Meet The Artist: Augsto “Gus” Albor
Presented by The Culture Story
22 July 2017
The Culture Story hosted 40 guests for an intimate session with Filipino artist Augsto “Gus” Albor, who shared insights into his artistic practice, influences, and journey. His path—shaped by an itinerant childhood, a stint as a commercial graphic artist, formal art education, and global encounters—has deeply informed his evolving practice.
Albor is an internationally renowned Filipino abstractionist and a recipient of the Thirteen Artists Award (1977) from the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, which recognise artists who take creative risks to redefine art-making and artistic thought. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he has exhibited in the Philippines, Austria, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the USA.
More recently, Albor was one of three participating artists in “Personal Structures—Crossing Borders” at the 56th Venice Biennale, a milestone that coincided with the Philippines Pavilion’s return to the Biennale after a 52-year hiatus.