education:

Goldsmiths, Unversity of London (UK)
PhD in Arts & Computational Technology, 2013
Thesis Project- Digital Art and the Global South

Camberwell College, Unversity of the Arts London (UK)
MA in Digital Arts, 2010
Thesis Project- Tahanan (Home): Moving Images of the Philippine Diaspora in London

Ontario College of Art & Design (Canada)
Bachelor of Design, 2000
Communication and Design- Advertising


conferences and publications:

2010, Computers and the History of Art Conference – “Technology and ‘the death of Art History”, London, UK.  Paper: Digital Art in the ‘Third World’ context of the Philippines

2007, New Temple Weighs Heavy in Transnational Digital Age, Le Panoptique: More Perspective. Society Section, 1 October, accessed 22 July 2010,  <http://www.lepanoptique.com/sections/societe/new-temple-weighs-heavy-in-transnational-digital-age/>.

2006, Spotlight Artist: Rod Dioso, (interview by Claudia McKoy).  MIX: A Declaration of Creative Independence. Issue 31.2, Toronto, pp. 38-41.

"CIUT 89.5 Radio Interview with an Artist". Toronto, August 26, 2006.

 
awards and collections:

Untapped! Emerging Artists Competition (winner)
Toronto, 2009

City of Toronto Art Collection, Cultural Services
Works purchased: St. Jamestown I, II & III
Curator: Pamela Wachna
Toronto, 2008

Ontario Arts Council,  Visual Artists: Emerging Grant Recipient
Project: The Visual Landscape of Toronto's Filipino Community
Toronto, 2007-8.

Aoyama Design Award (shortlisted)
Submission: My Japan: ½ Full, ½ Empty.
Tokyo, 2003.

Cresta International Advertising Award  (Print Finalist)
Submission: GM Luxury Assortment
New York, 1999.

selected exhibitions: 

2011
Salon V Group Show, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto

2010
MA Degree Show, Camberwell College, London (UK)

2009
Toronto Artist Project, Toronto

2008
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto
Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto
Whodunit, OCAD, Toronto
The Little Art Show, BMW Building, Toronto

2007
Whodunit, OCAD, Toronto
Nuit-Blanche, Hangman Gallery, Toronto
The Little Art Show, BMW Building, Toronto
Kultura, Kapisanan Philippine Centre, Toronto

2006
The Little Art Show, BMW Building, Toronto
Open Studio, 96 Spadina, Toronto
The Little Art Show, BMW Building, Toronto
Do Hands Make us Human, Hangman Gallery, Toronto
Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto
Parkdale Arts Festival, Toronto
Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto

2005
Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto
ArtsWeek, Toronto
Annex Patio Art Show, Toronto

2004
Spring Design Festa, Odaiba Big Sight, Tokyo
Fall Design Festa, Odaiba Big Sight, Tokyo

2003
Spring Design Festa, Odaiba Big Sight, Tokyo
Fall Design Festa, Odaiba Big Sight, Tokyo

2002
Fall Design Festa, Odaiba Big Sight, Tokyo

2001
Spring Design Festa, Odaiba Big Sight, Tokyo

2000
SAWA Philppine Group Show, City Hall Gallery, Toronto
SAWA Philppine Group Show, Atrium Gallery (Ontario College of Art & Design), Toronto

community involvement:

2008 Muse 08 Carnivale, Toronto
contributing artist supporting the Schulich Heart Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

2007 fu-GEN fiRE GALA, Toronto
contributing artist to raise funds for fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company

2006 Leyte Filipino Mudslide Benefit, Toronto
contributing artist for 2006 Leyte mudslide fundraising event

2004-6 The Chi-ki Children's Foundation, Toronto
contributing artist to raise funds for educational initiatives in Laos

2005  Tsunami Volunteer Centre, Khao Lak, Thailand
art director for income-generation crafts shop reconstruction project