Renan Laru-an | Artistic Director SAVVY Contemporary Berlin

Renan Laru-an is a researcher, curator and the artistic director of SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin. A founding member of the Philippine Contemporary Art Network (PCAN), a recently initiated public institution for contemporary art temporarily housed at the University of the Philippines Vargas Museum, Renan has been (co-)curator of festivals and exhibitions, such as the 2nd Biennale Matter of Art, Prague (2022); the 6th Singapore Biennale, Singapore (2019); the 8th OK.Video—Indonesia Media Arts Festival, Jakarta (2017); and  Lucban Assembly, Quezon (2015). He is the curator of the Philippine Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2025. Laru-an is a member of the advisory board of the Istanbul Biennale (2024-2027).