Benji Belgicab. 1950-

Benji Belgica- Manila, PhilippinesSelf -taught Painter-Sculptor-Printmaker and other Art

making processesLives and works in Makati, Antipolo and Iloilo cities,

Philippines

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.

Exhibition HistorySELECTED 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

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

• 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

Activities and Distinctions

• He has organized and participated in over a hundred local and international group exhibition and cultural events.

• Juror of various Art Events and Competitions • Art Workshop- Seminar Facilitator for private

and public institutions • Freelance Art Instructor-Lecturer-

Assumption Convent- Iloilo• University of the Philippines in the Visayas• St. Paul University, Iloilo• St Joseph School, Iloilo• University of San Agustin, Iloilo

• Member: World Art Foundation, Orange County, CA, USA

• Charter Member: Iloilo Society of the Arts • Charter Member: Hubon Madiaas: The Panay

Art Association • Charter Member: VIVA- EXCON (Visayas

Islands Exhibition Conference) • Former President: Hubon Madiaas: The

Panay Art Association • Former Chairman: Visual Arts Committee,

Iloilo Arts Council • Owner - Curator; Atelier Banucci, Iloilo

Benji Belgica belongs to the core group of dynamic Ilonggo artists that is a visible force in the mainstream of Philippine Art.

Early Works

Assorted Artworks

Sculptures

Abstract