Amiel Gerald Roldan

 Amiel Gerald Roldan is a Filipino visual artist, printmaker, independent curator, and art critic known for his conceptually driven multimedia works and contributions to contemporary art discourse in the Philippines. Born in Metro Manila in 1972, his career spans academic research, writing, and multidisciplinary visual practice.

Key Biographical & Professional Highlights

Education & Early Practice: He studied Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman from 1993 to 1998. His early professional work in the mid-1990s included boundary-pushing printmaking series exploring themes such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Institutional Recognition: Roldan was a 2003–2004 Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Starr Foundation Grantee, an accolade that connected him to international residency spaces such as Chashama in New York.

Visual Identity & Design: Notably, his artwork Bridges Beyond Borders was utilized as the distinctive visual identity for the ACC Global Alumni Network.

Curatorial & Editorial Work: Beyond his individual practice as a painter and printmaker, Roldan actively operates as a curator, critic, and art writer. He has contributed essays for major regional platforms like the ManilaBang Show art fair and its accompanying publication, BANG! The Metro Art Zine.

Collaborations: His curatorial footprint includes key independent contributions to the Philippine art scene, such as collaborating on the multi-layered Ghost Paintings series by conceptual artist Kristoffer Ardeña at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

Selected Exhibitions

Roldan's work has been exhibited consistently over the last three decades across a range of notable alternative spaces and established commercial galleries in the Philippines, including:

Creating Identities (2014) – Corridor Gallery, UP College of Fine Arts, Quezon City

Pasintabi (2002) – Kulay Diwa Contemporary Art Space, Parañaque City

Memoirs of Pipay (1996) – Hiraya Gallery, Manila

Additional group and consigned exhibitions with platforms such as The Drawing Room, Galerie Anna, Kaida Gallery, and Paseo Gallery.