Books and Exhibitions
BOOKS:
My book "God Made", a compendium of landscape and nature photography, is now available for purchase directly at Blurb.com: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3579424.
CURRENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- February 22 to June 6, 2021 - "Nature, Nurture", images in color and black & white are paired in an exhibition of nature and architecture photography at the Master Gallery in upper westside Manhattan landmark building, 310 Riverside Drive, corner 103rd Street, New York, NY.
PAST SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- December 20, 2020 to January 10, 2021 - "GOD Made, Man Made", a continuation of the two solo exhibitions in Manila and Bacolod cities in the Philippines at the Ilocano Center, 185-14 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, Queens, New York City. This was in cooperation with the Ilocano-American Association, Inc. and was made possible by a grant from the Queens Arts Fund.
- July 27 to September 23, 2019 - "GOD Made, Man Made", a 20-year retrospective of my landscape (GOD Made), and architecture (Man Made) photography, at the Orange Project Gallery, Art District 2, Lopue's Mandalagan, Bacolod, Negros Occidental - Philippines.
- July 11-18, 2019 - "GOD Made, Man Made", a 20-year retrospective of my landscape (GOD Made), and architecture (Man Made) photography, at the New Gallery, Level 3, EDSA Shangri-La, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
- October 10-16, 2017 - "Philippine Contemplative Landscape", Philippine Embassy, Kurfürstendamm 194, 10707 Berlin, Germany.
- January 16 to April 30, 2017 - "Contemplative Landscape and Modern Architecture", Forrest Lodge at Camp John Hay, Baguio City, Philippines.
- February 13 to May 8, 2016, 'The Essence of Queens', Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 359-6227.
- May 11 to October 13, 2015, 'Philippine Scenes', Purple Yam, 1314 Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226, to kick-off the First Filipino Restaurant Week from May 11 to 23, 2015.
- May 18 to 22, 2015, 'Contemplative Landscape', Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Consulate, 122 S Michigan Avenue, #1600, Chicago, IL 60603
- March 2 to May 2, 2015, 'Contemplative Landscape', Basta Pasta, 37 West 17th Street, New York, NY 10011.
- December 15, 2014 to January 9, 2015, 'Coron', a fundraising exhibition for the victims of super typhoon Yolanda / Haiyan in Coron, Palawan; Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. This exhibition was made possible by a partial grant from Puffin Foundation of Teaneck, NJ.
- November 5 - 19, 2014, 'Dos Modernistas' (A Tribute to Spanish Architects: Gaudi and Santiago Calatrava), NOW Gallery, Ecoplaza Building, 2305 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati, Metro Manila - Philippines.
- June 11 - 27, 2014, 'Death Valley', Commodore's Lounge, Manila Yacht Club, 2351 Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines.
- September 20 - 30, 2013: 'Contemplative Landscape', ARTISTREE Fine Art Gallery, Art Plaza (Level 4), EDSA Shangri-La, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
- June 6 - July 26, 2013, "Contemplative Landscape", Atrium, Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Van Heuven Goedhaartlaan 1, 1181 KJ Amstelveen, through the cooperation of Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) and the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines at The Hague, Netherlands.
- December 17, 2012 - January 11, 2013, "Sacred Lotus and Water Lilies", a collection of images from the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the National Botanic Garden of Belgium near Brussels, sponsored by Vonage with its Unlimited Calling Plan to Globe Philippines. Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036. Opening reception is at 6:30pm - 8:30pm, December 17, 2012.
- February 16 - 23, 2012, "Papugay sa Isang Anak ng Taytay - Carlos L. Esguerra" (Tribute to a Son of Taytay - Carlos L. Esguerra), a homecoming exhibition of 25 international award winning photographs during the Visual Arts Festival 2012: The Rizal Experience by the Philippine National Commision on Culture and the Arts, at SM City Taytay Bridgeway, Taytay, Rizal - Philippines.
- October 18 - 29, 2010, "Painterly Palouse", Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
- November 7 - 20, 2009: "Salamisim II", Bayanihan Filipino Community Center, 40-21 69th Street, Woodside, Queens, NY; showing fine art images from the Philippines taken from 2006 to 2009. The exhibition is funded partly through a grant from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs / Greater New York Arts Development Fund "Individual Artist Support". Proceeds from the exhibition benefited the Bayanihan Filipino Community Center.
- August 26 - September 5, 2008: 'The Winner's Circle', Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue corner West 46th Street, New York, NY - an exhibition of selected award winning photographs by the artist.
- April 11 - 25, 2008: 'The Zen of White Sands', ARTISTREE Fine Art Gallery, Art Plaza (Level 4), EDSA Shangri-La, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.
- September 4 – 29, 2007: ‘The Painterly Photographs of Carlos L. Esguerra’, TAMA Gallery, 5 Harrison St., New York, NY 10013 (Tribeca).
- August 29 – September 12, 2006: ‘Salamisim’, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines.
- March 7-21, 2006: ‘Chasing Light and Catching Shadows’, Intercontinental Manila, 1 Ayala Avenue, Makati, Philippines.
- August 14 – November 14, 2005: (Return Exhibition), Cendrillon - 45 Mercer Street in SOHO New York, NY.
- February 1 – April 3, 2005: ‘Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue’, Cendrillon, 45 Mercer Street in SOHO, New York, NY.
- February 1 – 21, 2005: ‘Small Works 2005’, Manhattan Arts International, 200 East 72 Street - Suite 26L, New York, NY 10021.
- March 7 – 25, 2001: ‘Intimate Landscapes’, Atrium, Citigroup Center, 53rd St and Lexington Ave., New York, NY.
- April 30 – July 8, 2000: ‘Chasing Light’, 37 W 17th Street, New York, NY.
PAST GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
. March 4 - September 2020 - FotoNostrum Gallery, Carrer de la deputación 48, Barcelona, Spain.
. July 28 - August 29, 2020 - Annual Photography Show, Spanish Peaks Arts Council, 132 W. Ryus Avenue, La Veta, Colorado.
- October 15-26, 2018, Society of Philippine American Artists (SPAA), Annual Art Exhibit, Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
- May 14-25, 2018, "Photography of Visible and Invisible Light", joint exhibition with Thor Lidasan, MD. Presented by The Philippine Center with The University of the Philippines Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity East Coast Chapter, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
- October 23 to November 3, 2017, Society of Philippine American Artists (SPAA), Annual Art Exhibit, Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Opening reception October 24, 2017 6:00-8:00pm.
- July 31 to August 11, 2017, Salmagundi Club 2017 Photography and Graphics Exhibition for Non-Members, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
- August 13 to September 10, 2017, Annual Visual Arts Members Exhibition, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354, noon to 5:00pm daily.
- October 6 to 20, 2016 - 4th Berlin Foto Biennale, Palazzo Italia, Unter den Linden 10, Berlin, Germany.
- August 7 to 21, 2016 - "World Within a World", annual visual arts members exhibition of Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354.
- August 1 to 12, 2016 - Annual non-members Photography and Print exhibition, Salmagundi Arts Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.
- November 11, 2015 - February 29, 2016, 'In Pursuit of Nature', Sierra Club Photography Committee New York City, Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center, 645 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
- August 10 to 14, 2015, 'Pagtitipon' (Gathering), Roundhouse Community Center, Vancouver, BC - Canada; sponsored by the Filipino Music and Art Foundation of B.C.
- December 7, 2014 - March 17, 2015, 'Stirring the Madd Brick', Purple Yam, 1314 Cortelyou Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11226.
- October 6 - 17, 2014, Society of Philippine-American Artists (SPAA) Annual Exhibit, Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Opening reception, Tuesday, October 6, 2014 at 6:00 pm.
- July 13 - August 17, 2014, 'A Perfect Celebration: Artists Commemorate Flushing Council's 35th Anniversary', Flushing Town Hall, 137-45 Northern Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11354.
- December 2 - 27, 2013, 'Encounters with Nature', New York City Sierra Club Photo Committee, Calumet Gallery, 22 W 22nd Street, New York, NY.
- December 6 - 29, 2013, Foto Foto Gallery, 14 W. Carver Street, Huntington, NY (Long Island).
- July 20 to September 11, 2013, "New Growth", Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354.
- April 20 - June 9, 2013, "11th Annual Lone Tree Photo Show and Sale"", Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree, CO.
- April 1 - 19, 2013, "Nature: Inspired Moments", NYC Sierra Club Photo Committee, Manhattan Borough President's Office, Scott M Stringer, 1 Centre Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10007.
- November 8 - 25, 2012, "CONECTADOS", a photography exhibition of selected photographers from Spain, Mexico, and the Philippines, and laser light video projection by Spanish artist, Suso33, sponsored by the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines and Ayala Museum, in cooperation with Instituto Cervantes and Indochine Strings, at the Ayala Museum in Makati City, Philippines. The exhibition highlights the connections, differences and similarities of the three cultures with parallel history.
- November 5 - 16, 2012, "19th Annual Exhibition", Society of Philippine American Artists (SPAA), Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036 (between 45th and 46th Streets).
- November 29 - December 27, 2011, "Moments in Nature", NYC Sierra Club Photography Committee, Calumet Gallery, 22 W 22nd Street, New York, NY.
- November 7 - December 2, 2011, "18th Annual Exhibition", Society of Philippine-American Artists (SPAA), Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
- July 10 to September 11, 2011, "Revealing the Source", Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354.
- February 7 - 28, 2011, "Ani ng Dangal Exhibition", National Commission on Culture and the Arts, 633 General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila - Philippines. The exhibition highlights the works of recipients of the 2011 "Ani ng Dangal Awards" given to Filipino artists who have brought honor to the Philippines in international art competitions.
- November 1 - 12, 2010, "17th Annual Exhibition", Society of Philippine-American Artists (SPAA), Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
- November 2 - 26, 2010, "Inspired By Nature", NYC Sierra Club Photography Committee, Calumet Gallery, 22 W 22nd Street, New York, NY.
- July 11, 2010 - September 12, 2010, "NEW WORKS: The Creative Process Revealed", 2010 Members' Art Exhibition, Flushing Council on Culture & the Arts, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354.
- March 15 - 26, 2010: "Woman", Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY; celebrating International Women's History Month by the Society of Philippine-American Artists and The American Society of Contemporary Artists.
- July 11 - September 13, 2009: "In Celebration", Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY.
- June 22 - July 3, 2009, "Society for Philippine American Artists (SPAA) 16th Annual Exhibit", Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
- June 15-26, 2009: "Salmagundi Club 32nd Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition for Non-Members", 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY; open daily from 1:00pm to 6:00pm.
- May 22, 2009 - June 10, 2010: "2009 Spring/Summer Show", an online exhibition by the American Juried Art Salon; visit http://www.artjury.com, click on "Spring/Summer Show, 2009".
- March 5, 2009 - April 19, 2009: (First Prize winner) "White, Black & Shades of Gray", South Shore Art Center, 119 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA 02025; www.ssac.org.
- July 16, 2008 - December 31, 2008, "The Aesthetics of Diversity", members art exhibition, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY.
- April 2008 - September 2008: "2008 Spring / Summer Show", an online exhibition by the American Juried Art Salon; visit http://www.artjury.com/2008SpSumGalleryA.html.
- June 16 - June 27, 2008: "2008 Annual Juried Photography and Graphics Exhibition for Non-members", Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue (at E. 12th Street), New York, NY 10003.
- May 22 - July 31, 2007: 'Denver International Airport Invitational', Denver International Airport.
- March 30 - April 28, 2007: 'Abstractions', Center for Fine Art Photography, 201 S. College Ave., Ft. Collins, CO.