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