A Day in the Life: Jed Mercurio

Jed Vincent Mercurio is an artist from Iloilo City who’s vibrant, animation-inspired style blends perspective-driven compositions with lively,...

A Day in the Life: Johanz Mercurio

Johanz Mercurio's paintings prompts the audience to go on a quiet contemplation. As an artist, Mercurio learned painting...

Ginoe Refracts Themself Across Images of their Friends

Weeks before the show’s opening, I visited Ginoe at their home studio to talk about their exhibit, Tropa/Trope. Ginoe and I have been friends for a few years now,...

Alchemy in Alan Cabalfin’s Artworks in Clay 

Alan Cabalfin's workshop is more of an alchemist's laboratory than an artist's studio. His inventory lay bare: canisters labeled "manganese" and "cobalt" lined the shelves, a meticulous catalog of...
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Creating Connections: Ilonggo Artist’s Experience at the 17th Poh-Chang International Arts Festival and Workshop in Thailand

The 17th Poh-Chang International Arts Festival and Workshop in Thailand happened at the most opportune time in Bangkok....

Folding and Unfolding of Memories in Faye Abantao’s “Don’t Forget to Remember”

Viewing Faye Abantao’s “Don’t Forget to Remember” at the Art Fair Philippines 2023 is opening doors to the...

The Sacred and the Secular in Norberto Roldan’s “Viva España/ Long Live America”

Viva España Just like an altar, there is an abundance of objects for the audience to meditate on in...

Melvin Guirhem’s Puluy-an Art Gallery Offers New Home for Artists

The past three years were quite an ascent for Melvin Guirhem. He won Grand Prize at the Philippine...

Kristo: Christ & Culture

"Kristo: Christ & Culture” is a group exhibition that...

Pangagda/An Invitation

This exhibition features the works of artists whose art...

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Registration Opens for Visayas Island Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference Aklan in November 2025

VIVA ExCon, or Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and...

A Room to Breathe

The conversation began quite organically, in 2024, with Johanz...

Tokwa Peñaflorida Unveils New Works on Paper in “Walang Naiwan Kundi ang Hamog sa mga Dahon” Following Talisay Residency

BACOLOD, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – The Abungalow Residency Project and...

Johanz and Jed Mercurio Breathe Life Into Stillness With The Quad Series Part One

In a world that rarely slows down, where speed...

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Art in the Context of Squares, or, How We Unwittingly Deduce these Squares into a Cerebral Notion of Emptiness

In an artistic occasion where instead of the celebrated figures of humanity and its concomitant attributes (the bursting life, visual colors and stories), the...

Artist Log: Philippine Visual Arts Summit in Cebu City

I’ve had the honor and privilege to be one of the resource persons invited to the Philippine Visual Arts Summit - Visayas Leg organized...

[Ink]lings and Pain[things]: The Art of J. Elizalde Navarro

Today is the birth anniversary of J. Elizalde Navarro. The National Artist would have been 101 years old today.  Personally, I found him to be...

Artist Log: Why do we need to paint in layers in Oil Painting?

I learned oil painting as a kid by joining several art workshops since grade school and then eventually reading technical art books and eventually...

The Émigré and the Arcadian: Ramblings on a Shared Patrimony

By a late invitation, I was able to attend the vernissage of ‘The Patrimony of All’, the exhibit of Lunas, Hidalgos, Amorsolos, and Arellanos...

A Day in the Life: Gelo Zarsuelo

Gelo Zarsuelo is a painter based in Aklan whose art explores themes of identity and intimacy in queer experiences. His artworks delve into the...
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