Ralph Barrientos is a visual artist and comic book author based in Manila, Philippines.
He received his Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Majoring in Painting at The University of The Philippines in 2012. His work has since been exhibited and published across the Philippines, USA, Canada, The Netherlands, France, and India
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Select Projects
Lost in the Woods. Artist and author. Paris Ass Book Fair. Palais De Tokyo. 2024
SPQR #2. Cover Artist. Written by Hamilton, Riley. SPQR. 2023
Goregasm #1. Cover Artist. Written by Eshelman, Mike. Goregasm. 2022
Noirlem: The Long & Short of it #1. Variant Cover Artist. Written by Plack, Joshua. Noirlem: The Long & Short of It. 2022.
SPQR #1. Cover Artist. Written by Hamilton, Riley. SPQR. 2021.
How to Die #1. Variant Cover Artist. Written by Plack, Joshua. How To Die. 2020.
Select Press & Publications
Station to Station#2: All that Art. Dutch Culture | Transartists. 2017
Covid-19 Closed Down Galleries, So This Artist Is Bringing the Exhibition to You. Santos, Maro. Vice Asia. 2020
Art Helping Group of Artists Connect with Villagers. Times of India. January 3, 2016
Temporal Entaglements, Contradictory Existences. Beldia, Eya. Tin-aw Art Projects. 2019
Triangulations Pt III: Dispatches from Manila. Pacific Crossings. 2020
Manila: Pam Quinto ‘Fiat Lux’. Ignacio, Camille. She Performs. 2021
Foregin and Local Artists Share Art. Rajasthan Patrika. December 24, 2015.
Visual Arts. Inquirer Lifestyle. August 3, 2015
Hamilton, Riley. SPQR with Riley Hamilton - A WNR Interview (1 of 3). Interviewed by Konrad Secord-Reitz, Wednesday Night Reviews. December 2, 2020.
Select Art Exhibitions
Solo
Go Outside. Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City, Philippines. 2015
Duo
3:00 AM Somewhere. Art Elements Gallery, Manila, Philippnes. 2016
There Is A Quest That We All Must Take. Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City, Philippines. 2017
Group
2024
Himig. Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City, Philippines.
Possesed Planets. Paris Ass Book Fair, Palais De Tokyo, France.
Drawing Aliens. The O Home, Philippines.
2023
To Be Sure, The Senses Deceive. Bencab Museum, Baguio, Philippines.
Art in the Park. Tin-aw Art Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
Xavier Art Fair. Tin-Aw Art Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
2022
Lost Frames Year Ender. Kalawakan Space Time Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
2021
Dispatches from Manila. Pacific Crossings, Philippines/Canada.
P.S.. Parcel Exhibitions, Manila, Philippines.
2020
Fiat Lux. Parcel Exhibitions, Manila, Philippines.
ALT Philippines. 1335 Mabini, Manila, Philippines.
2019
Lorem Ipsum. Tin-aw Art Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
Lost Frames XV. Manila, Philippines.
Odds. District Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
Todos Juntos. Tam-awan Village Gallery, Baguio, Philippines.
Habitus. Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
2018
Earth Has Wet Dreams. Balituk Beachfront, Baler, Philippines.
Kada Adlaw. Tin-aw Art Gallery, Art Fair Philippines.
Hakos. Tin-aw Art Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
2017
Apparitions. Mono8 Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
Station to Station #2: All That Art. Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee, Online radio, Amsterdam.
No Further. Galerie Roberto, Manila, Philippines.
2016
Strange Loop. Kaida Contemporary, Manila, Philippines.
Sowing Seeds. Sarecha Village, Rajasthan, India
2015
CanTuna. Tam-Awan Village Gallery, Baguio, Philippines
420 - Puro damo wala namang kabayo. WALA HQ, Quezon City, Philippines.
Manufacturer’s Advice: Content May Vary. Tin-aw Art Gallery, Art Fair Philippines.
2014
Picture Life. Tin-aw Art Gallery, Makati
2012
Ani. University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts.
2011
What a Pillow is not. Mag:net Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines.
2010
Home. Kaida Contemporary, Quezon City, Philippines
2009
Art:N(e)w. NCCA Gallery, Manila, Philippines.
Pause:Modern. Paseo Gallery, Ortigas, Philippines.
2008
Invitation, Corredor Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines.
2007
Amorsolo Retrospective; His Heart our Art. Sining Makiling Gallery, Laguna, Philippines.
Labing Isang Daliri. University of the Philippines Los Baños. Laguna, Philippines.