Jhon Frank Sabado’s journey with nature started when he was a young boy at the heart of a logging concession in Mankayan town in Benguet swearing when the chainsaws hit the trees, he could hear them scream.
Growing up within a logging concession Sabado was surrounded with Mother Nature, making the mountains his playground and seeing at a young age how man made use of natural resources “Nature is the best nanny.”
His younger days were filled with trips to the forests of the highlands, caves and a basic commune with the earth empowering his artistic mission today in saving Mother Earth through his work.
Sabado considers Culture as his weapon to combat ecological destruction “Culture is the only weapon we can use to save what is left of Mother Earth.”
Sabado’s work is a collection of pieces depicting the state of the earth today and how man can salvage what is left of it, done in both pen and ink as well as canvas.
The mixed media works are tinted with hues of the Earth aimed to show the contrast of urban and rural life with tinges of bright yellow and blue cast in a string signifying the loom weaving industry of the Cordillera.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
| 2012 | Culture as Weapon | Tam-awan Village, Baguio City |
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| Vanguards of the Earth | The Drawing Room, Makati City | |
| 2010 | Eco-Warriors | Ben Cab Museum, Asin Rd., Tuba, Benguet |
| 2006 | Interior | Tam-awan Village, Baguio City |
| 2002 | Art Serves as My Religion | Tam-awan Village, Baguio City |
| Chayan | Hiraya Gallery, Manila | |
| 2001 | Primordial Ancestors | Tam-awan Village, Baguio City |
| Return to the Native Land | Sanctuary Gallery, Maryknoll, Baguio City | |
| 1998 | Archetypes | Hiraya Gallery, Baguio City |
| 1997 | Culture as Talisman | Christine’s Gallery, Baguio City |
| 1994 | Ugat | Hiraya Gallery, Manila |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
| 2013 | Kalasag Return to the Native Land | Tam-Awan Village, Baguio City |
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| Kalasag(Four man Show) | Artist Space, Ayala Museum, Makati | |
| 2012 | Review 2012 | BenCab Museum, Asin Rd., Tuba, Benguet |
| Origin and Translations | Yuchengco Museum, Makati City | |
| 2011 | Four Folds | Nova Gallery, Makati City |
| Review | BenCab Museum, Asin Rd., Tuba, Benguet | |
| 2010 | Remix Santiago Bose | Yuchengco Museum, Makati City |
| Highland Eight | BenCab Museum, Asin Rd., Tuba, Benguet | |
| 2009 | Tradition and Innovation | Ayala Museum, Makati City |
| Inauguration | BenCab Museum, Asin Rd., Tuba, Benguet | |
| New Figuration | BenCab Museum, Asin Rd., Tuba, Benguet | |
| 2008 | Art Matters | Ayala Museum, Makati City |
| 2007 | Cordillera Suites | Yuchengco Museum, Makati City |
| 2006 | Colors in the Mist | Baguio Country Club, Baguio City |
| 2005 | The Spirit of Baguio | Gallery Rho, Seoul, Korea |
| 2003 | Philippine Art Award | Metropolitan Museum, Manila |
| TVA | Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City | |
| 2002 | The 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Darwin Visual Arts Association Gallery | Darwin, Australia | |
| 24Hr Art | Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia | |
| 2001 | 16th Asian International Art Exhibition | Guangdong Museum of Art, China |
| Asian Art Awards | Bali, Indonesia | |
| Philip Morris Art Awards | Metropolitan Museum , Manila | |
| 2000 | 13th Artist Award | Cultural Center Of The Philippines, Manila |
| Philip Morris Art Awards | Metropolitan Museum, Manila | |
| Walong Artista | Boston Gallery, Quezon City | |
| 1999 | Archetypes | Amsterdam |
| The 3rd Asia-Pacific Contemporary Art | Triennial, Brisbane, Australia | |
| 1994 | Filipina, Sino sya? (An exhibit on women) | Shangri-la Plaza, Manila |
| Bongga Ka, ‘Day (An exhibit on women) | Hiraya Gallery, Manila | |
| 3rd Asian Travelling Exhibition (Paintings, Photographs, adn Children’s Arts) |
Kuala Lumpur & other ASEAN countries | |
| 1993 | Baguio Art Festival | Baguio Convention Center, Baguio City |
| 1992 | Manila Arts Festival | PhilAm Life Bldg., Manila |
| Viva National Tour | Ateneo de Zamboanga, Zamboanga | |
| Kalasag (4-Man Show) | Hotel Nikko, Manila | |
| 2nd Visayan Islands Visual Arts Exhibit | Bacolod City | |
| 1991 | Art Ruptions (Benefit Show for Mt. Pinatubo) | Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila |
| On the Theme Cordillera | Cultural Center of the Philippines | |
| Baguio Arts Festival | Baguio Convention Center, Baguio City | |
| 1990 | Highlanders | Bacolod Gallery, Bacolod City |
| Baguio Arts Festival | Baguio Convention Center, Baguio City |
AWARDS:
| 2003 | Finalist, Philippine Art Award | Metropolitan Museum, Manila |
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| 2002 | Finalist, Asian Art Award | Bali, Indonesia |
| 2001 | Juror’s Choice, Philippine Art Award | Metropolitan Museum, Manila |
| 2000 | Finalist, Philippine Art Award | Metropolitan Museum, Manila |
| 2000 | 13th Artist Award | Cultural Center Of The Philippines, Manila |
| 1999 | Artist Of The Year | Baguio City |
| 1999 | Finalist, Windsor And Newton | Museo Ng Maynila, Manila |
