Gregory Halili
Bio
Gregory Halili (b. 1975, Manila, Philippines; lives and works in Manila) carves and paints mother-of-pearl shells, creating memento moris. Halili received his B.F.A. from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He returned to the Philippines in 2013 after 25 years in the United States. Halili’s work focuses on the art of miniatures with an interest in the notion and idea of memory, life, death, and cycle.
His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and shows, including the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin; The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio; The Hammond Museum and Sculpture Garden in Salem, New York; Ayala Museum in Makati City; Jorge B. Vargas Museum at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City; West Gallery in Quezon City; Silverlens in Makati City and Nancy Hoffman gallery in New York City. In 2016, Halili was one of the Filipino artists who presented at the Singapore Biennale.
Gregory Halili (b. 1975, Manila, Philippines; lives and works in Manila) carves and paints mother-of-pearl shells, creating memento moris. Halili received his B.F.A. from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He returned to the Philippines in 2013 after 25 years in the United States. Halili’s work focuses on the art of miniatures with an interest in the notion and idea of memory, life, death, and cycle.
His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and shows, including the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin; The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio; The Hammond Museum and Sculpture Garden in Salem, New York; Ayala Museum in Makati City; Jorge B. Vargas Museum at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City; West Gallery in Quezon City; Silverlens in Makati City and Nancy Hoffman gallery in New York City. In 2016, Halili was one of the Filipino artists who presented at the Singapore Biennale.
Selected Works
Selected Works
Selected Exhibitions
Selected Press
- What Gregory Halili learned from painting skulls on shells
- Maker’s Musings: Artist Gregory Halili on fatherhood and creativity
- Q&A with Greg Halili: ‘Creation is a form of mental exercise that keeps me happy, sane’
- Seeing artist Gregory Halili through his collection of eyes
- Artist Gregory Halili Creates Miniature Art Using Ivory and Mother of Pearl
- Re-Examining Postcolonial Asia Through the Works of 5 Artists in the Singapore Biennale 2016
- Pinoy artists impress in Singapore Biennale
- gregory raymond halili carves skulls into mother-of-pearl shells
- Human Skeletons Assembled with Found Coral by Gregory Halili
- Mother of Pearl Shell Skull Carvings by Gregory Halili