Female artists take center stage this March as local galleries launch shows highlighting their creative works
For years, artists look at women to create their masterpieces. They are the perfect muses with their diverse charm and beauty. This March, as we celebrate National Women’s Month, women become both artists and muses as local galleries put on exhibitions that put the spotlight on their works that showcase the world as seen through that penetrating feminine gaze.
‘Villa of Mysteries’
First is Modeka Art Gallery with its “Villa of Mysteries” exhibit. Opened to the public last Feb. 23, the show features the works of visual artist Roan Alvarez, Leah Castaneda, Romina Diaz, Christina Dy, Is Jumalon, Pauline Reynolds, and Julian Udine.
“As Women’s Month approaches, female artists have been invited to reflect on how they personally identify and what this means in today’s social framework,” the gallery says. “Women are multi-faceted, and their works are not always specifically about gender. Yet the artists participating in this exhibition have a conviction on their stands, and this essay quotes heavily from their statements, as they have represented themselves rather eloquently.”
One of the displayed pieces visitors shouldn’t miss seeing in the exhibit is Alvarez’s “The Crisis of the Self-Authoring Subject.” The art piece is a freeform circuit that connects three thin-film-transistors screens depicting “how gender socialization imposes unrealistic expectations and ideals on women. Another is Diaz’s photographs of “androgynous statues, their mouths and eyes covered with lace, representing the limits society places on life choices, particularly sexuality, when the expression of it does not conform to conventions.”
‘Villa of Mysteries’ runs until March 16. Visit modeka.space to know more about the exhibit and for private viewing.
‘A Room of One’s Own’
Galerie Roberto gathers 17 female artists in bringing the “A Room of One’s Own” exhibit to life. Great author Virginia Woolf once said through her essay of the same title that “anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation.” Through the exhibit, the artists give a glimpse of the “second womb,” where “she can align with her natural evolution, unrestrained by the fiction imposed upon her by society. Here, her individuality can unfold, unfettered by the rules and structures of culture.”
“The women artists presented here enact the same transformation through their materials and techniques,” the gallery says. “They carefully rear their own process, embracing the nuances of their personal narratives and the distinct embodiments of their faculties. In their own atypical manner, they exhibit the feminine creative soul far from the lore nurtured by culture and reveal an opening between what is real and what is fiction.”
Showcased in the exhibit are the works of Yas Doctor, Alelia Ariola, Lot Arboleda, Bea Aspiras, Joyce Ignacio, Baby Evil, Iya Regalario, Lara Latosa, Nina Garibay, AK Ocol, Ambie Abano, Anita Del Rosario, Jazel Kristin, Carissa King, Ivy Floresca, Isha Naguiat, Mimi Tecson, Valen Valero, Raisa Que, and Giannerica Gonzales.
“A Room of One’s Own” runs until March 21. Visit @galerieroberto to know more about the pieces.
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