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Curatorial Notes
In her exhibit titled The Rise of Medusa, Goldie Poblador continues her exploration of marine fauna from her 2023 show Sea Anomaly. Responding to the oil spills in Verde Island, she observes how these animals have adapted to the changing landscape in spite of the man-made damage. Goldie taps into multiple senses—visual, scent, and sound—to emancipate this boundless power innate to the dark, deviant side of femininity.
About the Artist
Goldie Poblador (b.1987) uses glass blowing, performance, video, installation, and scent when considering themes of feminism, the environment, and decolonization as it relates to the body. She received her BFA in Studio Arts from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, and her MFA in Glass from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Her work has been exhibited at the Singapore Art Museum, Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Museum Atelierhaus Mengerzeile, Lopez Memorial Museum and Library, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, The National Museum of the Philippines, and The Cultural Center of the Philippines. She received a grant from the New York-based Foundation of Contemporary Arts and a President's Scholarship from RISD. She completed residencies at the Corning Museum of Glass, Oakspring Garden Foundation, Wassaic Project, The Hambidge Center, MASS MoCA, La Fragua and the Cité International des Arts. Poblador was selected for the Immigrant Artist Mentorship Program awarded by the New York Foundation of the Arts, received a President's Scholarship from the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Philippine AIR Prize organized by the Alliance Française de Manille. In 2024, Poblador was featured in the 'Serial and Massively Parallel' exhibition for the 6th edition of S.E.A. Focus in Singapore and in the same year, her work 'Squalor' entered the permanent collection of the Corning Museum of Glass.
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