Born 13 March 1956, Dumangas, Iloilo

Education
1973-1977 University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts

Individual Exhibitions
2009 Recent Paintings, Pablo Gallery Fort, Global City
2009 Recent Drawings, Mag:net Gallery Ayala Avenue, Makati City
2008 Recent Works (Moving on 2), Galeria Duemila, Pasay City
2007 Moving On, Mag:net Galley Paseo, Makati City
2007 Drawings, Mag:net Galley Paseo, Makati City
2006 Paintings: The Last 20 Years, Mag:net Gallery ABS/Paseo/Katipunan, Quezon City/Makati City
2004 Wrestling with the Right Brain, Crucible Gallery, Mandaluyong City
2003 " When you lose, don't lose the lesson", Galeria Duemila, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2002 RESONUANCE, Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2000 Instructions for Life, Galleria Duemila, Galeria Duemila, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
2000 Instructions for Life 2, Glorietta Artspace, Ayala Center, Makati City
1999 Paean to Time, Ayala Museum, Makati City
1998 Prayer Paintings, Brix Gallery, Makati City
1997 For Nana, Brix Gallery, Makati City
1994 Artifacts from the Womb, Galleria Duemila, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1992 X Drawings, Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1992 Jeepney Series VII, Philippine Center, New York, USA
1991 X and Beyond, Brix Gallery, Makati City
1991 I Need a Haircut, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Makati City
1990 Healing Wounds, Lopez Museum, Pasig City
1990 Jeepney Series VI, Philippine Center, New York, USA
1990 Drilon in Paris, La Salle University Gallery, Manila
1989 New Works, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Makati City
1989 New Works, Ayala Museum, Makati City
1988 The Babysitter, Penguin Café, Manila
1988 New Works, Finale Art File, Makati City
1988 Jeepney Series V, Philippine Consulate, Los Angeles, USA
1987 Jeepney Series and Other Works, UPBL Gallery, Los Bańos, Laguna
1985 Jeepney Series IV, Philippine Consulate, Houston, Texas, USA
1984 Manila: People and Symbols, Philamlife Lobby, Manila
1983 Drawings done in Europe, Rear Room Gallery, Manila
1983 Drilon, ICOMOS Exhibition Hall, Paris, France
1982 Jeepney Series III, Feldmann Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
1981 Baguio Works, Hiraya Gallery, Manila
1980 Drilon, ABC Galleries, Manila
1978 Paintings and Drawings, Gallery Bleue, Makati City
1977 Jeepney Series II, Metro Gallery, Makati City
1976 Dumangas Series, Citibank Lobby, Makati City

Group Exhibitions
2008 Finale Warehouse Inaugural Show, Pasong Tamo, Makati
2008 Mo Art Space, Bonifacio High Street, Taguig
2002 (Two-Man Show) RockDrilon/Briccio Santos, Philippine Center, New York, USA
1986 AAP Annual Exhibition, Museum of Philippine Art, Manila
1985 Philippine Contemporary Art, Pembroke Gallery, Houston, USA
1985 Philippine Jeepney, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
1984 A Filipino in Paris, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Makati City
1984 (Two-Man Show) Vice Versa: An exhibition of Poems by the painter Rock Drilon and of Paintings by the Poet Cirilo Bautista, Sining Kamalig Gallery, Pasay City
1983 ASEAN Paintings, National Art Gallery, Thailand
1982 ASEAN Landscape in Contemporary Form, Malaysia
1981 Philippine Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
1980 Young Art in Asia Now, Hong Kong Art Center, Hongkong
1980 100 Years of Philippine Painting (1980-1990), The Hague, Netherlands
1980 Philippine Paintings Old and New, Germany
1980 Philippine Paintings and Ceramics, Washington D.C., USA
1980 Seven Filipino Artists, San Francisco, USA
1979 AAP Experimental Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Makati City, Philippines
1979 Impressions of China, Manila Peninsula, Makati City, Philippines
1978 Black and White, Ayala Museum, Makati City, Philippines
1978 Group Exhbition AAP Winners, Hidalgo Gallery, Makati City, Philippines
1976 Young Filipino Artists Group Show, Koln Germany
1975 (Two-Man Show) Daroy/Drilon, KS Gallery, Makati City

Performance Art
1982 The Guitarman (Serenading the Moon), Hiraya Gallery, Manila
1985 Words and Bullets (Words are Bullets), Pinaglabanan Galleries, San Juan
1986 The General's Wife: ("We are at war because leaders failed to make the peace."), Pinaglabanan Galleries, San Juan
1992 X Redefined (Breaking up with the Muse), Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
1986 Mentors,Tormentors (Cutting the Umbilical Cord), Brix Gallery, Makati City
1987 Transition (The Burning of the Mask), Brix Gallery, Makati City

Awards / Distinction
1969 & 1973 Artist of the Year , Elementary and High School, Dumangas
1971 First Prize, Quintin Salas Centennial Painting Contest, Dumangas
1977 Second Prize, AAP Black and White Competition
1978 Second Prize, AAP Annual Painting Competition
1978 Second Prize, Manuel Quezon Centennial National Painting Competition, Manila, Philippines
1976-77 President, University of the Philippines Artists Circle
1975 Jose Joya Scholarship in Painting, UP College of Fine Arts
1974 Jose Moreno Scholarship, UP College of Fine Arts
1974 College Scholar, University of the Philippines
1980 Artist-in-Residence, University of the Philippines Visayas (Summer)
1990-91 Board of Directors, AAP
1991-92 Board of Directors, UP College of Fine Arts Alumni Foundation
1991-92 Director, Kanlungan ng Sining
1997-99 Director, Brix Gallery
2002-Present Director, Mag:net Galleries
2006-Present Chairman, Mag:net Café Group

(as of August 2009)