Bea CAMACHO (b. 1983, Philippines) is a visual artist whose work often takes the form of installation, performance and video. She explores the relationship between memory, time and the body, often utilising simple and repetitive gestures or materials to meditate on ideas around intimacy and absence. Though critically engaging with conceptual rigour and execution, Camacho still imbues her practice with sensitivity and context; characterising her practice with distinct introspective sensibility.

Camacho received her B.A. in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University, where she was awarded the Albert Alcalay Prize for Outstanding work in Studio Art and the David McCord Prize for Achievement in the A rts. She is a recipient of the Thirteen Artists Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. She was also selected as an exhibiting artist for the 2006 Asian Contemporary Art Week in New York City, USA and for the 2009 International Women Artists Biennale in Incheon, Korea.

Her work has been exhibited in galleries internationally. She has also shown her work in institutions including the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Philippines; National Museum of the Philippines, Philippines; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Manila, Philippines; the Musee d’Art Moderne in St. Etienne, France; Kyoto Art Center, Japan; Hangaram Museum, Korea; Triennale di Milano Design Museum, Italy; Queens Museum of Art, New York, USA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, USA; and the Tate Modern, UK.

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