Filipino-Canadian Artist Rolando Jr Pepano Launches BOYVAULT, the World’s First Visual Institution of Masculine Identity

Calgary, Alberta Oct 29, 2025 (Issuewire.com)  - BOYVAULT™ has officially launched from Calgary, Alberta, establishing itself as the world’s first visual institution dedicated to masculine anthropology across nations and eras. Founded by Filipino-Canadian artist and cultural archivist Rolando Jr. Montemayor Pepano, BOYVAULT™ documents, preserves, and celebrates masculine histories — honoring both past legacies and the men shaping the world today.

BOYVAULT™ restores visibility to historically overlooked masculine narratives — including Indigenous, diasporic, queer, trans, and working-class communities — through its pioneering methodology, Advanced Visual Reconstruction.

“BOYVAULT is not a disruption of history — it restores memory,” Pepano says. “Every portrait fills the silences in the archive while celebrating resilience, vulnerability, and humanity, from Canada and across the globe.”

FROM CONCEPT TO GLOBAL IMPACT

After creating BOYVAULT™, Pepano turned to his closest confidant Vladimir P. Lara, known for his candid honesty. Vladimir does not simply say “yes” or “okay” — he challenges ideas and calls out anything lacking, directly and without hesitation.

“I knew BOYVAULT had global potential,” Pepano recalls, “but I needed someone to see it with fresh eyes — to validate it. Sometimes, when you own an idea, you can be blind to what surrounds it. Vladimir’s honest feedback transformed a concept into something that could truly make an impact.”

Through their collaboration, what began as a simple preview magazine evolved into a nearly complete museum-grade photobook, enriched with additional reconstructed visuals. This project became the inaugural capsule, while remaining concepts are queued as future series in BOYVAULT’s long-term global archive.

THE DOMINION SERIES: DOCUMENTING CANADA’S “SILENT CENTURY” (1867–1967)

The Dominion Capsule — An ethnographic Reconstructed  Image Archive Across Canada's Silent Century. 

DOMINION: The Next In Line — an illustrated atlas highlighting intergenerational inheritance and migrant legacies.

BOYVAULT™ will also release a Limited Preview Magazine / Short Series, a foundational volume anchoring the inaugural photobook. This preview offers a glimpse of the men who built and protected Turtle Island before it became Canada.

While the inaugural release focuses on Canada, BOYVAULT™’s vision is global, with upcoming projects including the Archipelago Photobook Series and future capsules spanning the Commonwealth, Republics, and major cultural regions worldwide.

BOYVAULT™ has secured partnerships with Dragon’s River Publishing, the Ignatian Center for Continuing Education (ICCE), and academic programs to bring its research and visual reconstructions into classrooms, cultural institutions, and global archives.

In addition to historical narratives, BOYVAULT™ will launch an online nomination platform to recognize Canada’s best workers, spotlighting the men building the nation today.

INNOVATION & RECOGNITION

Pepano’s personal journey — rebuilding his life after loss and injury — anchors BOYVAULT™’s ethos of resilience, research-driven methodology, and global cultural stewardship. The institution's founder has been nominated to Dan David Prize 2026 -the largest award in the history. 

ABOUT BOYVAULT™

BOYVAULT™ is the world’s first visual institution dedicated to documenting and preserving masculine identity across history, heritage, and human experience. Founded in Calgary, Alberta, by Rolando Jr. Montemayor Pepano, the institution uses Advanced Visual Reconstruction to create museum-grade portraits that restore dignity to historically absent communities while celebrating men shaping Canada and the world.

Media Contact

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