Born in Makati, Philippines

EDUCATION

2018 - 2020 MFA Social Design, Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands

2012 - 2017 BS Industrial Design, De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde, Philippines

  • ‘A Matter of Freedom’. STRP Festival. Eindhoven, NL. Apr 2024.

    ‘Plastic Tides’. Mono8 Gallery. San Juan, PH. Feb-Mar 2024.

    ‘A Place of Wonder’. Art Fair Philippines. Empty Scholar. Makati, PH. Feb 2024.

    Xavier Art Fest. Modeka Art Gallery. Manila, PH. Jan 2024.

  • MUSE Digital Art Award. Fabbrica Del Vapore. Milan, IT. Nov-Dec 2023.


    Art on Loop NYC. THE HOLY ART Gallery. New York, USA. Oct 2023.


    ‘Maria Islands’. Modeka Art Gallery. Makati, PH. Sept-Oct 2023.

    Lumen Prize: Shortlisted Artists 2023 Showcase. Anna Kultys Phygital Gallery. London, UK. Sept-Oct 2023.

    ‘A Blank Slate’. The Empty Scholar. Kondwi Gallery. Makati, PH. July-Aug 2023.

    Art on Loop Paris. THE HOLY ART Gallery. Paris, FR. August 2023.

    Art on Loop Brussels. THE HOLY ART Gallery. Brussels, BE. July 2023.

    Art on Loop Amsterdam. THE HOLY ART Gallery. Amsterdam, NL. July 2023.

    ’Planet Z’. Theater Rotterdam. Rotterdam, NL. 30 June 2023

    ‘Water Cities’. Het Nieuwe Instituut. Rotterdam, NL. May-October 2023.

  • Paradise Lost. .zip Rotterdam. NL. September 2022.

    Gen C: Children of 2050. Tetem. Enschede, NL. March 2022. (solo)

  • Infocalypse Now. GOGBOT Festival. Enschede, NL. September 2021.

    ‘Yours Truthfully’. Tetem. Enschede, NL. September 2021.

    Design in Age of Crisis. London Design Biennale. London, UK. June 2021.

    Moving in Stasis. Het Nieuwe Instituut. Rotterdam, Netherlands. March-April 2021.

    Design in an Age of Crisis. London Design Biennale. London, UK. January 2021.

  • Motta Do About Care. Motta Art Books. Eindhoven, Netherlands. November 2020.

    Graduation Show 2020. Dutch Design Week. Eindhoven, Netherlands. October 2020.

    Virtual Design Week: Reflections on a New Digital Earth. ACIIID Online. August 2020.

  • I See That I See What You Don’t See. Het Nieuwe Instituut. Rotterdam, Netherlands. October-December 2019.

    I See That I See What You Don’t See. Dutch Pavilion, Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival XXII. La Triennale di Milano. Milan, Italy. March-September 2019.

AWARDS

Finalist. MUSE Digital Art Award. 2023.

Shortlist. Lumen Art Prize. Immersive Environment Category. 2023.

1st Prize Winner. Cisco & Domus Academy Meet & Work in VR. 2018.

EXHIBITIONS

PRESS & FEATURES

‘Design’s New Role in Shaping Desirable Futures’. Bianca Carague. The Philippine Star. 28 Jul 2023.

‘Bianca Carague Interview’. Rock Badger Agency. 25 May 2023.

‘Bianca Carague Creates Virtual Worlds to Change Perspectives’. Roots & Wings Magazine. Feb 2023.

‘Between The Real and The Virtual: Does The Metaverse Exist Yet?’. Vogue Philippines. 27 Jan 2023.

‘How A Team of Creatives Came Together to Bring The Terno Into The Metaverse’. Vogue Philippines. 12-page Spread & Special Edition Magazine Cover. Dec 2022/Jan 2023.

ELLE Korea. Nov 2022.

‘Bianca Carague Designs Virtual Realms For Your Mental Well-being’. Vogue Philippines. Aug 2022.

‘Pixel Perfect’. ELLE Decor. Chapter 5. 2022.

‘The Challenge’. The Next Space. Frame Magazine. Issue 147. July-Aug 2022.

‘Worldbuilding and Designing for the Pluriverse with Bianca Carague’. ACIIID x BluPrint Magazine. 9 Apr 2022.

‘Vogue’s Talent to Watch: ‘Ik bouw online ruimtes waar je al spelend werkt aan je mentale welzijn’’. Vogue NL. 8 March 2022.

Bianca Carague — Gen C: Children of 2050. Culturele Agenda NL. 16 Feb 2022.

‘Bianca Carague: Therapie in een digitale ruimte’. Future City Magazine. 2022.

’Digitaal platform voor geestelijke gezondheid ontstaat uit computerspel’. Zorgvisie. Lennard Bonapart. 23 Nov 2021.

VRDays Europe over AR, VR en de Metaverse. SpreekBuis NL. 3 Nov 2021.

Immersive Tech Week 2021. Emerce. 3 Nov 2021.

“Bump Galaxy”. Anticipate Amsterdam. 29 June 2021.

“Mental Wellness: Can Digital Arenas Help Us De-stress?”. FRAME Magazine. 07 May 2021.

“BUMP GALAXY: The Minecraft Server for Self-healing”. Safe in Our World. 23 April 2021.

FRAME Magazine: ‘A New Model for Wellbeing. Issue 139. March-April 2021.

Moving in Stasis: Gallery 3 by Design Academy Eindhoven. Het Nieuwe Instituut. 8 March 2021.

Bump Galaxy. Dutch Designers Yearbook. BNO. 2020.

Design in an Age of Crisis. London Design Biennale. London, UK. January 2021.

Dd, Dutch Designers Yearbook 2020. BNO. December 2020.

“A Virtual World for Interactive Therapy”. LS:N Global. 6 November 2020.

“Building Video Games for a Better World”. Amy Sellers. Future of Video Gaming. November 2020.

Barcelona Design Week ‘20. “International Pavilion — The New Intimacy in Dutch Design Week”. 17 November 2020.

Dutch Design Week Magazine. Robert Urquhart. “New Agency for New Intimacy”. 23 Oct 2020.

Design Indaba. “The virtual community for mental health and care in a game form”. 22 Oct 2020.

Architect Your Life Philippines. “The Realm Where Codes Can be Modified”. 24 Oct 2020.

Medium. “Learning from COVID19: Reflections on knowledge-related commons and practices of self-organization amidst COVID19”. School of Commons. 20 Jul 2020.

SPEAKING & TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS

Maria Islands in Conversation. Modeka Creative Space. 7 Oct 2023.

Audiovisual Art Assembly. FIBER Festival 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 12 May 2023.

EHV Innovation Cafe. Kazerne. Eindhoven, Netherlands. 4 May 2023.

‘Women Trailblazers In Creatives, Technology & Innovation’. Benilde Hub of Innovation for Inclusion. 15 Mar 2023.

‘Collaborative Worldbuilding’. AI Parade. Bibliotheek Kennemerwaard. Alkmaar, Netherlands. 6 Nov 2022.

‘Care in Digital Spaces’. Iceland University of the Arts. Reykjavik, Iceland. 30 Sept 2022.

‘Care in Digital Spaces’. NVGzP Psychology Congres. Utrecht, Netherlands. 16 Sept 2022.

Scenario Building Workshops. ‘Gen C: Children of 2050’ Exhibition. Tetem. Enschede. The Netherlands. 10 March - 25 April.

Material Worldbuilding Workshops. ‘Gen C: Children of 2050’ Exhibition. Tetem. Enschede. The Netherlands. 10 March - 25 April.

‘Dear Diary’ Creative Writing Workshops. ‘Gen C: Children of 2050’ Exhibition. Tetem. Enschede. The Netherlands. 10 March - 25 April.

Live Action Roleplaying Workshops. ‘Gen C: Children of 2050’ Exhibition. Tetem. Enschede. The Netherlands. 10 March - 25 April.

‘Designing for the Pluriverse’. ACIIID AForum. 31 March 2022.

‘Worldbuilding from the Inside Out’. HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. The Netherlands. 7 Feb 2022.

‘Mental Wellness Through The Digital World’. PAREF Woodrose. Philippines. 19 Nov 2021.

‘Mental Healthcare Reimagined’. VR Days Europe. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 16 Nov 2021.

‘Living, Loving & Working in The Metaverse: Female Founders Leading The Way’. VR Days Europe. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 13 Nov 2021.

Fiction & Reality: Design for Social Change. Unirsm Design. San Marino, Italy. 13-17 Sept 2021.

Building Worlds from the Inside Out. Benilde Industrial Design SDA. World Industrial Design Day. Manila, Philippines. 9 July 2021.

The Hmm @ Internet with NotaPlayground. The Hmm. The Netherlands. 28 Apr 2021.

The Business of Design & Arts. JCI Manila. Philippines. 13 April 2021.

Designing Virtual Meditation Worlds. A Mindful Life Thursday. The Art of Meditation. Germany. 4 March 2021.

Game World Therapy for Post-COVID Virtual Communities. Hub of Innovation for Inclusion. De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde. Manila, Philippines. 2 March 2021.

Teletherapy: Healing Through Technology. Asian Health Alliance. Emory University. USA. 24 February 2021.

Towards A Theory and Practice of Tele-drama Therapy: A Roundtable Conversation. NYU Steindhardt. USA. 7 February 2021.

Prototyping Future Digital Societies in Times of Crisis. Iceland University of the Arts. Reykjavik, Iceland. 27 January 2021.

Social Design Talk & Tours. Design Academy Eindhoven, NL. 12 January 2021.

What is ‘Social Design?. Taguig University. Taguig, Philippines. July 2019.

Design Thinking for Disaster Preparedness. Ateneo de Naga. Naga City, Philippines. September 2016.

TALKS & INTERVIEWS