Nelfa Querubin's '35 Years On': A Retrospective Exhibition in UP Visayas
Her works are in the collection of Philippine government, private museums and collectors in Europe, Middle East, Asia, and the USA
"Permanent Flow," 16 in. (41cm.) in height,
hand-formed red clay, carved, layered glazes,
underglaze, multiple-fired in electric at cone 6. 2007
In celebration of the UP Centennial, the University of the Philippines Visayas proudly presents "35 YEARS ON," a retrospective exhibition of celebrated Filipino-American artist Nelfa Querubin. The art exhibit will feature a selection of drawings, prints, paintings, sculptures, and pottery from various periods of her artistic career which spans from 1973 to the present.
Querubin-Tompkins started as graphic artist and moved on to become a master potter despite being self-taught. She pioneered studio pottery in the Philippines during the time when clay was not popular as a fine art medium and ceramic art was ignored by art galleries. Querubin-Tompkins worked hard for 15 years experimenting with local clays, wood-fired kilns and glazes and eventually mastering her medium. Her early success in pottery was recognized when her works were included in the Australian Crafts Council Traveling Exhibit in Asia in 1982.
Said Querubin-Tompkins, "Clay is the most fascinating material to work with in my art; it always puts me in heaven, sometimes in hell, but it never ceases to stimulate my creativity."
Her works are in the collection of Philippine government, private museums and collectors in Europe, Middle East, Asia, and the USA.
The exhibit is presented by the UPV Chancellor’s Committee for Culture and the Arts and runs from February 4 through April 24, 2008 at the University of the Philippines Visayas, Art Gallery, Main Building, UPV Iloilo City.
UP Professors Brenda V. Fajardo and Vicente R. Tan curate the 3-month exhibit. For inquiries, contact the CCCA Office at (033) 3379159 or email at cca_upv@yahoo.com.