Tua Ra, Tua Na Pud

Nick Aca Jr./ Michael Bacol/ Rey Bollozos/ Errol Balcos/ Oscar Floirendo/ Michelle Lua/ Kelly Ramos/ Mai Secuban/ Jericho Vamenta

March 8 to April 19, 2026

Tua Ra/Tua Na Pud are common phrases in Binisaya lingo expressing frustration and resignation from recurring events. Nine mid-career artists from Cagayan de Oro, in northern Mindanao, all proficient in style and medium, come together for an exhibition of new art based on prevalent social issues.

Nicolas Aca, Michael Bacol, Errol Balcos, Rey Gallardo Bollozos, Oscar Floirendo, Michelle Hollanes Lua, Kelly Ramos, Mai Rivera Secuban, and Jericho Valjusto Vamenta delve deep into the collective feeling of dissatisfaction hounding our country today.

Tua Ra/Tua Napud is an art exhibit that articulates frustrations with corruption, calls for accountability, disappointment with current political processes, and hope for better governance – in a bold move at bringing a political and social dimension to artmaking within the prevailing milieu. The artworks in this show essentially come together in its shared vexations stemming from a love of country.

-Kelly Ramos

  • Kabaan ng Bayan;Batang Crocs

    MICHAAEL BACOL
    7-piece sculpture series
    Acrylic on Resin
    5.7 × 4 × 6.2 inches
    2026

  • Ghost Project

    NICK ACA JR.
    Wood Intermedia
    24 × 20 inches (Diptych)
    2026

  • Stop Project

    NICK ACA JR.
    Wood Intermedia
    24 × 20 inches (Diptych)
    2026

  • Chaotic Silence

    MAI SECUBAN
    Oil on Canvas
    24 × 24 inches
    2026

  • Kanya-kanyang Hagis

    OSCAR FLOIRENDO
    Mixed Media Assemblage
    3 × 3 × 2.5 inches
    2021

  • Bentahan sa Botohan: Ang Walang Humpay na Paghanap ng Bato Para Ipokpok sa Sariling Ulo 1

    OSCAR FLOIRENDO
    Low Relief Carving, Photo Transfer Image on Igneous Rock
    2025

  • Bentahan sa Botohan: Ang Walang Humpay na Paghanap ng Bato Para Ipokpok sa Sariling Ulo 2

    OSCAR FLOIRENDO
    Low Relief Carving, Photo Transfer Image on Igneous Rock
    2025

  • Mamaak Ghapon (Nangangagat Din)

    OSCAR FLOIRENDO
    Ballpen and Colored Pencil on Acrylic Primed and Shaped Panel
    24 × 48 inches (Diptych)
    2026

  • Target 1

    ERROL BALCOS
    Acrylic, Colored Pencil, and Permanent Marker on Canvas
    24 × 24 inches
    2026

  • Target 2

    ERROL BALCOS
    Acrylic, Colored Pencil, and Permanent Marker on Canvas
    24 × 24 inches
    2026

  • Family Trapo

    KELLY RAMOS
    Fabric
    24 × 24 inches
    2026

  • Cash Cow

    KELLY RAMOS
    Fabric
    24 × 24 inches
    2026

  • Gabok

    MICHELLE HOLLANES LUA
    Mango Tree Wood
    21 × 8 × 20 inches
    2026

  • Hilot

    JERICHO VAMENTA
    Mixed Media
    24 × 24 inches
    2026

  • Proyekto Uno

    REY BOLLOZOS
    Oil on Canvas
    24 × 24 inches
    2026

  • Proyekto Dos

    REY BOLLOZOS
    Oil on Canvas
    24 × 24 inches
    2026