Rydel Cerezo (b. 1996 in Baguio, Philippines) is a visual artist based in Vancouver on the unceded and traditional territories of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. His work investigates the space between sexuality, religion, and race. He is interested in how these disparate themes metaphorically and visually coalesce.
Cerezo holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree from Emily Carr University of Arts and Design.
For any inquiries, kindly contact:
email / rydel@outlook.com
instagram / rydelc
Education
2015 - 2019 Emily Carr University of Arts + Design
2018 Glasgow School of Art (Exchange Program)
Awards:
2022 Sobey Award, National Gallery of Canada, Longlisted
2021 Canada Council for the Arts, Research & Creation Grant Recipient
2021 Artist Residency, Burrard Arts Foundation
2020 Polygon Gallery, The Lind Prize Exhibition, First Runner Up
2019 It’s Nice That Graduates 2019
2019 Juror’s Pick, Daylight Photo Awards
2019 Aperture Foundation, Summer Open: Delirious Cities, Shortlisted
2019 Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Undergraduate Class Valedictorian
2019 BMO 1st Art! Nominee
Exhibitions
2022 Pendulum Gallery, Capture Photography Festival: “Family Album”, Vancouver, Canada.
2021 Burrard Arts Foundation, “Together Again”, Vancouver, Canada.
2021 Burrard Arts Foundation, “New Ending”, Vancouver, Canada.
2020 Massy Arts Society, “To Be From The Same Tree”, Vancouver, Canada.
2020 Melanie Flood Projects, “New Photography From The Pacific Northwest”, Portland, USA
2020 Capture Photography Festival, “Back of My Hand”, Vancouver, Canada.
2020 Franc Gallery, “In Over Our Heads”, Vancouver, Canada.
2020 The Polygon Gallery, “The Lind Prize Exhibition”, Vancouver, Canada.
2019 Vogue Italia, Photo Vogue Festival “A Glitch in the System”, Milan, Italy.
2019 Aperture Foundation, Summer Open: Delirious Cities, New York, USA.
2019 GFAC “Wash My Back Three Times A Day”, Vancouver, Canada.
2019 Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons, “The Show”, Vancouver, Canada.
2019 EatArt Foundation, “The Other Show”, Vancouver, Canada.
2018 We Went Somewhere, Vancouver, Canada.
2018 People of Colour: In Residence, Glasgow, Scotland.
2018 White Rabbits, Glasgow, Scotland.
2017 Crossovers, Vancouver, Canada.
2017 House Shows, Vancouver, Canada.
2016 Foundation Show, Vancouver, Canada.
Community
2020 Western Front, “47th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Art Auction”, Vancouver, Canada
Press
Creative Review: Belief Issue, “Documenting Religion”, Rebecca Fulleylove, Aug/Sept 2021.
Discorder Magazine: “New Ending, Exhibition Review”, by Frankie Tanafranca, June/July 2021.
ECUAD News: “Rydel Cerezo….Selected for 2021 BAF Residency Program”, by Perrin Gruaer, April 15, 2021.
BAF: Insider Series “Rydel Cerezo”, by Mallory Gemmel, April 10th, 2021
Metal Magazine: “Coalescence of Identity”, by Paige Peacock, April 1, 2020.
It’s Nice That: “Rydel Cerezo’s latest series examines ...”, by Ruby Boddington, June 10, 2020.
Aint-Bad: “Rydel Cerezo”, by Sara Arroyo, April 2, 2020.
ECUAD News: “Two Shows Featuring New Work by Rydel C…”, Perrin Grauer, April 28, 2020.
Booooooom: “To Be From The Same Tree”, March 12, 2020.
Broadview Magazine: “Snapshot”, by Amy Van Den Berg, March 2020 Issue.
FotoRoom : “In These Staged Images, Rydel Cerezo Explores…”, “December 15, 2019.
C41 Magazine : “Rydel Cerezo analyses one kind of integration trauma…”, December 10, 2019
Dazed Magazine : “These photographs explore…”, by Miss Rosen, November 4, 2019.
Scout Magazine : “Across the Sea…” by Oliver Emocling, pp. 32-33, October 28, 2019
It’s Nice That : “Religion, Race and Queerness collide…”, by Ruby Boddington, August 12, 2019
Sad Magazine : “Reifying Nostalgia With Tender Confrontations”, by Angie Rico, July 14, 2019
Public Talks
2022 “In Conversation with Rydel Cerezo…”, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver Canada.
2022 “Virtual Coffee House: Love Your Art”, The Artist-Run Centres and Collectives Conference (ARCA).
2022 “Big Camera Show Panel”, University of Iowa Visual Arts.
2021 “Artist Talk with Rydel Cerezo,” BAF, Vancouver, Canada.
2021 “ECUAD Alumni Panel”, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, Canada.
2020 “Virtual Exhibitions Artist Talk with Rydel Cerezo…”, Capture Photography Festival.
Residencies:
2021 Nancy Lee Projects, Vancouver, Canada.
2021 Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, Canada.
2020 Polygon Gallery, Self-directed Research Artist Residency, Vancouver, Canada.
2020 Centre A: Vancouver Intl Center for Contemporary Asian Art, Vancouver, Canada.