Pacita Abad’s art has been shown in group exhibitions and solo exhibitions internationally with the Pacita Abad Art Estate, established in 2005, continuing to preserve her legacy and present her work around the world.
Solo exhibitions include: I Thought the Streets Were Paved With Gold, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai (2021); Life in the Margins, Spike Island, Bristol (2020); I Have One Million Things to Say, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila (2018); Circles in My Mind, Cultural Centre of the Phillipines, Manila (2004); Exploring the Spirit, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (1996); Artists + Community, National Museum For Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. (1994); Oriental Abstractions, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong (1986); Pacita Abad: A Phillipine Painter Looks at the World (1984).
Group exhibitions include: Sweat, Haus der kunst, Munich (2021); Garden of Six Seasons, Para Site, Hong Kong (2020); Suddenly Turning Visible: Art and Architecture in Sea, 1969—89, Singapore National Gallery, Singapore (2019); Global Woman Project 2000—2007, International Museum of Women, San Francisco (2003); Talk Back, Bronx Museum, New York (1997); Contemporary Art of the Non-Aligned Countries, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta (1995); The International Art Show For The End Of World Hunger, Barbican Centre, London (1988); Second Asian Art Show, Fukukoa, Japan (1985).
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