I make stuff up
︎ Arts
︎ Letters
︎ Design
Manila / London.
︎ carina@carina-santos.com
︎ artsy.net
CURRENTLY ︎
— Design Assistant, Visual Editions
— Writer & Press Manager, West Gallery
— Design Director, Out of Print
MOST RECENTLY ︎ 2017—2019 MRes Art: Theory and Philosophy, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
RESEARCH ︎ Somebody, Somewhere: Situating the Subjective Body in Sensible Space
Photo by Everywhere We Shoot for Northern Living
PREVIOUSLY ︎
— Art Director, CNN Philippines Life
— Contributing Art Director, Esquire Philippines
— Design Director, The Manila Review
— Part-time Lecturer, Ateneo de Manila University
SELECTED CLIENT LIST ︎
Rogue Magazine, Esquire Philippines, L’Officiel Manila, CNN Philippines, Bench, HOODWINK, Ateneo de Manila University Press, Anvil Publishing, Inc., The Philippine Star, Summit Media, Warner Music Philippines
TALKS ︎
— SeenZine: Preventive Cultural Ghosting, presented with daikon*zine, London Centre for Book Arts
SELECTED PRESS ︎
2020
— “There should be a change in the system that gives value to cultural workers”, CNN Philippines Life
2019
— All in the Family: Art with the Santos Siblings, Metro Society
2017
— Wish You Were Here: Artist Carina Santos takes us to places both foreign and familiar, Rogue.ph
2016
— Natural Connection, Northern Living Magazine (Online)
— The New Shapeshifters: A Rogue Portfolio, Rogue Magazine
2015
— Location, location, location, GG
— Flows Take Shape, YStyle
2014 — Artist Carina Santos on Her Window Installation for HOODWINK, NOUS by Homme et Femme
— Modern-day Renaissance Woman: Carina Santos, Badass Lady Creatives
— Breaking Away from Malang, Business World
— Young Folks, New Strokes, The Philippine Star
2013
— It’s More Than Visuals with Lomographer Carina Santos, Lomography Magazine
— Mixed media collages by Carina Santos, Lost at E Minor
2012 — Bright Young Manila, Chalk Magazine
— Creative It List, Preview Magazine
— Art Director, CNN Philippines Life
— Contributing Art Director, Esquire Philippines
— Design Director, The Manila Review
— Part-time Lecturer, Ateneo de Manila University
SELECTED CLIENT LIST ︎
Rogue Magazine, Esquire Philippines, L’Officiel Manila, CNN Philippines, Bench, HOODWINK, Ateneo de Manila University Press, Anvil Publishing, Inc., The Philippine Star, Summit Media, Warner Music Philippines
TALKS ︎
— SeenZine: Preventive Cultural Ghosting, presented with daikon*zine, London Centre for Book Arts
SELECTED PRESS ︎
2020
— “There should be a change in the system that gives value to cultural workers”, CNN Philippines Life
2019
— All in the Family: Art with the Santos Siblings, Metro Society
2017
— Wish You Were Here: Artist Carina Santos takes us to places both foreign and familiar, Rogue.ph
2016
— Natural Connection, Northern Living Magazine (Online)
— The New Shapeshifters: A Rogue Portfolio, Rogue Magazine
2015
— Location, location, location, GG
— Flows Take Shape, YStyle
2014 — Artist Carina Santos on Her Window Installation for HOODWINK, NOUS by Homme et Femme
— Modern-day Renaissance Woman: Carina Santos, Badass Lady Creatives
— Breaking Away from Malang, Business World
— Young Folks, New Strokes, The Philippine Star
2013
— It’s More Than Visuals with Lomographer Carina Santos, Lomography Magazine
— Mixed media collages by Carina Santos, Lost at E Minor
2012 — Bright Young Manila, Chalk Magazine
— Creative It List, Preview Magazine
SOLO EXHIBITS ︎
2020
— The Second Structur of Feeling, West Gallery
— Latent fictions, MO_Space
2019
— Here as Elsewhere, West Gallery
2018
— a pocket that could hold the universe, Finale
— Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless, West Gallery
2017
— Orbiting the Last Known Surroundings, West Gallery
— Satellites for Minor Planets, Blanc Gallery
2016
— Sometimes I am restless, West Gallery
2015
— a little on purpose, West Gallery
2014
— Where My Body’s Been, Blanc Gallery
2013
— See More Glass, West Gallery
2012
— How Still, How Fast, Blanc Gallery
2011
— Excavations from the End of the World, West Gallery
2020
— The Second Structur of Feeling, West Gallery
— Latent fictions, MO_Space
2019
— Here as Elsewhere, West Gallery
2018
— a pocket that could hold the universe, Finale
— Nothing, and is nowhere, and is endless, West Gallery
2017
— Orbiting the Last Known Surroundings, West Gallery
— Satellites for Minor Planets, Blanc Gallery
2016
— Sometimes I am restless, West Gallery
2015
— a little on purpose, West Gallery
2014
— Where My Body’s Been, Blanc Gallery
2013
— See More Glass, West Gallery
2012
— How Still, How Fast, Blanc Gallery
2011
— Excavations from the End of the World, West Gallery
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS & PROJECTS ︎
2020
— A. Play B. Work C. ____, West Gallery
— Drawing with Water, West Gallery
2019
— WXXX, West Gallery
— RoughPrint Pop-Up, North London Darkroom
— Things We Make, Underground Gallery
— Flipping Out, MO_Space for Art Fair Philippines
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
2018
— ‘How to survive as an artist in the metropolis’/’Could it be a park bench?’, Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London
2017
— Ingress/Egress, Underground Gallery
— As Far As Near As Deep And Wid And Tall, Galerie Roberto
— A Collage Show, Underground Gallery
— Fresh Cut, New Blood, MO_Space
— Per Square Inch, The Drawing Room
— Obscurities, two-man show with Isabel Santos, Finale
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
— Melted City 4, Blanc Gallery
2016 — The Out Sounds from the Way In: Imaginary Album and Music Show, Vinyl on Vinyl
— Binding, Blanc Gallery
— 12x9, West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
— Objects, Paintings, Sculptures, MO_Space for Art Fair Philippines
2015
— But where do we put it?, West Gallery
— The In Image From the Way Out, Underground Gallery— Dry Rub, Pablo Post Gallery
— Naked Lunch, Altro Mondo
— You Are Here, Vinyl on Vinyl
2014
— Book Ends, Blanc Gallery — Gathered Narratives, Silverlens Galleries
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
2013
— Tones of Home, Blanc Gallery
— The Mona Lisa Project, Cultural Center of the Philippines with West Gallery
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
2012
— Through the Looking Glass: José Rizal, Manila Contemporary
— Hairy Things, Pablo Gallery
— Lightbombs Contemporary for Art East Island, Hong Kong — 16x16 for Young Star
— Pulp Fiction, Artinformal
2011
— Munnyfestation, Blanc Gallery
— Dia de los Muertos, Secret Fresh Gallery
2010
— West Gallery for ManilArt — 12x9, West Gallery
— Collage, West Gallery
2009
— Twelve By Nine, West Gallery
2020
— A. Play B. Work C. ____, West Gallery
— Drawing with Water, West Gallery
2019
— WXXX, West Gallery
— RoughPrint Pop-Up, North London Darkroom
— Things We Make, Underground Gallery
— Flipping Out, MO_Space for Art Fair Philippines
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
2018
— ‘How to survive as an artist in the metropolis’/’Could it be a park bench?’, Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London
2017
— Ingress/Egress, Underground Gallery
— As Far As Near As Deep And Wid And Tall, Galerie Roberto
— A Collage Show, Underground Gallery
— Fresh Cut, New Blood, MO_Space
— Per Square Inch, The Drawing Room
— Obscurities, two-man show with Isabel Santos, Finale
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
— Melted City 4, Blanc Gallery
2016 — The Out Sounds from the Way In: Imaginary Album and Music Show, Vinyl on Vinyl
— Binding, Blanc Gallery
— 12x9, West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
— Objects, Paintings, Sculptures, MO_Space for Art Fair Philippines
2015
— But where do we put it?, West Gallery
— The In Image From the Way Out, Underground Gallery— Dry Rub, Pablo Post Gallery
— Naked Lunch, Altro Mondo
— You Are Here, Vinyl on Vinyl
2014
— Book Ends, Blanc Gallery — Gathered Narratives, Silverlens Galleries
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
2013
— Tones of Home, Blanc Gallery
— The Mona Lisa Project, Cultural Center of the Philippines with West Gallery
— West Gallery for Art Fair Philippines
2012
— Through the Looking Glass: José Rizal, Manila Contemporary
— Hairy Things, Pablo Gallery
— Lightbombs Contemporary for Art East Island, Hong Kong — 16x16 for Young Star
— Pulp Fiction, Artinformal
2011
— Munnyfestation, Blanc Gallery
— Dia de los Muertos, Secret Fresh Gallery
2010
— West Gallery for ManilArt — 12x9, West Gallery
— Collage, West Gallery
2009
— Twelve By Nine, West Gallery