Richard Romeo is an artist and architect from Cebu, Philippines. Through watercolor, he expresses how he understands, feels, and learns about life. He has won many art competitions, including the 2020 and 2022 *Kulay sa Tubig*–a yearly invitational national watercolor painting competition that features selected skilled watercolorists from the Philippines. Richard was a finalist in the 2022 International Masters of Watercolour

Alliance “Colorful Asia” Exhibit. He became an honorary member of the Philippine Guild of Watercolorists in 2023.

Awards and Recognitions

INTERNATIONAL

• Finalist, IFAM Global, Autumn Malaysia International Online Juried Art Competition (Landscape), 2024
• Finalist, International Masters of Watercolour Alliance (IMWA), Colorful Asia Exhibit, 2022 – Finalist, IMWA Member Selection Contest, 2022

NATIONAL

• Honorary Member, Philippine Guild of Watercolorists, 2023
• Winner, Kulay sa Tubig National Invitational Watercolor Contest, 2022
• Honorable Mention, 4th National Watercolor Convention, Philippine Guild of Watercolorists, 2021
• Winner, Kulay sa Tubig National Invitational Watercolor Contest, 2020

LOCAL

• Finalist, Carcar City Painting Competition, 2024
• Champion, Talisay City On-the-Spot Heritage Painting Contest, 2023
• Finalist, Cordova On-the-Spot Painting Contest, 2023
• Champion, Mandaue City On-the-Spot Painting Contest, 2022
• 1st Place, Carcar City On-the-Spot Painting Contest, 2022

Art Exhibits

INTERNATIONAL

• The Giant Miniature Art Exhibition, South Yarra, Australia, 2023
• Japan International Institute Watercolor Exhibition, Online, 2022
• Colorful Asia, International Masters of Watercolour Association and Alliance, Online, 2022 – IMWA Member Selection and Watercolour Exhibition, Online, 2022

NATIONAL

• National Watercolor Convention and Exhibit, GH Mall, Ortigas Ave., San Juan City, Metro Manila, 2024
• 35th Kulay sa Tubig National Invitational Watercolor Exhibit, Estancia Mall, Capitol Commons, Pasig City,Metro Manila, 2023
• Philippine Guild of Watercolorists Juried Exhibit, Our Stories in Color, Artablado Gallery, RobinsonsGalleria, Quezon City, Metro Manila, 2024
• National Watercolor Convention and Exhibit, Estancia Mall, Capitol Commons, Pasig City, Metro Manila,2023
• 34th Kulay sa Tubig National Invitational Watercolor Exhibit, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila,2023
• 33rd Kulay sa Tubig National Invitational Watercolor Exhibit, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila,2022
• Hues of Hope Watercolor Exhibit, 4th National Watercolor Convention, Makati City, 2022
• 32nd Kulay sa Tubig National Invitational Watercolor Exhibit, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila,2021
• SIHAG Cebu Watercolor Society 2nd Annual Watercolor Painting Exhibition, SM Seaside, Cebu, 2021

LOCAL

• Pearl of the Orient Seas Art Exhibit, Florentino’s Art Gallery, Balamban, Cebu, 2025
• Art Show Exhibit by Cebuano Artists, Chong Hua Hospital, Mandaue City, Cebu, 2024
• Lupad Lumad Pop-up Art Show, Mactan-Cebu International Airport, 2023
• Tubo Cebu Art Fair, Ayala Center Cebu, 2023
• Esse Art Exhibition, J Centre Mall, Cebu, 2023
• Gifted to Love Watercolor Exhibit by Arkisketchers Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, 2021
• Art to Heart Watercolor Exhibit by Arkisketchers Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu, 2021