About
Reginald Balanga is a Filipino-born Canadian artist based in Toronto.
He works with sculpture, installation, drawing, and photography to engage in themes of memories, migratory grief, and belonging. He uses mark-making, altered forms, and interventions to portray the states of being temporary, in-between, and out of place.
Born in La Union, Philippines, he immigrated to Canada in 2009. His memories of his rural upbringing and his personal experiences and challenges in moving and living in Canada are the main threads that connect and drive his multifaceted artistic practice.
A self-taught designer and photographer, he worked in the design and advertising industry for more than a decade, before pursuing an illustration degree at OCAD U. He has since evolved his practice into interdisciplinary art and has since been working predominantly in sculpture and installation.
He has presented work at CONTACT Photography Festival, Ignite Gallery, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto Public Library and CICA Museum. He has created site-specific interventions, public art and performances at the Don Mills, Flemingdon Park and Grange Park neighborhoods in Toronto. His work has been featured in the Torontoist, Creative Quarterly and 3x3 Magazine.
Regie was recently an artist-in-residence at the School of Visual Arts, New York (2024). He was selected to be part of OCAD U International’s collaborative residencies with Museo Textil de Oaxaca (Mexico, 2023) and International Sustainable Development Studies Institute (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 2024).
