Artist Biography
Goldie Poblador is a Filipina artist who uses glass blowing, performance, video, installation and scent when considering themes of feminism, the environment, and decolonization as it relates to the body.
She received her BFA in Studio Arts from the University of the Philippines in 2009. In 2015, she obtained her MFA in Glass at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Her work has been exhibited internationally at such institutions as The Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, 601Artspace, New York; the Yangon Secretariat Building,Myanmar; Knockdown Center, New York; Islip Art Museum, New York; The RISD museum, Rhode Island; Cemeti Art House, Indonesia; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Bangkok; Museum Atelierhaus Mengerzeile, Berlin; Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; Fine Art Museum of Hanoi, Vietnam; Lopez Memorial Museum and Library, Manila; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines; The National Museum of the Filipino People, Manila; and The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila.
She is the first Filipino artist to be acquired by the Corning Museum of Glass. She has received a grant from the Foundation of Contemporary Arts, a President’s Scholarship from the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Philippine AIR Prize from Alliance Française de Manille. She has been nominated for the Ateneo Art Awards twice, in the years 2009 and 2013. She has completed residencies at the Oakspring Garden Foundation,Wassaic Project, The Hambidge Center, MASS MoCa, La Fragua and the Cité International des Arts in Paris.
Goldie Poblador received her BFA in Studio Arts from the University of the Philippines in 2009. In 2015, she obtained her MFA in Glass at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been exhibited internationally at such institutions as Urban Glass, 601Artspace, New York; the Yangon Secretariat Building,Myanmar; Knockdown Center ; The RISD museum, Rhode Island; Cemeti Art House, Indonesia; Singapore Art Museum; Bangkok Art and Culture Center ; Cité des Arts, Paris; Fine Art Museum of Hanoi, Vietnam; Lopez Memorial Museum and Library, Manila; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines; The National Museum of the Filipino People, Manila.
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