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...

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...

Lunch with Alfredo B. Diaz

 Miraculously, he got us tickets. I burst into Palma Hall on the U.P. Diliman campus at exactly 1p.m., just as the matinee of the sold-out Sugatán was about to...

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, imaginative color work.  Working in acrylic and mixed media on wood,...
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Contemporary Art Meets Way of Life in “Panagbo: Encounters with Tradition”

Place and identity are intersecting themes of contemporary art that are often explored by artists and curators. In...

Politics and Abstraction in Allain Hablo’s “Bleed and Bloom II”

With its rich textures carefully layered over pours of paint, Allain Hablo’s art reminds us of why we...

The City as Canvas: Public Art and Iloilo City

The taxi I was riding passed by the Diversion Bridge, I asked the driver what he thinks about...

Maralita: Visualizing the Struggles of the Working Class

Lorebert "Maralita" Comision is a multi-media artist from Northern Samar. His works explore the realities around him, and...

Althea Villanueva: Immortalizing Culture Through Art

Iloilo has a rich culture, captivating stories, and cultural...

Gelo Zarsuelo: Coloring Queer Narratives

Hailing from Kalibo, Gelo Zarsuelo is a queer artist...

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Lunch with Alfredo B. Diaz

 Miraculously, he got us tickets. I burst into Palma...

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The mercurial art of the Brothers Mercurio

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A Day in the Life: Johanz Mercurio

Johanz Mercurio's paintings prompts the audience to go on...

Hala Viva! A Fundraising Exhibition for Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference

“Hala Viva!” blends the sound and meaning of two...

“Ugnayan,” a Lesson on Collaboration and Exchange

The dominance of Manila as the center of the...

Blurred Liminalities in Between: Everywhere is Here at Thrive Art Gallery

How would a visual medium encapsulate abstract understandings of...

A Day in the Life: Van Bagañgan

On social media, Van Bagañgan is known as Alima...
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Art in the Aftermath of a Storm

It was a night in the city of Iloilo...

Role of Artists in the Age of Disinformation

My identity as an artist relies on my ability...

Artist’s Perspective: Paindemic

For our series Artist's Perspective, an artist reflects on how gentrification is highlighted during the pandemic.

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