{"Id":7442,"Name":"Orley Ypon","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContact Info:\u003Cbr /\u003EWebsite:\u003C/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orley-Ypon/204355382926468\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Orley-Ypon/204355382926468\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmail: \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:contact@orleyypon.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Econtact@orleyypon.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOrley hails from Toledo, Cebu, Philippines. He discovered a love for art at a very early age, doing portraits of himself and of family and friends throughout his growing years.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOrley left Cebu Province at 17 after a few semesters at the Cebu Institute of Technology taking up Architecture to make his mark in Manila. A series of jobs as an export handicraft artist led him all over the country from Pampanga, Paete, Laguna and Davao. He eventually returned to Cebu to study at the UP College of Fine Arts before leaving school to become a full-time artist.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EThe 45-year old artist has achieved much since his young years. A constant finalist in painting exhibitions in the Visayas and Metro Manila, Orley gained attention when he won the First Prize in the Art Association of the Philippines\u0027 National On-The-Spot Painting Competition in 2001. In the same year, Orley made his mark at the Art Petron National Painting Competition, bagging the Grand Prize in 2001 for \u0022Ober-Ober\u0022. He won the Grand Prize in the same competition for the second time in 2004 for \u0022Pamaling\u0022, earning him the honor of being the first Hall-of-Famer in the history of the Art Petron Painting Competitions. In 2008, Orley won the 2nd Prize in the GSIS Painting Competition for his piece, \u0022Ahon\u0022, considered by peers and critics to be a breakthrough creation for its adherence to traditional technique but showing depth and variety in the artists\u0027 choice of subject and composition. It showed an evocative nature previously unseen in his earlier work. His current creations manifest the artist developing his objectives into themes that convey social issues, the human condition, and further expanding into new dimensions of his art. His latest achievements are winning the Grand Prize in International Artist Magazine\u0027s International Painting Competition in the People and Figures Division for 2009, Honorable Mention in the latest Members Only Competition of the Portrait Society of America and the Grand Prize in the Amorsolo National Painting Competition. He was also recently given the Ani Ng Dangal award in 2011, an honor given by the National Commission of Culture and Arts of the Philippines.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOrley continues to paint his favorite scenes of life and culture while continuously evolving his traditional technique through study and awareness of contemporary art forms. He holds occasional exhibits in Metro Manila and is based in Pasig City, Philippines.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFORMAL TRAINING\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ECebu Institute of Technology, BS Architecture, Undergraduate\u003Cbr /\u003EUniversity of the Philippines, Cebu, AB Fine Arts, Undergraduate\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAWARDS AND HONORS RECEIVED\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2018 \u003C/strong\u003EThird Place, Figurative Category for \u0022Adam\u0027s Rib I\u0022- Art Renewal Center International Salon 2017/ 2018\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2014\u003C/strong\u003E Awardee, 6th Ani ng Dangal Awards for Visual Arts NCCA Philippines\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2013 First Place and\u0026nbsp;\u003C/strong\u003EBest in Show for \u0022Interregnum\u0022 - Art Renewal Center International Salon 2012/2013\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2012 \u003C/strong\u003ECertificate of Recognition, Portrait Society of America\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2012\u003C/strong\u003E First Place, Figurative Category for \u0022Resurrection\u0022 - Art Renewal Center International Salon 2012\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EMost Ambitious Award Runner Up for \u0022Incubus\u0022 - Art Renewal Center International Salon 2012\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EFinalist, Figurative Category for \u0022Get Up\u0022, \u0022Kakapa-kapa (Scrabbling)\u0022 - Art Renewal Center International Salon 2012\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EHonorable Mention, Members Only Competition for \u0022Self-Adversary\u0022 - Portrait Society of America\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2011\u003C/strong\u003E Grand Prize Winner, National Painting Competition\u003Cbr /\u003E1st Prize Winner, NCR Regional Painting Competition\u003Cbr /\u003EThe 1st Amorsolo Mentor and Apprentice Painting Competition - Fernando Amorsolo Foundation - Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAwardee, Ani ng Dangal Awards - NCCA Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2009\u003C/strong\u003E Grand Prize, Challenge #54: People and Figures for \u0022The Seekers\u0022\u003Cbr /\u003EInternational Artist Magazine International Art Competition\u003Cbr /\u003EPublished in the Dec 2009/Jan 2010 of International Artist Magazine\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2008\u003C/strong\u003E 2nd Prize, GSIS Painting Competition for \u0022Ahon\u0022 - Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2005\u003C/strong\u003E Honorable Mention, Young Painters\u0027 Annual National Painting Competition - Metrobank Plaza, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EHonorable Mention, GSIS Painting Competition - Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2004\u003C/strong\u003E First Prize, 4th ArtPetron National Art Competition - Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2004\u003C/strong\u003E First Prize, Cebuano Lhuillier Art Competition - Cebu City, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2003\u003C/strong\u003E Third Prize, On-The-Spot Painting Contest, Dona Modesta Singson Gaisano Foundation (In honor of the late Don Martino Abellana) - Davao City, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2002\u003C/strong\u003E Honorable Mention, 19th Young Painters\u0027 Annual National Painting Competition - Metrobank Plaza, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EFinalist, On-The-Spot Painting Contest, Dona Modesta Singson Gaisano Foundation (In honor of Don Martino Abellana) - Davao City, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2001\u003C/strong\u003E First Prize, 1st National On-The-Spot Painting Competition, Art Association of the Philippines - Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EFirst Prize, 1st Art Petron National Painting Competition - Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EFinalist, \u0022Muntinglupa, Kahapon at Ngayon\u0022, 1st National Historical Painting Competition - Muntinglupa, Rizal\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2000\u003C/strong\u003E Second Prize, On-The-Spot Painting Contest, Dona Modesta Singson Gaisano Foundation (In honor of the late Don Martino Abellana) - Davao City, Philippines\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EFinalist, 17th Young Painters\u0027 Annual National Painting Competition - 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