John Gatip acknowledges that his practice is held on what always was and always will be the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. He pays his respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the wider Naarm community and beyond.
John Gatip acknowledges that his practice is held on what always was and always will be the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. He pays his respects to Elders past, present and emerging, as well as to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the wider Naarm community and beyond.
ABOUT
The works of John Gatip span within the transection of art and architecture.
He explores through the mode of sculpture, painting, and art installations. His work derives from the need to narrate the immediate, record his introspections and create his explorations. His work prominently features colour and geometry as key elements, weaving them into expressions of his thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Through these principles, Gatip infuses his art with architectural metaphors and symbolism, creating layered narratives.
John celebrates his heritage as a Filipino born Australian and uses his cultural upbringing as part of his storytelling. He is a registered architect in Victoria, Australia and co-led Master of Architecture Design Studios at the Melbourne School of Design. John’s work has been exhibited in galleries locally in Australia as well as Internationally. His work has been published in magazines such as Houses and Inside Out. In 2024, John’s works were shortlisted for Yering Station Sculpture Art Prize and Design Anthology Awards: Craft Category
EXHIBITIONS- PUBLICATION - CURATORSHIP - EDUCATION -
EXHIBITIONS- PUBLICATION - CURATORSHIP - EDUCATION -
SOLO SHOWS
2024, CAPIZ, Melbourne Design Week 2024, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2022, The Quester’s Canto, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2021, Sonnets of Colour, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2019, Aureate+, EST lighting Showroom, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
2019, Aureate, Bates Smart Journal Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016, Guano Gold Enterprise, Loop Bar Vitrines, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
GROUP SHOWS
2023, Terra Firma III, Boom Gallery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
2023, LOCALS, Outré Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2022, Form and Feeling (collection title: A Fortress and A Field), Boom Gallery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
2020, Prismatic Chromatism, Antilia Gallery, Italy (online)
2019, In Two Minds: The Amalgamated Cities, Dirty Dozen Vitrines, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2019, Uncontrolled Development (Collection title: All That Glitters is Not Gold”, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
2018, Golden Shores, Antilia Gallery, Bitonto, Puglia, Italy
2017. Contributor and Designer of “The Maze” for Anon. Exhibition of Ideas, FortyFiveDownstairs Gallery, Melbourne
2017, Art Vending Machine, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, England.
PUBLICATION +Awards
2024, Lustrous legacy: Filipino brands embracing capiz in modern homes, Celine Dabao, Tatler, November 2024 - https://www.tatlerasia.com/homes/architecture-design/lustrous-legacy-7-filipino-brands-embracing-capiz-in-modern-homes
2024, Top 3 Finalist: Balabal Ng Sirena, The Design Anthology Awards (Craft) 2024
2024, Shortlisted: Balabal Ng Sirena, Yering Station Sculpture Art Prize 2024
2024, Shine A Light, The Philippine Times 2024 - CAPIZ exhibition for Melbourne Design Week
2023, Shortlisted: Carried Weight, Yering Station Sculpture Art Prize 2023
2023, Shortlisted: Quester’s Canto, Yering Station Sculpture Art Prize 2023
2022, Future Classics, Kate Hassett, Inside Out , February 2022
2021, Little Domestic Architectures, Fabio Cappello & Marta Marotta, ISBN 978-1-5272-8603-0
2019, All That Glitters: Architect creates shimmering miniature cityscapes, Alice Francis, Houses, December 2019
2018, Spontaneous: Do-It-Yourself Domesticity, Giuseppe Resta & Fabio Cappello, ISBN 978-88-6764-148-2
2018, Antilia: Forme, Visioni, Immagini Sull'Isola, Fabiana Dicounzo & Giuseppe Resta, ISBN 978-1718654174
2016, Co-Editor Volume 3 Inflection Journal, “New Order: Transdisciplinarity + Architectural Practice with an additional exhibition for the journal launch. ISBN 978-3-88778-480-5
CURATORSHIP
2018. Co-Curator for “Mirabilia: Interpretations of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities” with Antilia Gallery, Bitonto, Italy.
2015, Co-Curator for ‘Motel’ Exhibition, Dulux Gallery, Melbourne School of Design.
2012, Co-Curator Global Architectural Profiling Exhibition and publication launch on Chilean Architecture
EDUCATION
Masters of Architecture, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bachelor of Environments (Architecture), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Contact Me
Always looking for ways to collaborate with people. If you are interested in anything that I do please contact me. If you are looking to commission a painting or sculpture, happy to discuss and explore some ideas.