KENNETH LANCELOT SUICO
Bio & CV
Kenneth Suico is an artist residing and working in Naarm/Melbourne. Born in Cebu, Philippines, they jump across a broad range of mediums, employing the modes of photography, video, pop song performance and installation in their practice.
The common motifs threaded into Suico’s works are acts of repurposing or appropriating what are considered Western-based mythological narratives and imagery and skewing them into their personal history and cultural superstitions.
Education
2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts – HONOURS (Visual Art), Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne
2014-2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) – Photography, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne
2012–2013 Diploma of Photo Imaging, Photographic Imaging College / NCAT
2011 Certificate IV Applied Arts, Crafts and Photography, Brighton Bay Art, Design & Photography
Selected works
2023
‘Nostos, Sing It To Me (Baikbayan)’ (solo) ‘Contact High 2’
GERTRUDE CONTEMPORARY x Performance Review, Gertrude Contemporary Glasshouse, Melbourne
2022
‘Don’t Don’t (A’Walkin’ In A Forest)’ (solo) Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
2021
‘Nostos, Sing It To Me (Balikbayan)’ (solo) Creative Development Program - Artist Residency (APRIL)
Testing Grounds , Southbank, Melbourne
2020 - – LOCKDOWN –
2019
‘Blue Days Black Nights (Oh Oh Telephone Line)’, FIRST COMMISSIONS PROJECT
Victorian College of the Arts - The University of Melbourne Faculty of Fine Art and Music , Melbourne
Recipient of First Commissions Project Award
2018
‘Don’t Don’t (A’Walkin’ In A Forest)’
VCA Graduate Exhibition 2018 (Honours), Victorian College of the Arts - The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
Recipient of The Majlis Encouragement Award
‘Break on Thru (Paper Drums: An Act)’ ‘Act II: Reflex’, VCA Honours group show, VCA Art Space, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2017
‘Never Never’,- (solo), Testing Grounds , Southbank, Melbourne
‘Never Never’ (redeveloped) - ‘Six O’Clock Swill’, group show, Union Club Project Space, Union Club Hotel Fitzroy, Melbourne
2016
‘Straight to Hel Boy (Death of Baldr)’ & ‘Baby Cart to Hel (Accept / Deny)’
VCA Graduate Exhibition 2016, Victorian College of the Arts - The University of Melbourne , Melbourne
Recipient of The Evans Family Award for Photography
‘doublevision’, (duo) with Lucy Foster, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
‘Submarine (On A Mission)’ ‘Good Grief’ group show, VCA Artspace, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2015
‘HABITAT’ VCA x CalArts group show, VCA & CalArts Art Spaces, Melbourne (AUS) and Los Angeles (USA)
Honourable mention: ARCH Habitat, Lucida Journal
‘Totem Spirit Rope’ GERTRUDE STREET PROJECTION FESTIVAL @ Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Honourable mention: Judges Encouragement Award
‘Eri Asai After Dark (after Murakami)’ ‘Door Behind The Wall’ group show, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
‘Totem Spirit Rope’ (solo) NIGHTWATCH series, Neon Parlour Gallery, Thornbury
2014
‘Totem Spirit Rope’ (solo) Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
‘Make a Fake’ group show, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne
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