Lani Maestro
Bio
Lani Maestro (b. 1977, Manila, Philippines; Lives and works in France, Canada and Manila, Philippines), received a BFA from the University the Philippines in 1977. During her graduate studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, her work was included in the Segunda Bienal de la Habana in Cuba where she won the Bienal prize in 1985, which gained her local and international attention. In the years following, her works were shown at the Canadian Biennal at the National Gallery of Canada, followed by successive Canadian representation in international Biennals of Sydney, Istanbul, Cuba, Sharjah, Shanghai, Brisbane, and Busan.
In 2017, Maestro co-represented the Philippines at the 57th Venice Biennal in Italy and the Singapore Biennal in 2019.
Maestro is co-founder and editor of Harbour Magazine of Art and Everyday Life, a journal of artworks and writing by artists, writers and theorists. As an educator, she has taught in the MFA program at Concordia University in Montreal, and in the art departments of NSCAD University and University of Lethbridge in Alberta.
Lani Maestro is the recipient of the 2012 Hnatyshyn Award for artistic excellence and outstanding contribution by a Canadian artist. In 2018, she was awarded a doctorate, honoris causa from the NSCAD University.
Lani Maestro (b. 1977, Manila, Philippines; Lives and works in France, Canada and Manila, Philippines), received a BFA from the University the Philippines in 1977. During her graduate studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, her work was included in the Segunda Bienal de la Habana in Cuba where she won the Bienal prize in 1985, which gained her local and international attention. In the years following, her works were shown at the Canadian Biennal at the National Gallery of Canada, followed by successive Canadian representation in international Biennals of Sydney, Istanbul, Cuba, Sharjah, Shanghai, Brisbane, and Busan.
In 2017, Maestro co-represented the Philippines at the 57th Venice Biennal in Italy and the Singapore Biennal in 2019.
Maestro is co-founder and editor of Harbour Magazine of Art and Everyday Life, a journal of artworks and writing by artists, writers and theorists. As an educator, she has taught in the MFA program at Concordia University in Montreal, and in the art departments of NSCAD University and University of Lethbridge in Alberta.
Lani Maestro is the recipient of the 2012 Hnatyshyn Award for artistic excellence and outstanding contribution by a Canadian artist. In 2018, she was awarded a doctorate, honoris causa from the NSCAD University.
