GEROME SORIANO
Artist CV
GEROME SORIANO
Gerome Neil M. Soriano (b. 1990) is a Manila-based multi-disciplinary artist and cultural worker whose practice spans artist, writer, event organizer, project coordinator, curator, art handler, and community organizer.
born November 28, 1990
lives in Manila City, Philippines
graduate of University of Santo Tomas- College of Fine Arts and Design major in Advertising Arts- March 2012
geromesoriano@gmail.com
+63 915 679 4260
Gerome Neil M. Soriano (b. 1990) is a Manila-based multi-disciplinary artist and cultural worker whose practice spans artist, writer, event organizer, project coordinator, curator, art handler, and community organizer. A graduate of the University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts and Design, where he was Best Thesis Awardee for his photography exhibit and catalogue design, Soriano works across video, photography, publications, painting, sculpture, and artistic organization. His practice is grounded in a voracious commitment to learning and service—"Trying to find something better," as he titled a major 2023 solo exhibition, "releases us from the pressure of achieving, highlighting that the act of seeking is meaningful in itself". He has participated in group exhibitions at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, West Gallery, Vinyl on Vinyl, Art Fair Philippines, Mono8 Gallery, and internationally in Germany, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Vancouver, and Mexico. As a project collaborator, he has worked with 98-b Collaboratory, Dito: Bahay ng Sining, Load na Dito Projects, Sa Sa Art Projects in Phnom Penh, and the Museum Collective in Manila on exhibitions exploring collective historiography and traumatic histories in Southeast Asia. He co-initiated the Braille for the Seeing exhibition at the CCP in 2023, originally conceived in 2019 as a response to digital art trends. His community-oriented work extends to participatory projects like Project Alima, an art intervention program in Cebu, and Para! Paraan, an art fund drive for UP Jeepney drivers.
Activities
2025
Zines Weekend, Spruce Gallery, Manila, zines fest
Count the Stars, Okko_Osa, Publishing house, Osaka, Japan, zine
Survive! Short animation film and art videos, Wakanda Art Gallery, Tambisan, Siquijor, screening
2024
12 x 9 x 35 West Gallery 35th Anniversary Exhibition, West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines, group
NORIAI BUS -変わりゆく日々の Prayer, Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, Makati City, Philippines, solo
Garden of Power, Kalooban Arts Initiative, Cavite City, Philippines, group
coming summer kami sama 神様, West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines, collaboration with mizutama
coming summer kami sama 神様, Frames in Vox, Kyoto, Japan, collaboration with mizutama
riding a jeepney bus, Parlwr, Nagoya, Japan, Talk
Noriai Bus, FIGYA, Osaka, Japan, solo
Parol making workshop, Parlwr, Nagoya, Japan
Artist-in-residence, FIGYA, Osaka, Japan
2023
Trying to find something better, curated by John Balaguer, Anima Art space, solo
Braille for the Seeing, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Group
Postmortem Report: A projector show after mourning, screening, Sherlock Makati, Philippines, Group
Visualizing Histories, Museum Collective, project coordination
Memaste: Lumbung Sumbung Tumbung, MONO8 Gallery, Solo
Unload na Dito, Art School Now Salon pop up shop, Sampaguita Projects, Quezon City
Jeep Faces, Screening, Lost Frames: Into the Loop, Gravity Art Space, Quezon City
2022
Circles: Documenta, Lost Frames: Yearender, screening, Lost Frames, KalawakanSpaceTime, Quezon City
NO ISBN: Why Self Publish?, roundtable discussion, AFK Book Fair, Molito, Muntilupa City
Anjing Sharing, talk, Studio Narra, Dasmariñas, Cavite City
Project Alima, art intervention program, Pardo, Cebu City
Manila Circles, screening, Free Space, Art Sundays, Dasmariñas, Cavite City
Massage message; Nanonood sama-sama nonton; flex, To Give and To Expect Nothing in Return (Harap Memberi Tak Harap Kembali), participatory, La Tabebh, Load na Dito, Gudskul Batch 4, Documenta 15, Kassel, Germany
books as flowers, flowers as books, The Drawing Room, Solo, Makati City
A New Earth, Kalawakan Spacetime, Group, Quezon City
2021
Manila Mania, Screening, Taft and the Burnham plan, group, Benilde Campus Art, https://www.benildecampusart.com/exhibit/taft-and-the-burnham-plan/manila-lockdown/manila-mania
Should I Stay or Should I Go?, research project, Load na Dito collective
NoExit Grant for Unpaid Artistic Labour - Philippines
Stop Over: Virtual Studio Visits, Presentation
Circles Pandemic 2021, NCCA Bagong Biswal Sineng Sining 3
2020
TRACKS, Group, Blanc Gallery
My dailies 2020-Gerome, Daily Diaries / My Daiaries 2020-Cultural Activities of Corona, Group, Screening, Hachinohe Portal Museum Hachi Theater
Things that are not supposed to work but do, Solo, Vinyl on Vinyl gallery
Pockets on the Streets, Kyoto City University Of Arts Art Gallery, Group
Non-essential Show, shopee.ph/virtualexhibit2020, Group
Para! Paraan, art fund drive for UP Jeepney drivers, Instagram and Facebook, Group
Kokote Budots, XDAYXBYXDAYX, Instagram, Group
Ghost and Host, Load na Dito Booth, Incubators, Art Fair Philippines, Group
Future Memories, Mono 8 Gallery, Philippines, Group
2019
Normal scheduling will resume shortly - Poklong Anading, Neil Fettling, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Group
Either a Storm of a Drought, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Group Show
Resetting the Clock, 856 G Gallery, Cebu, Philippines, Group
Circles, Samples-México: International travelling video festival, The James Black Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, Group Show
Chocnut Structures, Pacific Crossings: Either a storm or a drought, Artspeak, Vancouver, Canada, Group Show
Maritime Flags, Mono8 , Solo
Circles, Samples-México Themeless/Timeless/Disciplineless/Formless, Mexico, Group Show
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUSNESS, District Gallery, Group
2018
Circles, Vinyl on Vinyl, Solo
Spin Cycle, Kiat kiat Projects, Group
Forming Maps, Sampaguita Projects, Group
Resetting the Clock, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Group and zine-making workshop
Komura; Studio's Zine Making Workshop, Komura Bookfair by Warehouse 8 and Kwago, Workshop
Yielding Nodes, Para://Site Projects in collaboration with Kuna ng Dahon (Mikki Luistro and Saree Gloria, Silang, Cavite, Group Show
Conversations/Positions/Photoma, Mabini Projects, Manila, Group Show
SCOPE: TAMBAYAN, Asia Project 2018: How Little You Know About Me, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea, Group Show
Port to Port#1, Artist in Residence Hachinohe, Japan
Circles, Hachinohe Art Museum, Japan
Subarashi Hole, H∞L Gallery, Japan, Solo Show
Kaleidoscope Photography Workshop, Hachinohe Portal Museum, Japan
Omnibus, A-11, Pasay City, Group Show
Chocnut Structures, Lost Frames (XII): Manila Biennale Talk, Intramuros, Manila City, Screening and Talk
It is what it isn’t, District Gallery, Quezon City, Group Show
2017
Lost Frames VII, Catch 272, Quezon City, Video Art Screening
SCOPE: 点.火- Pingpong set# 1 Screening of videos works from the Philippines Presented by 98B Collaboratory (Manila) and Space Ppong (Gwangju), Space Ppong, Gwangju, Korea, Group Show
On Show: Happenstace, Manila House, Taguig, Manila, Group Show
PhotoEspaña portfolio Review, Pioneer Studios, Mandaluyong, portfolio review
Alternative Photography workshop, Ayala Museum, Makati, workshop
Some Many Different Are, 98b collaboratory, Manila, Exhibition solo
Kaleidoscope workshop, 98b Hq, Manila, workshop
Supersonic, solo, Dito:Bahay ng Sining, Marikina, Exhibition solo
Binary Affect, group, 10a Alabama,Quezon City, Manila, Exhibition group
2016
ESC: I Love You Virus exhibition, organized by 98b Collaboratory, Exhibition group
Distorted Conversations, in collaboration with Miguel Inumberable – Computer program, kaleidoscopic lens, camera and rig, crt monitor, radio transmitter, laptop, Exhibition group
Zine Zone, organized by Studio Soup, group, UVLA store, Cubao expo, Exhibition group
Paper Sniffers, organized by Local Loca and curated by Milo Ezel Buñao, UVLA store, Cubao expo, Exhibition group
Kaleidoscope Photography workshop, Dito: Bahay ng Sining, Marikina City
2014
98b ESC Projects - Windy Conversations: Between Cameras and Kites installation, Exhibition group
98b ESC Projects in Intramuros, group– Kite, camera and rig, radio transmitter, laptop, Exhibition group
2012
Push It: Outstanding Thesis Exhibit 2012, Beato Angelico Gallery, Sampaloc, Manila, Exhibition group
Awards
Behance Philippines portfolio review - 98b - Recipient of Behance Appreciation Award for photography category - review conducted by Veejay Villafranca
UST - College of Fine Arts and Design - major in Advertising - batch 2011-2012 - Best Thesis Awardee for Photography Exhibit and Catalogue Design Thesis entitled "Windy Conversations: Between Camera and Kites"
Publications
Matang Lawin, ABS-CBN feature on Kite Aerial Photography, 2015
Kite Aerial Photography: A Bird's eye view of Pictures of the World Below by Randy Urlanda in Manila Bulletin's Panorama Sunday magazine August 7, 2011
Camera Geek TV Episode 5 interview
The Art of Kite Aerial Photography by Cecila Angeles in Manila Bulletin's Picture Perfect July 26, 2011
Streetkonnect.com interview by Angely Chi
Solar Daybreak Artist of the Week October 21-25,2013
Slate Planner 2014, Looking Up No. 7, Kite Aerial Photography
