Lexygius Calip

Lexygius Calip

born 1974, Philippines
lives and works in Chicago, IL

BIOGRAPHY
Working across a wide range of media, Filipino interdisciplinary artist Lexygius Calip focuses on the often unpredictable and quotidian processes involved in turning ideas into art through his mixed-media paintings and site-specific installations. Lexygius earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Technological University of the Philippines and has participated in several solo and group exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and artist talks in the Philippines, France, and the United States. He has received a number of honors and awards, including the Ateneo Art Award at the Museum of Modern Art in Manila, merits from the Arts Association of the Philippines, and the Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards. Lexygius was also named a Freeman Fellowship Foundation Fellow for the Vermont Studio Center and attended a residency at the Stonehouse Residency for Contemporary Art in California. He is also a member of the Shadequarter Initiative for the Arts. Lexygius currently bases his curatorial and art practice in Chicago.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
“I produce work that emphasize the intentional, accidental, the stable and unstable outcomes of process, and the constant progression of ideas that I come about, making my work more reactionary in nature. I focus on explorations that encourage unpredictable outcomes directed towards experimentation with materials and process that promote my personal convictions in a personal context.
My memories of childhood growing up in the Philippines play an important role in my art practice, so as my past and previous experiences that shaped who I am and what I do now. I endured discouragements, lack of resources and support; to my losses, displacement, hardships, and separations with the people I care about the most. Now, the path I am taking is defined by my pursuit for independence, resilience, self-preservation, self-realization, and change that promote the restructuring of my thought process. These provide a foundation and influence to my sensibilities, with regards to process, unconventional use of materials and approach.”

- Lexygius Calip

Selected Exhibitions
2017            HUMAN CONDITION: Personal Explorations Through Abstraction, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA
                    HELL, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco CA
                    FRONTLINES 6.0, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
                    AGARTHA, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco CA

2016            EX, The Prentice and Paul Sack Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco CA
                    SOLSTICE, Artspace8 Gallery, Chicago IL
                    IMPROMPTU, Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland CA
                    SANCTUARY, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco CA
                    PRACTICE, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA
                    FORTRESS, UAMO/FESTIVAL, Munich, Germany

2015            ART COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION, Artspace8 Gallery, Chicago IL
                    FORTRESS, The Hatchery Art Spaces, Badger CA
                    REVERBERATE, Bliss on Bliss Art Projects, New York NY
                    ACHROMATIC VIBRANCY, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago IL

2014            INTERVAL,West Gallery, Manila, Philippines
                   OIL AND WATER, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL
                   BLUE NOVEMBER, NYCH Gallery, Chicago IL
                   FIN, Paolo Mejia Gallery, San Francisco CA.
                   ABSTRACT SHOW III, The Brickton Art Center, Park Ridge IL
                   BECAUSE ART, Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago IL
                   ICAE (International Contemporary Artists Exhibition) 2014, EWNS Art Project, Paris, France.
                   BREAKING BORDERS, Paolo Mejia Gallery, San Francisco CA

2013          MEMORIES ARE SACRED, The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
                  FALL OPEN STUDIOS, Hunters Point Studios, San Francisco CA
                  HOMEGROWN, Paolo Mejia Gallery, San Francisco CA
                  SHADEQUARTER INITIATIVE FOR THE ARTS EXHIBITION, Provost and Prichard, Visalia CA
                  IN TRANSIT, Manilatown Heritage Foundation Center, San Francisco CA