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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La vita è bella: La Vita nell’ Arte at ILOMOCA

Ah, the Italians! The surreptitious allure of the Mona Lisa’s smile and the overwhelming magnitude of the frescoed...

Red ants rising: Ang dágtà sang Baysulangpu

Dágtà, translated to English, may refer to a stain, a blot, or anything that taints. In its verb...

Aesth[ethical]ly out-there: Bry Barrios and his art

Thrive Art Gallery’s ‘Arstoryahanay’ series hosted Bry Barrios and his convo-workshop on Ethics and Aesthetics last July 7...

Where the Tides Flow

“Where the Tides Flow” explores the collective memory of the evolution of Iloilo’s new commercial business district as...

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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Ginoe Refracts Themself Across Images of their Friends

Weeks before the show’s opening, I visited Ginoe at...

Alchemy in Alan Cabalfin’s Artworks in Clay 

Alan Cabalfin's workshop is more of an alchemist's laboratory...

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...

Art Festivals Matter

Take away the decades, the digital revolutions, and the...
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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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Johanz and Jed Mercurio Breathe Life Into Stillness With The Quad Series Part One

In a world that rarely slows down, where speed and urgency often overshadow stillness, two brothers have found their own rhythm of pause and...

Art Festivals Matter

Take away the decades, the digital revolutions, and the changing zeitgeists. What does an artist from the 1990s share with an artist working today?...

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...

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...

The mercurial art of the Brothers Mercurio

Breathe. Simply that.  Such is the title of Thrive Art Gallery’s current exhibit: over 500 miniature squares of wood, each brimming with light and shadow,...

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 through years of consistent practice. Along...

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