PAMELA
YBANEZ
Education
2005
University at Buffalo: Master in Fine Arts, Buffalo NY
2003
University of Hawaii at Hilo: Bachelor of Arts, Hilo HI
Curatorial Work
2018
Blind Love, Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco CA
2017
Burnt Rice, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo HI
2016
Resistance, Asian Pacific Island Cultural Center at SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco CA
2014
underDOG: Work by Mel Vera Cruz, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA
APAture Visual Arts Showcase 2014, Curatorial Committee, San Francisco CA
2013
Shifting the Body, Asian American Women Artist’s Assoc. at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA
In Transit, I-Hotel Manilatown Heritage Center, San Francisco CA
2012
Crossing Borders, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA
2011
All of the Above, The Hologram (pop up gallery), Oakland CA
Solo Exhibitions
2017
Take My Spirit, Give Me Spirit, Jack London Square Realty, Oakland
2012
States of the Flag, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco CA
2011
Recent Works, Era Art Bar & Lounge, Oakland CA
2010
Life in the Abstract, Metro Bay Realty, Oakland CA
2006
Recent Works by Pamela Ybañez, El Museo Art Gallery, Buffalo NY
2005
The Half-fit, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Kitchen Distribution Gallery, Buffalo NY
2004
Mayor’s Show, Hawaii County Building, Sponsored by East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo HI
2002
College of Arts and Science Dean’s Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI
Group Exhibitions
2021
Hey, give me a Call, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland, CA
2020
WANDER WOMAN 2, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
2019
Deconstructed Pidgin Hole, Warehouse 416, Oakland, CA
2018
50 Shades of Kayumanggi, Dominican University, San Rafael, CA
Samasama Art Show, Shopkeepers, Washington DC
Small Works, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA
Rock Paper Scissors Collective Art Show, Caffe on Piedmont, Oakland CA
2017
Forging American, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo NY
Mygration, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
(De)Centered, WAS Gallery with Filipino American Artist's Directory, Bethesda, MD
Creative Night Market, San Francisco Mint, San Francisco, CA
Representing SOMA Pilipinas, Bindlestiff, San Francisco, CA
2016
Road Trip, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Burnt Rice, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA
United Artists for SOMA, Bindlestiff, San Francisco CA
2015
Now Is It, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA
Intersections: Asian American Narratives, Lindsay Dirkx Brown Art Gallery, San Ramon CA
2014
Ulti-fatum, Blackball Universe Gallery, Oakland CA
2013
APAture, Kearny Street Workshop at Arc Gallery, San Francisco CA
Home Grown...the Filipino Experience, Paolo Mejia Art Gallery and Design Studio, San Francisco CA
In Transit, I-Hotel Manilatown Heritage Center, San Francisco CA
2012
Order/Discorder, Pro Arts Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, Oakland CA
So Close / So Far, Classic Cars West, Oakland CA
Crossing Borders, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA
Hungry Ghost: Yearning for Fulfillment, Asian American Women Artists Association, San Francisco CA
Ladies of Hip Hop, Art, & Activism, Public Works, San Francisco CA
Femme Cartel, A Verb for Keeping Warm, Oakland CA
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco CA
2011
All Of The Above, Pop up gallery: Hologram Space, Oakland CA
On The Edge, Art House and Cultural Center, Berkeley CA
2010
Culture?, Lost Coast Culture Machine, Fort Bragg CA
Abstract, Abstract, Abstract! 57th St. Gallery, Oakland CA
2008
Plural Pronunciation, Berkeley Public Access Channel, Berkeley CA
2007
Five Nutshells in a Dream, Wailoa Arts Center, Hilo HI
31st Annual Big Island Spring Arts Festival, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo HI
2006
Resolutions 06, Hallwalls, Buffalo NY
2005
Infringement Festival, Ten-day series of performance based works, Buffalo NY
Glass House Refractions, Botanical Gardens, Buffalo NY
2004
Pork Barrel, State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport NY
Wax, Brew House, Pittsburgh PA
Open Ratio, University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY
Member’s Group Show, Carnegie Art Center, Tonawonda NY
MFA Group Exhibition, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY
2003
Alumni in Exhibition: A Selection of Work, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI
18 +, Formula Gallery, University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY
Student Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI
Press
2016
Artists Take Path of Most ‘Resistance’ in Fight Against Displacement, by Creo Noveno with KQED
2007
Eclectic is the name of the game this month at Wailoa, Hawaii Tribune Herald, Hilo HI
Five Nutshells in a Dream, review by Kristine Kubat, Big Island Weekly
2004
Conceptual Thinking, review by Kurt Shaw on Wax exhibit at SPACE 101, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Pittsburgh PA
Pamela Ybanez’s works on display in the Mayor’s Foyer Gallery in Hilo, Hawaii Tribune Herald, Hilo HI
Awards & Scholarships
2021
Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, Oakland CA
2005
Special Opportunity Stipend (S.O.S), New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Buffalo NY
2004
Morrison Scholarship: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY
2003
All Hawaii Juried Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo HI, Juror: Jay Jenson- Associate Director/Chief Curator of The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu HI
Morrison Scholarship: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY
2002
Kanilehua Arts and Literary Magazine, Second Place, Hilo HI
All Hawaii Juried Art Exhibition, Juror’s Award, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo HI
Big Island Filipino Community Council Scholarship, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI
Student Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI
Awards & Scholarships
2022
Kala Artist in Residency, Berkeley CA
Publications
2016
Artist Feature: Interview with Pamela Ybañez, Filipino American Artist Directory
2010
Berkeley Daily Planet, Making the New Year Our Own, Berkeley CA
Panel Talks/Presentations
2018
Still We Rise: Pinays in the Arts, February 23, 2018, San Francisco State University with Kappa Psi Epsilon, Beta Chapter
2017
Curatorial Process with Pamela Ybañez, Asian American Women Artists Association, San Francisco, CA
Epekto Art Projects Presentation, Sponsored by UH Hilo Art Department, Filipino Studies, & Minority Access & Achievement Program, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo HI
Ekphrasis, WORD + IMAGE: Filipino American Art as Inspiration, presented as part of the 4th Filipino American International Book Festival. Organized by Filipino American Artists Directory.
Mygration, Joyce Gordon Gallery panel talk
2016
Manila’s Contemporary Art Scene, Organized by Pamela Ybañez, ARC Gallery in conjunction with Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco CA
Resistance with Artists, moderated by Pamela Ybañez, Asian Pacific Island Cultural Center in conjunction with SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco CA
2013
Art, Money, Politics: Artists Talk Art with Favianna Rodriguez, Camille Utterback and Eduardo Pineda, Organized and moderated by Pamela Ybanez, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland CA
Workshops
2017
Days of Action T-shirt with the New Hall, Kala, Berkeley CA
Listen to the Silence Conference Mural, Stanford University, Stanford CA
2014
DIY Style Screen Printing with the New Hall, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland CA
2013
Community Mural Making with the New Hall, Woody’s Café, Oakland CA
2012
The Town Spectacle, Multiple interactive workshops put on by The New Hall and RAMA, at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland CA
DIY Screen Printing by the New Hall, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland CA
2011
Screen Printing DIY Style by the New Hall, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland CA
The New Hall DIY Screen Printing, Temescal Street Fair, Oakland, CA
2009
The New Hall’s First Multi-interactive Event, taught painting, collage, make your own mini-speakers, Temescal Art Center, Oakland CA
Employment
2019
Artist Facilitator, NIAD, Richmond CA
2014 - 2015
Learning and Development Associate, Waypoint Oakland CA
2012
Administrative Assistant, Oakland Fund for the Arts, Oakland CA
2010
Membership Services, Berkeley Community Media, Berkeley CA
2007
Production Intern, Berkeley Community Media, Berkeley CA
2006
Adjunct Art Faculty, Villa Maria College, Introduction to Design and Beginning Drawing, Buffalo NY
2005
Adjunct Art Faculty, SUNY at Brockport, 3 levels of Painting and Intro to Visual Arts courses, Brockport NY
Bodies of Work
2011 - Present
Epekto Art Projects: A Filipinx art collective that I started in 2011. We’ve shown throughout San Francisco and Oakland and more recently in Hawaii. We strive to cultivate a community for Filipinx artists, supporting each other’s development through exhibiting, resources, and forming connections. We’ve also hosted panel talks and live mural projects as a way to connect with our community.
2009 - Present
The New Hall: a volunteer run organization I founded that offers free interactive art related workshops that encourages community building and inclusivity. We’ve partnered with multiple local businesses and organizations throughout the East Bay.
2001-Present
Flag Project: These images are a visual exploration of one of the most sacred iconic images in the United States, our flag. It discusses the various ways the American Flag is presented throughout American Culture. It is an investigation into the idea of patriotism, whom it includes and excludes.