Simkin de Pio

Simkin de Pio (born March 17, 1976, in Quezon City) is a Filipino painter, conservator and restorer. The eldest son of renowned Filipino realist painter Gig de Pio and Fe Esterlina, his siblings include Las Vegas-based painter Gig Jr. and Manila-based painter Vincent de Pio.Alvero, J.S. (1998). Family of artists. Manila: Peso Book Foundation.Abadicio, P. (November 26, 2012). . Retrieved February 24, 2015.

In 1994 de Pio graduated from the Ateneo de Manila High School and in 1998 entered the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts in Diliman where he studied under the tutelage of such Philippine art stalwarts as Roberto Feleo and Roberto Chabet. After finishing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting, de Pio worked as a graphic artist and illustrator at the UP NISMED, the AMA Computer University head office, and Petplan, later teaching at the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde School of Design and the Arts as well as at Xavier School (on top of duties as a graphic designer).Erehwon Artworld Corporation. (2015). Simkin S. de Pio (b.1976). Retrieved February 17, 2015.Stanze, J. (2000). Kayumanggi: Biographies of Philippine visual artists. Quezon City: Peso Book Foundation.

According to Icons of Rock, de Pio's artworks "offer unique insights into the human condition in a narrative of forms and color that breathe life into thoughts, concepts and emotions from which emerge a striking realism".Icons of Rock. (n.d.). Artists + Icons. Retrieved February 24, 2015. De Pio uses different kinds of medium, although most of his works have been in oil, acrylic, pastel and charcoal.about.me. (n.d.). "Simkin de Pio". Retrieved April 21, 2015.

De Pio was once an artist for Manila's FormaFuego Artist Space. He currently maintains a studio, Prometheus Atelier, in Quezon City. Recently he also taught at FEATI University's fine arts department and volunteered as a managing editor for the emerging art e-zine diskurso art magazine and principal photographer for the YouTube Diskurso Art Magazine channel.

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Achievements

Competition Year Award 1st Post and Lintel On-the-Spot Portrait Sketching Contest 1997 Grand Prize 27th Shell National Students Art Competition 1994 Honorable Mention 28th Shell National Students Art Competition 1995 Honorable Mention

Art exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Title Year Location Alay Kay Ama 1995 Liongoren Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong Topak, all in the mindABS-CBN News. (February 8, 2011). An art exhibit that's all about 'topak'. Retrieved February 24, 2015.Vargas, J.B. (February 4, 2011). Topak, all in the mind. Retrieved February 21, 2015. 2011 University of the Philippines Vargas Museum, Quezon City Arts for GenerationPhilippine Daily Inquirer. (December 2, 2013). OMG artists featured at Greenfield District's 'Art for Generations'. Retrieved February 24, 2015. 2013 Greenfield District in Mandaluyong Legends and Villains 2 (touring exhibit)Francisco, M.A. (September 3, 2014). Comics as high art redux: Legends and Villains returns to a gallery near you. Retrieved February 24, 2015.Webspinas. (October 26, 2014). Art gallery at SM features Spider-man and Venom on canvass. Retrieved February 24, 2015. 2014 SM Malls (SM City North Edsa, SM Aura Premier, SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, and The Podium) Sining Saysay: Philippine History in ArtTorrevillas, D.M. (February 17, 2015). Philippine history in murals. The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 21, 2015.MST Entertainment. (February 8, 2015). Philippine history in monumental art exhibit. Retrieved February 24, 2015.Jose, J.E.F. (February 16, 2015). Siningsaysay: 30 murals depict Filipino history across the centuries. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 20, 2015.Valdez, E. (February 14, 2015). A project to last a lifetime. The Manila Times. Retrieved February 24, 2015.Alegre, A. (February 16, 2015). Learning history through art with UP alumni artists. Retrieved February 24, 2015.Philippines News Gazette. (February 19, 2015). Mural as visual history. Retrieved February 24, 2015 from 2015 Gateway Tower Mall, Quezon City

Solo exhibition

Personification was the title of de Pio's first solo art exhibition, held at Galerie Astra and later at The Room Upstairs in Makati City in January 2007.

Simkin de Pio

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