born in 1978 in Manila, Philippines. He graduated  from the University of the Philippines with a degree in Fine Arts in 1999. 

Solo Exhibitions:
2011 Leslie de Chavez SOLO SHOW, ARARIO GALLERY, Cheonan, Korea (upcoming)

2010 Buntong-hininga(sigh), SLAB GAllery, Philippines

2008 Banana Republic, Avanthay Contemporary Art Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

2007 Red-Eyed Brother, ARARIO GALLERY, Seoul, Korea

2006 Ichimaseyo (Do Not Forget Me), (Multimedia Installation), Goyang Art Studio Gallery, Korea

2004 San Isidro Dismayado, (Multimedia Installation), Pahiyas Festival, Lucban, Quezon, Philippines

2003 Bahid, (Paintings), Kulay Diwa Galleries, Sucat, Parañaque, Philippines

Traveling Without Moving, (Multimedia Installation), Kulay Diwa Galleries, Sucat, Philippines

BAN: Bawal Ang Nakahubad, (Drawings), Kulay Diwa Galleries, Sucat, Parañaque, Philippines

Group Exhibitions (Selected):
2010 Beacons of Archipelago: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia, Arario Gallery, Seoul, Cheonan

Rainbow Asia Pearl of the World Art, East Asia Art Exhibition, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea

Reflections, Bupyeong Arts Center, Incheon, Korea

Artists with Arario, Arario Gallery, Cheonan, Korea

2009 We Said Our Piece, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

2008 The 3rd Nanjing Triennale ‘Reflective Asia’, Nanjing Museum, Nanjing, China

2007 Pocheon Asia Biennale, Pocheon, Korea

2006 Bikini in Winter, Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, Korea

2005 Beppu Asia Biennale of Contemporary Art 2005, Beppu Art Museum, Beppu City, Japan

2004 Imbentaryo(Paintings), Tambayang Makiling, Roces, Quezon City, Philippines

2003 Buklod(Paintings), Kulay Diwa Galleries, Sucat, Parañaque, Philippines

Urbanisasyon(Drawings), Kulay Diwa Galleries, Sucat, Parañaque, Philippines

2002 Recent Works(Paintings), Kulay Diwa Galleries, Sucat, Parañaque, Philippines

Surface(Paintings), Ayala Museum, Makati City, Philippines

1999 Four-no-graphy(Video Art/Paintings), Blind Tiger, Quezon City, Philippines

1998 Re-print Exchange(Prints), The Australia Centre, Makati City, Philippines

X-prints(Prints), Jorge Vargas Museum, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

5/5 (Prints),West Gallery, SM Megamall, Pasig City, Philippines

Mula Filibustero Hanggang kay Marimar(Paintings), NCCA bldg., Manila, Philippines