Juan Carlo Calma

Juan Carlo Calma (born 22 May 1981) is a Filipino visual artist and architect based in Makati, Manila, Philippines. His work involves art and architecture, with his practice, Carlo Calma Consultancy, Inc., extending from private residences to public installations.

With a degree from artisans and architects, he finished multidisciplinary courses in sculpture, painting, and light design at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco (2000–2003). He later completed his studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London (2009).

Calma also serves as an architectural design consultant at Multi Development and Construction Corporation, where he has contributed to several architectural and interior design projects. As a visual artist, Calma's work has been shown in San Francisco, London, and Manila, and he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Calma also owns and curates the Manifesto Gallery in Manila and operates a fine-dining restaurant, Gallery Vask.

Selected works

2008 The Aranaz Boutique, shortlisted in the Best Retail Interior Awards 2008 in London. 2011 MI+CASA 2011 The Constellation, Diamond Hotel 2014 Mesa 2014 VASK 2015 Brutalist House 2015 Envelope House 2015 Bolean House 2019 Infinity House 2024 Asador Alfonso

Solo and group exhibitions

2011 Grammar of Movement, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines 2013 Greenstallations, Nuvali, Laguna, Philippines 2014 Carlo Calma: Golden Horse Perforations, Makati Shangrila Lobby, Makati, Philippines 2014 Obsession + Fetishes by Carlo Calma, Manifesto Gallerie, Philippines

Public installations

2001 Eculer Series, Posh Salon and Gallery, Fillmore St., San Francisco, California, United States 2005 Novelist Solutions, Monster Architecture, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2006 Pimp my Ride, Movement in Architecture, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2007 Sweat Colonies, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2008 SESC Paraisopolis, Sustainable Environments, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2009 Self Help City Masterplan, Urban Farm, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2009 Grammar of Movement Series, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines 2011 Carlo Calma: Manufactured Landscapes 0, NOW Gallery, Manila, Philippines 2012 Carlo Calma: Manufactured Landscapes 1, ManilaArt (art fair), Philippines 2012 Carlo Calma: Cabinet Curiosities 1&2, Manila Art, Vask Gallery, Manila, Philippines 2013 Carlo Calma: Get Sassooned Installations, pop-up installation by Mega Group Inc., Philippines 2013 Carlo Calma: Green Installations, Public Garden Art in Nuvali, Philippines 2014 Topography, Magnum Art Installations, SM Aura, Taguig, Philippines 2014 Carlo Calma: Solaire 2, Manufactured Landscapes 3, Solaire, Parañaque, Philippines