Pio Abad (b. 1983, Manila, lives and works in London) began his art studies at the University of the Philippines before receiving a BA from Glasgow School of Art and an MA from the Royal Academy Schools, London. He has exhibited at Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow; Gasworks, London; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow; EVA International Biennial, Limerick; Kadist, Paris; e-flux, New York City; Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong; Para Site, Hong Kong; 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney; and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila.
He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2024.
Born: 1983 in Manila, Philippines
RA Schools student from 2009 to 2012
Gender: Male
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Installation view of work by Pio Abad at the RA Schools Show 2012
Installation view of work by Pio Abad at the RA Schools Show 2012
Installation view of work by Pio Abad at the RA Schools Show 2012
Installation view of work by Pio Abad at the RA Schools Show 2012