Pinggot Zulueta (born 19 June 1961) is a Filipino visual artist and photojournalist.
Biography Zulueta grew up in Tarlac, Philippines and attained his Fine Arts degree in Painting from the University of Santo Tomas, where he served as staff artist for The Varsitarian. He then continued his studies at the UP College of Fine Arts. He also attended an advanced course on news photography and pictorial layout conducted by Berlin's International Institute for Journalism during its visit to Manila in 1996. He later worked as a political cartoonist for Midweek Magazine and Abante. He has also been a lifestyle photographer for both Diyaryo Filipino and Manila Bulletin.
Zulueta's art style centers on social commentary and abstraction. Since 1983, his work has been exhibited in the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. He has also appeared in EDSA 2: A Nation in Revolt and collaborated on the UNESCO children's book Mga Alagad ng Mahiwagang Sirkulo.
Selected exhibitions
Solo exhibitions: 1985, April: TILAMSIK at Silahis International Hotel, Manila, Philippines 2002, September: ASINTA: Images and Imageries at RCBC Plaza Main Lobby, Makati, Philippines 2005, December: AOTEAROA SERIES at Philippine Center, New York City, USA 2013, March: VIAJES at Galeria Francesca in the SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines 2013, November: MAKATULOG KA PA KAYA? (in collaboration with Virgilio Almario) at Crucible Gallery in the SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines Group exhibitions: 1983, April: NTRODUCTIONS ’ 83 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines 1983, September: WALANG PAMAGAT at the University of the Philippines, Philippines 1984, March: LINE DRAWINGS at the UP Vargas Museum, Manila, Philippines 1997, August: ART ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Annual Exhibition at the GSIS Museo ng Sining, Pasay, Philippines 2001, February: POWER OF THE PEOPLE Through the Eyes of Filipino Photojournalists at Robinsons Galleria, Manila, Philippines 2003, August: ON ARRIVAL at the Bashford Gallery, Auckland City, New Zealand 2007, December: SMASH HITS at Parramatta Artists Studios, Sydney, Australia 2008, January: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM ART EXHIBITION at Tap Gallery, Sydney, Australia 2011, January BRUSHSTROKES TOWARDS 400 at University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines 2012, April: KRISTO MANILA 2012, SO BE IT at Gallery Nine in the SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines 2012, September: PAPELISMO: Works on Paper at the Crucible Gallery in the SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines 2012, September: RECOLLECTIONS 1081 at Liongoren Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines 2012, October: MANILART 12 at Galeria Francesca in the SMX Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines 2013: ART FILIPINO: Works by Filipino Artists at the Asian Arts Gallery, Maryland, USA
Awards Year Award Competition Issuing body Ref 1979 Second Prize Sculpture Competition, Annual Students’ Art Competition University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts and Design 1980 Third Prize Landscape Painting Competition, Golden Anniversary 1997 First Prize Willy Vicoy Photojournalism Awards News Photographers Association of the Philippines First Prize, Bay in Distress, Nature and Environment Category Third Prize, Coherence, Nature and Environment Category 2008 Special Award Evicted Filipino Families Photo Competition Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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