Ronyel Compra
Purok Isyot, Barangay Dakit, Bogo City, 6010
+63 995 916 1593
Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), University of the Philippines (Cebu, Philippines, 2008 - 2009)
Exhibitions & Projects
2025
- Moments of delay, curated by James Tana & Ariana Mercado, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design MCAD Manila, PH
- Gasworks (Open Studio, studio space), London, UK
2024
- Muralist who prefers basketball (group show), curator/researcher Sofia Gimenez PKL foundation Manila, PH
- A Wave in a Second (Solo), GAS Gravity Art Space, Manila, PH
- Tactile Mantras (Two-Person Show) with Lui Gonzales, Mono8 Gallery, Manila, PH
- Internet Pavilion (Group Show Online), Anima Art Space, Manila, PH With Nice Buenaventura, KoloWn, Kanade Yagi, Bjorn Calleja, Mona Alcudia Ong, Christina Lopez, Salawaki, Franco Mamaril, Rhaz Oriente, Roger Mond, CMYKA, Jose Olarte
2023
- A World of Island (Curated by Ligaya Salazar), Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston, London, UK
- With Stephanie Comilang, Derek Tumala, Carol Anne McChrystal, Alex Quicho
- Lasts Longer Than (Solo), Mono8 Gallery, Manila, PH
- Parched Earth Ardent Spring (Group Show), Vargas Museum, Manila, PH, With Ambie Abaño, Virgilio Aviado, Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Rey Concepción, Brenda V. Fajardo, Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi, Caroline Ongpin, Henrielle Baltazar Pagkaliwangan, Anton Villaruel, Pam Yan-Santos
2022
- Pouring a Million Earth into a Hollowed Star (Pagbubo ug Pugyot nga Yuta sa Haw-ang nga Bitoon) (Solo), KalawakanSpacetime, Quezon City, Manila, PH
- The Hem of a Long Conversation (Curated by Con Cabrera), The Drawing Room Gallery, Metro Manila, PH
- With Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Zeus Bascon, Diokno Pasilan, Marita Ganse, Tanya Villanueva, Greys Lockheart, Denver Garza
2021
- Pagkalimot sa Laing Paaging Pagtalidhay (Solo), Mono8 Gallery, San Juan, Metro Manila, PH
- Kalibunan 2, Qube Gallery, Cebu City, PH
2020
- Kalibunan (Group Show), Mono8 Gallery, Metro Manila, PH
- With Issay Rodriguez, koloWn, Bitto, Lorena Balina
- Observatory (Two-Person Show) with Ginoe Ojoy, Altro Mondo / The Picasso, Metro Manila, PH
2019
- Ateneo Art Awards 2019, Exhibition of Works, Arete (Ateneo Art Gallery), Metro Manila, PH
- Imprints of Lola’s House, Fundacion Sanso, Metro Manila, PH
- Ratio of 1:1 (Solo), 98B Collaboratory / 98B HUB, Escolta, Manila, PH
2017
- Lakra (Solo), 856 G Gallery, Cebu City, PH
2016
- Selface (Solo), 856 G Gallery, Cebu City, PH
2012
- Fast Drying (Solo), 856 G Gallery, Cebu City, PH
Grants & Residencies
- 2005: Artist Residency, Gasworks, London, UK
- 2023: Artist Residency, AIR-H, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- 2023: Artist Residency, SEA Air Cycle 2 (Shortlisted), Center for Contemporary Art, Singapore
- 2022: Artist Residency, Bellas Artes Projects Residency, Makati and Bataan, Philippines
- 2021: NO EXIT Grant for Unpaid Artistic Labor, Para Site, Hong Kong
- 2019-2020: Ateneo Art Awards - Fernando Zobel Prize for Visual Art, Ateneo Art Gallery, Philippines
Professional Affiliations
- Faculty of Fine Arts (Lecturer), CCAD UP Cebu, Philippines (2022 - 2024)
- Artist Talk, SOAS University London - Future discard, SOAS Gallery, March 2025
Personal Details
Born: 1985, Cebu, Philippines
Lives and works in: Bogo City, Philippines