The son of a Methodist pastor, he was raised in Davao, the multicultural city that nurtured his early interest in art. He discovered a love for painting while a student at the University of the Philippines. In 1993 Garibay held his first solo exhibition, which showed his ability to paint in oil, his favorite medium, and his talent to tell a story through art. Many of Garibay’s paintings focus on everyday people and places. He paints ordinary people in an attempt to portray them as political entities. In this way Garibay’s activism shows through in his work. He truthfully portrays ordinary people and places, leaving out the glamour that most Filipino artists add to their work. Garibay says, “It is the richness of the poor that I am drawn to and which I am part of that I want to impart in my art.
Born in 1962, Manny Garibay was given the prestigious Thirteen Artists Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2000.
EMMANUEL ROBLES GARIBAY
Born 1962 in Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines
Education
Master of Arts in Divinity,
Union Theological Seminary, Cavite, 1995
Bachelor of Fine Arts,
University of the Philippines, Diliman, 1990
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology,
University of the Philippines, Los Baños, 1984
Selected Awards and Citations
Thirteen Artists Awardee
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Manila, Philippines, 2000
Second Place, Painting Category
II Bienal del Baloncestoen Bellas Artes
Madrid, Spain, 2000
Diwa ng Sining Award
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Manila, Philippines, 1994
First Prize, Painting Category
Art Association of the Philippines Annual
Manila, Philippines, 1994
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013 “Walang Sinasanto“, Vargas Museum, Quezon City
2010 FISH, Faith, Institution, Society and History:
The Art of Emmanuel Garibay, Yale Institute Sacred
Music, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
City Wide Open Studios OMSC, New Haven,
Connecticut, USA
“Habang Papalayo”, Boston Gallery, Quezon City
2009 “Recent Works”, Alliance Francaise de Manille, Makati City
“Laong Laan”, Artis Corpus Gallery, Ayala Museum, Makati City
2008 “Puno’t Dulo”, Art Verite’ Gallery, Shops at Serendra, Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig
2007 “Pabaon”, Philippine Embassy, Washington DC
“Crux”, Canvas Inc., Ayala Museum, Makati City
“Different Tunes”, Utterly Art, 229A South Ridge Road, Singapore
2006 “Mga Sulyap”, West Gallery, West Avenue, Quezon City
Genluna Gallery, Davao City
Zaandam, Neteherlands
2005 Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod Israel
Uppsalla & Vasteras, Sweden
2004 “Praxis”, Paramatta Heritage Centre, New South Wales, Australia
Amoldsheim Religious Akademia, Frankfurt, Germany
Duta Wacana University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2003 Adelaide, South Australia
West Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2002 “Alleluia”, Boston Gallery, Quezon City
2001 Genluna Gallery, Davao City
Drawing Room, Makati City
Philippine Center Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
2000 “Icons”, British Council Gallery, Manila
Solo Exhibition and Artist Residency, Union
Theological College, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
West Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1999 Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, Hong Kong
“Kristo”, Boston Gallery, Quezon City
“Emmanuel Garibay at Steinberger Hotel”, Berlin, Germany
De La Salle University Gallery, Manila
1997 “Lingon sa Pinanggalingan” Boston Gallery, Quezon City
“Tanawin at Pananaw: Views and Viewpoints”, Liongoren Gallery, Quezon City
“Religious Images”, Crucible Gallery
1996 “Imahen” Imahenasyon at Lipunanan”, Boston Gallery, Quezon City
“Hiyang”, Liongoren Gallery, Quezon City
1994 “Todos Los Santos”, Boston Gallery, Quezon City
“Pasyong Pilipino”, Liongoren Gallery, Quezon City
“Pasada”, Liongoren Gallery, Quezon City
