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Bodeck Luna
(b. 1986, Manila, Philippines)
Artist, Muralist, Illustrator
Long Beach, CA
bodeckluna562@gmail.com | (562) 704-8138
www.instagram.com/bodeckluna/
Education
Studied under: Stas Orlovski, Christopher Chinn, Linda King, Michiel Daniels
Exhibitions
2022 Hashimoto Contemporary NYC, Red Envelope Show, New York NY
2021 Chinese American Museum LA, Collective Resilience Mural Show, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Ewkuks Gallery, All American: AAPI group show, Los Angeles CA
2020 Sea Clearly Mural Exhibit, Aquarium of the Pacific, Ice House, Long Beach CA
2019 MasterVision Group Show, ArtbarLA, Los Angeles CA
2019 Red Lantern, Red Light, Chewing Foil Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2019 Garage Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2019 MetroLA, More People That You Know Project, Los Angeles CA
2019 Pow!Wow! Long Beach, Long Beach CA
2019 IconLBC Mural Exhibit, Icehouse Art Complex, Long Beach CA
2019 Emergence, HiLo Gallery, Long Beach CA
2019 Artifesto, Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA
2019 HelloWelcome Mural Exhibit, Icehouse Art Complex, Long Beach CA
2019 Nucleus Gallery Coaster Show, Portland, OR
2018 Giant Robot Post-It Show, Los Angeles CA
2018 Wallympics Live Art Showdown, Long Beach, CA
2018 Long Beach Filipino Festival, Long Beach CA
2018 Connect the Triangles, Cacttus Gallery, Long Beach CA
2017 POW!WOW! Long Beach, Long Beach CA
2017 Fifteen01 Studio, Duo Show, Long Beach CA
2017 Cambodia Town Mural Project, Long Beach CA
2016 The People’s Studio Group Show, The People’s Studio, Long Beach CA
2016 Arts Expo Long Beach, Long Beach CA
2016 West Coast Group Show, Public Beer Wine Shop, Long Beach CA
2015 Audi Q7 2016 Release Party Live Mural Commission, Houston TX
2015 Jeet Kune Flow Live Group Mural, Like Minds Art Lab, Los Angeles CA
2015 Kuwento Engkuwentro, Pico House Gallery, El Pueblo Los Angeles CA
2014 Bad Disco Trip Group Show, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach CA
2014 Saysay Project: Filipino Heritage Group Show, Pico House Gallery, El Pueblo Los Angeles
CA
Murals
2021 Apple Tower Theater, Los Angeles CA “Faith Santilla“
2021 Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles CA “Solidaritron“
2021 Houghton Park Bleachers, Long Beach CA “Blue Note”
2020 Covered California, Los Angeles CA “Martin Luther King Jr”
2020 Long Beach City Hall Public Works Office, Long Beach CA - “We are LB”
2020 Jrue Holiday Residence, Santa Rosa Valley CA - “Holiday Season”
2020 Elco Lighting, Vernon CA
2020 M85 Fitness, Reseda, Los Angeles CA “Kobe Bryant vs Mamba”
2020 Della Terra Restaurant, Los Angeles CA “Rat Pack”
2020 Louisiana Fried Chicken, Long Beach CA - “Be the Love you Seek”
2020 Romeo’s Chocolates, Long Beach CA - “Filipinx for Black Lives”
2020 Ice House Arts Complex via Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach CA - “Salvation”
2019 POW!WOW! Long Beach!, Long Beach CA - “Community Ball”
2019 Music Center LA, Los Angeles CA “Isang Bagsak” “”
2019 EA Sports Checkdown NFL Madden, Los Angeles CA “99 Club”
2019 Beach Streets, Pow!Wow!, Long Beach CA - “Summer Dreamin’”
2019 Ice House Arts Complex, Long Beach CA - “Solidarity”
2018 Molotow Demo, Arts Supply Warehouse, Westminster CA - “Roy Choi”
2018 1501 Studio, Long Beach CA - “Smell the Flowers”
2018 Soka University, Aliso Viejo CA - “Solidarity”
2018 Intellectual Virtues Academy, Long Beach CA
2018 Star Behavioral Health Clinic, Long Beach, CA - “The Walk”
2017 DACA Dreamers Tunnel, Long Beach CA - “Keep the Dream Alive”
2017 Covered California, Huntington Beach CA “Health Starts With Family”
2017 Molotow Demo, Arts Supply Warehouse, Westminster CA - “Anthony Bourdain” 2017 POW!WOW! Long Beach!, Long Beach CA “Recess”
2017 Cambodia Town Mural Project - Arts Council LB - “Golden Boy”
2017 Utility Box Bixby Knolls Association – Long Beach Blvd & PCH - “Intersectional Unity” 2016 Audi Q7 2016 Release Party Live Mural Commission, Houston TX
Lecture/Panel
2020 Alumni of Color Conference, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge MA 2020 Your Voice Your Choice, Long Beach Post & The Compound, Long Beach CA
2020 Philippine Society and Revolution History Course, PUSO SoCal, Los Angeles CA
2015 Kuwento Engkuwentro, Pico House Gallery, El Pueblo Los Angeles CA
Bibliography
The Music Center: “Plaza For All Art Project” 2019, T he Music Center
https://www.musiccenter.org/visit/plaza/plaza-for-all-art-project/bodeck-luna/
Morris, Asia: “Artists take Matters into their Own Hands to put on massive mural show” Long Beach Post, 2019
https://lbpost.com/hi-lo/warehouse-art-show-long-beach/
SD Voyager: “Meet Bodeck Luna Hernandez” SD Voyager 2018 http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-bodeck-luna-hernandez/
Hall, John: “Five Muralists Recap Pow!Wow! Long Beach 2017 Mural Festival” M ass Appeal 2017 https://massappeal.com/pow-wow-long-beach-2017-artist-recap/
Carreras, Angel: “LOST IN THE WORLD: Bodeck Hernandez Rediscovers His Roots For Pow! Wow! Long Beach” L ong Beach Post, 2017
https://lbpost.com/life/arts-culture/2000011207-lost-in-the-world-bodeck-hernandez-rediscove rs-his-roots-for-pow-wow-long-beach
Guzman, Richard: “Murals to be unveiled in Cambodia Town Sunday reflect the ‘flavors’ of Long Beach” Press Telegram, Front Page August 11, 2017
Digital: http://www.presstelegram.com/2017/08/10/murals-to-be-unveiled-in-cambodia-town-sunday-r eflect-the-flavors-of-long-beach/
Morris, Asia: “UPDATE: Schedule of Events for Pow! Wow! Long Beach Announced” Long Beach Post 2017
https://lbpost.com/life/arts-culture/2000010989-pow-wow-long-beach-announces-official-date s-for-third-summer-street-art-festival
Domingo, Linda “What's Good, Long Beach? POW! WOW! Artists Reveal
Favorites” T he Grunion Gazettes, 2 017 http://www.gazettes.com/entertainment/what-s-good-long-beach-pow-wow-artists-reveal-favo
rites/article_e0367b90-6336-11e7-a631-13412ab87752.html
Addison, Brian “POW!WOW! Uses Art as a Tool While Brushing Sides with Gentrification” Longbeachize, 2017
http://www.longbeachize.com/pow-wow-long-beach-uses-art-tool-while-brushing-sides-with-ge ntrification
Uy, Hannah Jo: “Making Waves Abroad” Manila Bulletin Philippine Newspaper 2014
Awards
2018 Go Long Beach Award, Artist Community Award, Mayor Robert Garcia
2017 Certificate of Recognition for the Arts/Muralist, Mayor Robert Garcia
2017 Certificate of Recognition CTMP Muralist, Councilman Dee Andrews
2017 Certificate of Recognition CTMP Muralist, Councilman Daryl Supernaw, 4t h District LB
2015 Certificate of Recognition, Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of LA