About us
Thrive Art Projects started as a platform dedicated to the documentation of art in Western Visayas, and other regions in the Philippines. We have year-round open call for reviews and essays for publication on our website.
In January of 2024, The Shops at Atria helped us put up a physical space located in their property. Since then, we have collaborated with over 60+ artists from Panay in numerous exhibitions that explore the use of space, how space affects people around it and continually exploring what art means in our community.
Kristoffer Brasileño
Founder/Gallery ManagerKristoffer Brasileño is a painter based in Iloilo City. He has a BA in Fine Arts, Major in Studio Arts-Painting. Brasileño's art explores the Filipino identity using portraiture and incorporates local icons on canvas, digital art and public walls. He has participated in over 100 group exhibitions in different galleries and museums in the Philippines and abroad. He attended the international art workshops in Thailand(2017, 2022, 2023), and in Vietnam in 2019. He participated in the International Sumuk Biennale in South Korea in 2023.
Laarni Cuachon
Gallery AssociateLaarni Nicole Cuachon recently received her BS in Civil Engineering degree. While reviewing for the board, she's sharing her interest in entrepreneurship and design to Thrive Art Gallery.
Meggy Batagelj
Gallery AssociateAnn Margarette Batagelj is a multifaceted artist and philanthropist with a deep love for classical and jazz music, painting, competitive dancing, and performing with the piano and guitar. She founded "Play and Learn Iloilo," a non-profit dedicated to supporting underprivileged youth, and is a certified Etiquette Consultant at The Etiquette School of Iloilo. With a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Meggy now bridges the gap between business and art at Thrive Art Gallery.
John Ray Parreño
Exhibition TechnicianChristian Lozañes
PhotographerJan Nardo
Social Media NinjaJan Nardo is a Communications and Media Studies graduate of UPV - Miagao. He produces online content leveraging skills learned from journalism, TV/radio broadcasting, advertising, and film classes during his undergrad years. He believes in the power of art - and all its forms - as a prominent avenue for challenging mainstream sociopolitical and cultural narratives, civil discourse about current affairs, and the genuine representation of the Filipino people's interests.
Kristoffer Brasileño
Founder/Gallery ManagerLaarni Cuachon
Gallery AssociateAnn Margarette Batagelj
Gallery AssociateAnn Margarette "Meggy" Batagelj is a multifaceted artist and philanthropist with a deep love for classical and jazz music, painting, competitive dancing, and performing with the piano and guitar. She founded "Play and Learn Iloilo," a non-profit dedicated to supporting underprivileged youth, and is a certified Etiquette Consultant at The Etiquette School of Iloilo. With a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Meggy now bridges the gap between business and art at Thrive Art Gallery.
Theodore Bautista
Contributing WriterEric Abalajon
Contributing WriterEric Abalajon is a writer based in Iloilo. His works have appeared in Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, The Tiger Moth Review, ANMLY, Modern Poetry in Translation, Asymptote, and Footprints: An Anthology of New Ecopoetry (Broken Sleep Books, 2022). He lives near Iloilo City.