'Abandoned' by Soler Santos

Abandoned, a series of oil paintings and photographic prints by Soler Santos, is now on view at Artinformal. The exhibition, which runs until August 8, features the artist's recent works that document neglected buildings throughout the Philippines in their most candid state.

Soler, who held his first one-man show in 1981 when he was 21 years old, has more than 40 solo exhibitions under his belt. He represented the Philippines in 1983 at the 25 Young Artists in Thailand, the 2nd Asian Show in Japan in 1985, and the 11th International Biennal Print and Drawing Exhibition in Taiwan in 2004 to name a few.

Artinformal is at 277 Connecticut St., Greenhills East, Mandaluyong City. The gallery is open from 10am to 7pm Mondays through Fridays and 10am to 6pm on Saturdays. Visit www.artinformal.com or call (632) 7258518 for more information.

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