Roy Espinosa

Painter / Philippines

ABOUT

Roy C. Espinosa is a visual artist and a cultural and art advocate. He is the founding president of The Filipinas Institute for the advancement of Arts and Culture (FILARTS), Inc., a nonprofit cultural institution that advances the rights and welfare of the Filipino artists and the preservation of the indigenous arts and culture in the Philippines. He is one of the official delegates of the Art Dialogo, a cultural exchange program between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of Malaysia, on August 2016.During the height of his career in the 1980s, Espinosa garnered numerous awards and commendations because of his works.

Achievement

Emerging from artistic hibernation in 2014, Roy, driven by his desire to help fellow Filipino artists to be known, began publishing The Filipino Artists Magazine, as a platform to promote both masters and emerging artists in the country. To date, he has published several coffee table books as an attempt to contribute something in the world of art criticism and appreciation. As a proponent of Philippine arts and culture, Roy was given awards and commendations for his contributions to the art scene and has been invited to judge several art competitions around the city. His works has been featured in several newspapers and magazines and has been joining a number of local and international group shows.

Exhibition

- 1985 - Spanish Embassy Painting Competition, Spanish Embassy Makati
- 1985 - Art Manila Art Exhibition - (M.O.P.A. ) Museum of Philippine Art
- 1987 - 1st Filipino Visual Art Festival - Casa Manila, Intramuros Manila
- 1987 - Homage to Juan Luna - Manila Hotel, Roxas Blvd., Manila
- 1988 - Salute to Filipino Artist - Sheraton Hotel Manila
- 1988 - 1st Filipino Visual Arts Festival U.S.A. - Philippine
Examiner Bldg, South San Francisco, CA. USA
- 1988 - Manila Impressions - Manila Peninsula - Makati City
- 1990 - 4th Filipino Art Festival - Manila Hotel, Manila -
- 1990 - 4th Filipino Art Festival USA - Tito Rey of the Island, Daly City Ca.
- 1991 - 5th Filipino Visual Art Festival - Manila Hotel, Manila
- 1991 - 5th Filipino Visual Art Festival USA - Phil. Consulate, Houston Texas
- 1991 - International Art Festival - Phil. Consulate, Houston Texas
- 1996 - Kay Ganda ng Bayan Ko Independence Day Art Exhibit - Phil. Consulate, Los Angeles Ca. USA
- 2015 - Different Strokes Coffee Table Book Launching /
- 2016 - Tiendesitas 1st Art Festival - Tiendesitas, Pasig City
- 2016 - 2 Man Show with Charles Rivera - Cardinal Santos Medical Center
- 2016 - Art Dialogo 2016 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2016 - Art Korea, Phils / Korea Collaboration - GSIS Museum, Manila
- 2016 - Different Strokes 2 Coffee Table Book Launching / Exhibit Art Asia Gallery, Megamall
- 2016 - Prelude to New York - Shangrila Hotel - Edsa, Mandaluyong City
- 2017 - Prelude to New York 2 - Art Circle Gallery - Y2 Hotel Makati City
- 2017 - Pista ng Kulay - Philippine Center New York - New York City
- 2017 - Colors of Life - SM Art Center - SM Megamall Mandaluyong City -
- 2017 - Art Affair to Remeber - Manila Elks Club - Makati City
- 2017 - Manila Fame 2017 - World Trade Pasay City
- 2017 - Manila Art 2017 - Sm Aura, Taguig City
- 2017 - Pallettes Feast of Colors Book Launching and
Exhibition Robinson Galleria, Mandaluyong City
- 2018 - Art Collab Phil. / Malaysia - Hulo Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -
- 2018 - Manila Fame 2018 - World Trade Center, Roxas Blvd, Pasay City -
- 2018 - Synergism 2019 Art Exchange Program Between Malaysia and Philippines - Penang, Malaysia
- 2018 - 2 Man Show with Lloyd Lusica - La Bodega Gallery - The Makati Tuscany
- 2019 - Freedom and Love art Symposium and Exhibit - Borobudor, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- 2019 - Enchanted Odyssey - 3 Nation Art Exhibit , Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia - Hotel Nuve, Singapore
- 2019 - Sakti Art Exhibition Art I Gallery, Singapore
- 2019 - Art Vogue D’ Nation Art Exhibition, Xufeng Art Museum. Qingdao, China
- 2019 - Diverse Dreams 3 man show with Bangladesh Artists - Espacio Manila Gallery
- 2019 - 4 Nations Art Exhibit, Peace and Unity thru art - Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore - Gallery Wks - Osaka Japan
- 2019 - Freedom and Love Manila International Art Symposium and Art Exhbition, GSIS Museum, Philippines
- 2020 - Gumum + ism International Art Camp, Pahang Malaysia
- 2020 - Penang, Intercultural Art Exhibiton - Island Gallery, Penang, Malaysia

Related Artists