John Alexis Balaguer
Contributor
John Alexis Balaguer is a Manila-based curator, critic, and cultural worker teaching Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines. Balaguer worked as Curatorial Researcher at Ayala Museum and Gallery Manager at Archivo 1984. He founded Curare Art Space and contributes reviews to Kanto and ArtAsiaPacific, as well as penning curatorial texts for art galleries in Manila.
Balaguer is Salzburger Kunstverein and Ocula's 2024 Writers in Residence.
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