VI VIRAY BAUTISTA

last updated: Jan 2023








Hi, I’m Vi (pronounced like the letter V) and I’m a designer currently based in Chicago with roots in the San Francisco, Bay Area and Macabebe, Pampanga. 





Contact
hello@viraybautista.com

Connect with me on Instagram where I post my life and glimpses of projects I’m working on.

There’s also Linkedin (where you can find my whole work history) + Vimeo (where you can see I briefly dabbled in video/film) 



Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) / BFA, Jan 2018 / Visual Communication Design, Art & Technology Studies



Collectives
Design2Divest/ 2020– / ABLM, ACAB.
Wash Cold, Hang Dry/ Founding member / 2018–
Export Quality / Founding member / 2015/7–
KAIRE / Founding member / 2014–2016



Exhibitions / Showcases
Modern Notoriety + Her Notoriety c/o Adidas Originals: Through The Lens / 2019 / Revel Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
Museum of Streetwear: HERWorld/ 2019 / Lab on Lake, Chicago, IL
FILIPINX presented by The Annex / 2018 / The Annex, Chicago, IL
File, Save, Export: an Export Quality Collective Exhibition / 2017 / 187 Augusta, Toronto, ON
Open Engagement Conference: as part of Rebirth Garments fashion show / 2017 / Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
The Design Show / 2017 / Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
SAIC BFA Show / 2017 / Sullivan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Nandito Na Ako: I'm Here, Now (2nd traveling iteration) / 2017 / ETSU, Johnson City, TN
LiT! : Living in Technicolor / 2016 / Toronto, Ontario, CA
Nandito Na Ako: I'm Here, Now (1st traveling iteration) /2016 / Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Nandito Na Ako: I'm Here, Now / 2016 / Leroy Neiman Gallery, Chicago, IL
All Dogs Go To Hell Part 2 / 2015 / Chicago, IL
New Blood VIII / 2015 / Links Hall, Chicago, IL
ExFEST / 2014 / SAIC Columbus Auditorium, Chicago, IL
48.24.12 Film Festival / 2014 / Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
Student Community Exhibition / 2012 / Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA



Awards
Jacque and Natasha Gelman Scholarship recipient / 2017 / Chicago, IL
AMITA Health Design Hackathon: 1st place winner / 2016 / Arlington Heights, IL
19th Annual Odyssey Travel Grant recipient / 2016 / Chicago, IL
Dean's List of Outstanding Students / 2015 / Chicago, IL
Leon W. Guggenheim Scholarship recipient / 2015 / Chicago, IL
Eleanor Foster Foundation Scholarship recipient /2015 / Chicago, IL
New Blood VIII Exhibiting Artist / 2014 / Chicago, IL
ExFest: Jury's Pick / 2014 / Chicago, IL
Morton Salt Girl Centennial Scholarship recipient/ 2014 / Chicago, IL
“48.24.12” 48-hour Film Festival: 1st place winner / 2014 / Chicago, IL
Int'l Fumetto Comix-Festival Feature (as part of Gokhan Ersan’s Intro VisCom class submission) / 2013 / Lucerne, Switzerland
California Scholarship Federation Life Member / 2013 / San Mateo, CA
Duane Hagen Scholarship recipient / 2013 / San Mateo, CA
California Arts Scholar / Governor's Medallion / 2012 / Valencia, CA
Pixar Animation Studios CSSSA Scholarship recipient / 2012 / Valencia, CA
McConville Award for the Arts / 2011 / San Mateo, CA






Talks/Presentations
MoS Panel Conversations: Women in Streetwear / 2019 / Museum of Streetwear, Chicago, IL
Lechon Lectures: Export Quality Collective/ 2018 / KULTURA 2018, Chicago, IL
FACT Conference: “Common Threads” representing the Field Museum Co-Curation led by Jerico Domingo / 2017 / University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Pamanang Pinoy: Shields & Armor / 2017 / The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Board of Governors / 2016 / SAIC, Chicago, IL
Word Vomit / 2013 / UIC / Hull House, Chicago, IL


© Vi Viray Bautista 2020