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
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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