Eleanor Giron
Eleanor Giron
Underpainting
Work in progress at the studio
Eleanor Giron is a Manila-based visual artist and graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts. Eleanor has regular group exhibitions around Metro Manila, as well as showing internationally in countries such as New Zealand and Malaysia.
In 2013, she was granted a residency in New Zealand where she toured her artwork from the North Island to the South Island. She has had numerous solo exhibitions, among them are major shows at Pinto Art Museum in Antipolo and Manila Contemporary. She is currently painting at her studio and teaching while raising funds for a group exhibition she will take part in New York City in May 2017.
Eleanor paints pieces of her life, creating a visual journal for her viewers to read. She offers her audience intimate glances of the struggles of a hopeless romantic, of pain, loss, and growth. Like her process, she is a work in progress, and she invites the viewer to take part in her journey.
Education
2018-2019 - Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Painting and Drawing
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2008 – 2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Painting
College of Fine Arts University of the Philippines Diliman
2007 – 2008 Fine Arts, Major in Visual Communication
College of Fine Arts University of the Philippines Diliman
Exhibitions
Solo
2016 Metamorphosis, Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo
2016 Signs to the Soul, Set Artist Run Space, Makati City
2015 Modern Love, Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo
2015 Love Letters from a City Girl, Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City
2014 Caught Between the Covers, Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo
2014 Steady now, Swiftly, Pablo Gallery The Fort, Taguig
2013 Life In Pieces, Manila Contemporary, Makati City
2012 Everything Must Go, Mag:net Gallery, Q.C.
2010 Hush Curated by Nestor Vinluan, Mag:net Gallery, Q.C.
Pair
2016 Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event with Isobel Francisco, J-Studio, Taguig
2015 Through Lens & Layers with Inez Moro, A_Space Manila, Makati City
Group
2019 Halo-halo, Pinto Manhattan, New York City
2018 Pinto Manhattan Manila 2, Tribeca, New York City
2018 Pintokyo: Philippine Contemporary Art in Tokyo, Hillside Forum, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Pinto Manhattan Manila, Urban Zen, New York City
2016 Floater, Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City
2016 Recluse, Metro Gallery, San Juan
2016 Remoteness of Gaze, Gallery Orange, Bacolod City
2014 Sikat-Pinoy Fair, Megatrade Megamall, Mandaluyong
2013 Rug-bees, Green Papaya Artist-Run Space, Kamias, Quezon City
2013 Fledge Presents Endeavor A Music Festival (live painting performance), Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
2013 Giving Up: A Play by Tony Piggott (live painting performance), Tuam St., Christchurch, New Zealand
2012 To Be Continued, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2012 1st Orbit (1st Anniversary Exhibition), Kanto Artist Run Space, The Collective
Makati City
2012 Manilart 2012, My Little Art Place, SMX Convention Center, Pasay City
2012 Earthdance Manila 2012 Art Exhibition, Arts in the City, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
2012 WHO ARE THESE HUMANS? Masquerade Party, Blot Art Studio, Makati City
2012 Tony Piggott: Old Genes (featured artist and collaborator), The Tower Club,
Makati City
2012 Fishnet-strangling-shemale-accupuncture Bitchfest! (or the Y2k Babes), Finale Art File, Makati City
2011 Betwixt Oil and Water, Kaida Contemporary, Q.C.
2011 21 Women (In Celebration of Women’s Month), Mag:net Gallery, Q.C.
2010 Home (Re-Opening of Kaida Contemporary), Kaida Contemporary, Q.C.
2010 You Must See Before You Die of Shingles Because We Are the Masters of the Universe, Mag:net Gallery, Q.C.
Selected Features & Achievements
“In the Nude,” Manila Bulletin, November 2016 (Artist Feature: Manila Bulletin)
“Art Is…” (Season 3 Episode 4), Thinking Man’s Classroom, March 2016 (Art Is: Eleanor Giron)
“Makati exhibit to help Filipina painter join NY group show,” Global Inquirer, April 2016 (Global Inquirier)
“Love Letters from A City Girl: Eleanor Giron Bares it All,” Choose Philippines, April 2015 (Choose Philippines: Love Letters From a City Girl)
“Meraki: Maidens of Sound, the soul celebration of Life, Love, and Music,” Radio Republic, April 2014 (Radio Republic: Maidens of Sound)
“The Nudist Colony in the Upstairs Room,” Business Mirror, August 2013
Shortlist: Behance Portfolio Review Manila 2015