Pinoy 'Smile Project' artist launches gallery shows in the US

MANILA, Philippines - Boston-based Filipino artist Bren Bataclan is doing a series of gallery shows in the US. Bataclan, a Filipino freelance artist, had been giving out his merry artworks for free for the past five years to random strangers all over the world.   This is his way of bribing snobby strangers, who bump into his artworks on park benches, train stations, street corners; and turn their frowns upside down.   Here are his confirmed gallery shows:    December 2008:      - Bromfield Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts (MA)      - 13 Forrest Gallery in Arlington, MA      - Deblois Gallery in Newport, Rhode Island (RI)    February 2009:      - Tufts University in Arlington, MA   March 2009:      - APW Gallery in NY, NY   April 2009      - Children's Museum in Boston, MA   August 2009:      - Deblois Gallery in Newport, RI   For more information visit his site: http://www.bataclan.com - GMANews.TV