“New Vanguards of Genre Art: A Buhay Pinoy Exhibit”

Galleria Nicolas Glorietta

February 26 – March 7, 2026

Genre painting has long served as a mirror to collective life—recording rituals, labor, devotion, and the quiet poetry of the everyday. Vanguard of Genre Art gathers four contemporary artists—Aldrino Abes, William Alvarez, Richard Arimado, and Ronnel Cainto—whose works reaffirm the vitality of this tradition while pushing it forward through distinct formal and material languages. This exhibition continues the momentum of Buhay Pinoy: A Grand Celebration held at Art Lounge Manila – Podium last January, extending that earlier survey into a more focused presentation of artists who stand at the forefront of genre’s contemporary resurgence. Together, they demonstrate that genre art is not a nostalgic exercise but an evolving field—capable of reinvention while remaining rooted in lived experience.

The gallery is located at 3rd Floor, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center Courtyard Drive, Makati City.

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