About Cheeny

Harford County
Cheeny Celebrado-Royer b.1991 in Naga City, Philippines moved to the United States in 2005. She graduated with her BA in Studio Art at McDaniel College in 2014, and earned her MFA degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2016 . Her work has been shown in Philadelphia at FJORD Gallery and around the Baltimore region including the Peale Museum, 'sindikit Gallery, Gallery CA, Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Space Camp and MICA's Decker and Riggs Galleries. Celebrado-Royer was a Janet… more

Remnants of the Past

Remnants of the past consists of digital copies of the artist's family photographs.
  • Pamilya
    Pamilya
    Photograph 3ftx 4ft 2014
  • VJC
    VJC
    Photograph 2.5ftx 4ft 2014
  • Sarong Hapon (One Afternoon)
    Sarong Hapon (One Afternoon)
  • Untitled
    Untitled
    Tire, glass, acrylic paint, photograph 1ftx 2ftx 2ft 2015
  • VJC

Token to the Third World

Token to the Third World contains a series of works that represent the homes destroyed by typhoons and natural disasters. This project was inspired by the condition in which the Philippines, as well as many countries around the world experience natural disasters. The Philippines survives at least 20 typhoons yearly. Celebrado-Royer became fascinated with the  persistent preparation for the storm and the rebuilding of homes after the storm has passed. 
  • Tibay (Strength)
    Tibay (Strength)
    concrete, clay, wood, cardboard, nails 2.5ftx 3.5ftx 4ft 2015
  • Kubo
    Kubo
    cinder blocks, concrete, cardboard, clay, wire, nails 3ftx 3.5ftx 5ft 2015
  • Kubo (shack)
    Kubo (shack)
  • Kubo
    Kubo
  • Kubo
    Kubo

Transit

Transit is a series of work that speaks to the increasing number of  immigrants from other countries who come to America in pursuit of the American Dream. 
  • Motorsiklo
    Motorsiklo
  • Jeepney
    Jeepney
    steel 5inx 7inx 17in 2016
  • Jeepney (frame)
    Jeepney (frame)
    steel 5inx 7inx 17in 2016

Naga City, Camarines Sur

Naga City, Camarines Sur is the name of the artist's hometown. This work exemplifies the ambiguity of a place; uncertain whether the place has been abandoned or in the process of being abandoned.


  • Sarong Banggi (One Night)
    Sarong Banggi (One Night)
  • sako
    sako
  • detail
    detail
  • Sarong Banggi (One Night)
    Sarong Banggi (One Night)
  • Sarong Banggi (One Night)
    Sarong Banggi (One Night)
  • Bags
    Bags

Tumbang Preso (Knock down the prison, free the prisoner.)

Tumbang Preso (loosely translated as "Knock down the Prison/ Free the Prisoner") is a traditional Filipino game that is widely played in the streets of the Philippines. Though there is not a written documentation of its origin, some would say that the game developed during the Philippine Revolution (Filipino-Spanish War). It involves a tin can inside a drawn circle, flip-flops, a guard-- responsible for guarding the can (“It”) and at least five other players-- who would be responsible for knocking down the can by aiming at it while they throw their flip-flop.

Once the can is knocked down, the players will have the opportunity to retrieve their flip-flops from where the "It"'s territory. The "It" then has to take the can and put it back in its proper place. After the can is put back, the "It" will try to tag another player to be the next guard.
  • Tumbang Preso
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    4-64.jpg
  • 6-42.jpg
    6-42.jpg
  • 3-66.jpg
    3-66.jpg
  • 8-41.jpg
    8-41.jpg
  • construction
    construction
  • 5-44.jpg
    5-44.jpg
  • Conectado
    Conectado
  • Tumbang Preso (Knock down the prison, free the prisoner.)
    Tumbang Preso (Knock down the prison, free the prisoner.)
    Tin can, chalk, flip-flops/shoes/slippers 2015

Consumption, Possession, Arrangement and Display

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    CelebradoRoyer_C_06.jpg
  • CelebradoRoyer_C_07.jpg
    CelebradoRoyer_C_07.jpg
  • CelebradoRoyer_C_08.jpg
    CelebradoRoyer_C_08.jpg
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    CelebradoRoyer_C_10.jpg