avenue, St. Ignatius Village, Quezon City, Philippines
2020       Inside This Faulty Machine
             Secret Fresh Gallery, Greenhills, San Juan City, Philippines
2019       Like Humans Are
             Secret Fresh Gallery, Greenhills, San Juan City, Philippines
2018       Cyclic Redudancy
             Secret Fresh Gallery, Greenhills, San Juan City, Philippines

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019       SEABOUND
               Yavuz Gallery, Gillman Barracks, 9 Lock Rd, #02-23, Singapore
2019       Collect @$#! As You Pass Go
             Blanc Gallery, 145 Katipunan Avenue, St. Ignatius Village, Quezon City, Philippines
2018       What It Means To Be Filipino
             Bulwagan ng Dangal, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
2018       If Trees Could Talks
                NCCA, 633 General Luna St, Intramuros, Manila City, Philippines
2018       Points of Origin
                Art Cube Gallery, Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati City, Philippines
2018        Art Fair Philippines 
             Yavus Gallery, The Link Parkway, Makati City, Philippines
2017       WIP 
             NUNU Fine Art Gallery No.5 Lane 67, Section 1 Jishan Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei, Taiwan
2017       Karapatan
             NCCA, 633 General Luna St, Intramuros, Manila City, Philippines
2017       Chain Teeth Tension IV
            Ronac Lifestyle Center, Magallanes, Makati City, Philippines
2017       Art Fair Philippines
             Nunu Fine Art, The Link Parkway, Makati City, Philippines
2017       stArt!
             Art Cube, Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati City, Philippines
MUSEUMS
2019       Northbound
             BenCab Museum, 6 Asin Rd, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines
2018       International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2018 ROC
               National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, No. 2, Sec. 1, Wu-Chuan West Rd., Taichung, Taiwan
2017       Encounter
               Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo, Philippines

RECOGNITIONS
2018       Selected Work, International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2018 ROC, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
2017       Semi-Finalist, Metrobank Art and Design Excellence Competition, Oil/Acrylic Category
2016       Semi-Finalist, Metrobank Art and Design Excellence Competition, Oil/Acrylic Category

INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION
“Keep Running”, 2017, 51.5 x 41.5 cm, Serigraphy on Paper, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, ROC

BIBLIOGRAPHY
 “Distorted Perception” by Mike Steyels, (2021 April 7). https://neocha.com/magazine/distorted-perception/   
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