Artist Profile

Jessica Lopez 

(Lady Fishbone)

ladyfishbone917@gmail.com

ART STUDIES

Self-taught

AWARDS

2022   July-- Gawad Bagong Biswal Grantees, Ncaa Nation Committee on Visual Arts

2021   Oct -- Honorable Mention, 1st Lingayen Art Competition, Pangasinan

2020   Feb 26 – Honorable Mention,  3^rd La Union Agri Tourism Arts Competition, La Union

Feb 3 – 2^nd Place,  KANNAWIDAN Art Competition, Vigan Ilocos Sur

2019   October- HONORABLE MENTION, Panagyaman Art Festival, Isabela

June –WOMEN OF THE WORLD, Philippine Wacoal Corporation, Makati

February – GRAND PRIZE, KANNAWIDAN Art Competition, Vigan Ilocos Sur

2018    September – GRAND PRIZE, Maningning Miclat Art Awards, FEU Manila

2017    September Semi-Finalist, Metrobank Art & Design Excellence, Makati City

2016    September Semi-Finalist,   Metrobank Art & Design Excellence, Makati City

April - 4th Place Art Competition for Residency in Korea, Baguio City

2013    August - Top 12 Finalist Asean Philippines Painting Contest 

2012    January - 5th Place (literary graphics) 12th Reg'l Higher Education Press Conference 

2011    July - 1st place (literary graphics) Pintig at Pantig 4, Benguet State University

2010    September - 1st place Bsu-CTE Poster-Making-Contest, Science Month 

2004    August - 1st place CES Poster-Making-Contest, Nutrition Month, Manaoag Pangasinan

2003    3rd place Asingan Math Logo-Making-contest, Asingan Pangasinan

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019    February 16 "THORN" District Gallery

2018    January 21 "Exhibit for a Night" by DAY-OFF GMA NEWS TV, Birdland Beach Club Resort, Bolinao Pangasinan

2017    Nov. 25- Dec. 8 "Fishbone Art Exhibit" M&J Gastropub, Marikina City

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019    Novermber 6-8, “ JunkArt”, Immaculate Conception Academy, San Juan

October 9-12, “Beauty in Diversity”, MANILA ART FAIR, Sm Aura Taguig

April, “Panag Artela Lamet”, Lingayen Pangasinan

2018    December, ESPACIO MANILA, Festival Mall, Muntinlupa

July 12-25 "ARTSPIRE", Start 101 Gallery, UP Diliman Quezon City
            May 12-June 1, 2018, "KILEM" ArtCube Gallery, Makati City
2017    Aug10-13 "History Con 2017", World Trade Center, Pasay City

2016    Aug1-17 "Biyaheng Makulay", Buenas Artes

            June “Timelapse”, Tin-aw Art Gallery, Makati City 

2015    December 12 “PASASALAMAT”, Cevio Art Hauz, Pasig City

October 7- October 28 “125th Year Celebration of Pres. Elpidio Quirino”, Ayala Museum

Aug. 7- Sept. 7 “ALAY KAY BAGUIO” Azotea Greens, Upper Session Rd., Baguio City

OUTREACH MURAL PAINTING

2013    March 2 Nangalisan Elementary School

2013    February 9 Tuba National High School 

2012    October-December Pontino Elementary School

ART TALK/ SPEAKER

2021    May, "Deboning for Art and the Environment" "Save the Frogs (plus): A Literary and Arts PH Summit.", The Mountain Collegian, Benguet State University.

2019    April, “Freedom to Dream Summit”, Red Carpet Shangri La Plaza Edsa

January "Science Fair", Hermoza Nat'l High School

2013    July 19 "Art Sharing" CTE, Benguet State University

JURY IN COMPETITION  

2020    January 7 “PANUDUGAN” Poster Slogan Making Contest, Lingayen Pangasinan

2019    January 30 "ILIKHA Art and Craft Competition", Alcala Pangasinan

2018    November "PINTAHUSAY Division", Tayug Pangasinan
2013    July 19 "Flower Arrangement Competition"

Rainbow Mission International Academy, La Trinidad, Benguet

WORKSHOPS FACILITATED

2018    May 16-25 SUMMER ART WORKSHOP, Lagawe Ifugao 2017 November 27 College of Teacher Education, Benguet State Univerity

2014    January 24-26 Ifugao SPED Center (Lagawe, Ifugao)

October 28-30 1st Youth Art Camp in Lagawe (Lagawe, Ifugao)

TV/ RADIO/ ONLINE FEATURE

2018 November TAPATAN NI TUNYING, Abs-CbN
2018 October 8 Bagong Umaga, Bagong Balita, ABS-CBN Dagupan 
2018 January 29 DAY-OFF Winner,  GMA News TV 
2017 December 7 State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, GMA News TV LINK
2017 November 19 MagTV Na Atin 'To , ABS-CBN LINK
2017 November 19 AHA!, GMA 7 LINK
2017 November 10 "iFM Dagupan 3:00-5:00 pm program" by Dj Ella Lambingera
2017 October 27 "TV Patrol North Central Luzon" by Edward Quinto, ABS-CBN Dagupan LINK
2017 October 24 "HISTORY Channel" LINK
2017 August 1 "Balita Pilipinas" by Joanne Ponsoy, GMA News TV LINK

2017 July 31 "Balitang Amianan" by Alfie Tulagan, GMA Dagupan LINK

2017 June 5 "Guhit Pinas" Featured Artist of the Month LINK
2016 April 28  "TV Patrol North Cebtral Luzon" by Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN Dagupan LINK


ARTICLES

2018 October 14 RAPPLER LINK
2018 October 8 PUNCH DAGUPAN LINK
2017 October 7 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER LINK
2018 Septmber 28 PNA LINK
2018 September 27 ART PLUS MAGAZINE LINK
2017 November 6 PUNCH DAGUPAN LINK
2017 October 27 NEW.ABS-CBN.COM LINK
2017 October  ELITE READERS LINK

ARTIST STATEMENT

Jessica Lopez (Lady Fishbone) makes fishbone art: jewellery, on canvas and sculpture. She collects the bones from the local market and leaves them in the pond at the back of their house, where the fish clean them. After a week, she collects the bones and cleans them and sterilizes them herself. She then creates art out of it. She’s been creating fishbone art since 2014.

To understand the phrase “ One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is one thing. To actually live it is another. Jessica Lopez embodies creative innovation, using sustainability and resourcefulness, as her inspiration to produce beautiful and striking work of art.