Assi Abogado (b. 1999, Philippines) is a non-binary interdisciplinary artist
drawn in the agencies of body, identity, and memory. Through drawings, video, performance, and installation, they intertwine the ecosystems they exist in, (re)imagining and (re)producing narratives of the self that engages within the contemporary environments.

They have presented work and participated in projects in Budapest, Bacolod, Dubai,
Los Angeles, Malmö, Manila, New York, Tecate, and Vienna.

Currently based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates via Angono Rizal, Philippines.

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Fields of work
Artistic Work and Research
Concept Development
Project and Event Management
Branding and Identity
Spatial Installations
Printed Matters
DJ and Music Curation

Education
2019-2021
Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts
De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

2015-2017
Art and Design Major
Philippine Women’s University

2012-2014
Visual Arts Major
Philippine High School for the Arts
Group Exhibitions
2024
The Open Secret
Skēnē, Drottninggatan Malmö, Sweden
KultFilmKlubb, Budakeszi Hungary
Millennium Film Workshop, New York, USA
Creative Cluster, Vienna, Austria


Wild at Heart/Weird on Top

Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura, Tecate, Mexico

2023
Vestiges of (Be)longing — Composite
Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2022
Wasted Sex, Wasted Bodies
The Den Escolta, Manila, Philippines

2021
A Man
Block17 Art Space Bacolod, Philippines

2019
Broken Ladders and Hissing
Para://Site Projects, Las Piñas, Philippines

2018
Temporal Distinctions,Sensorium
Mandaluyong, Philippines

2017
F* Art Let’s Dance
XX:XX, Makati, Philippines

2016
BeefMilk VR Exhibition
online

Performances
2024
(self) serving
Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2019
Pagkislap: Isang Dugtungan
Karilyo Shadowplay DLS-CSB, Manila, Philippines

Artist Talks & Workshops
2023
Grids of Yesterday and the Shape of Things to Come
Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Features
Sonduke Magazine
CNN Life Philippines

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