By Hannah Jo Uy Rosscapili has established himself as a formidable presence in contemporary Philippine art, a veteran painter whose works have traveled from Manila to New York. Yet much like one can admire a butterfly without witnessing the violence of its transformation, the world can see the...
In the 1960s, a young Raul Rodriguez stood inside a studio in San Juan City, watching his uncle, the late conceptual pioneer Roberto Chabet, assemble metal scraps and pipings for the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). On some afternoons, the boy was even tasked with applying pink acrylic to...
The suspect in the murder of a make-up artist was found dead inside the bathroom of the custodial facility of the Lobo Municipal Police Station in Lobo, Batangas on Sunday night, Feb. 1. Police said the suspect, Roy, failed to come out of the comfort room while his live-in partner Shelina was...
After 23 years as the creative force behind Coly Enterprises, supplying footwear to Artwork stores nationwide, Naomi Banal is reclaiming her place in the Philippine art scene with a newfound sense of dating. The Marikina-based artist has traded the fast-paced world of retail research and...
When Mervy Pueblo and Atsuko Yamagata met in Japan in 2019, they found a common language that transcended their different styles. “We both respond to life,” says Mervy. Their exhibit “Myth/Making” is a homecoming of sorts—not to a physical place, but to the stories that define them and...
To understand the textured canvases of Jirah Labanza is to understand the soil of Dingle, Iloilo. In her latest exhibit, “Bosom,” the Grand Prize winner of the Philippine Art Awards returned to the fragments of the countryside that shaped her. By blending thick impastos of oil with her...
For Marge Organo, a glass is a vessel of clarity, memory, and presence. Her recently concluded exhibit, “A Look into the Prism,” was less of a formal gallery show and more of a personal invitation to see the world through her eyes—a decade of experiments and emotions captured in light....
For over four decades, Carlo Magno has been a fixture in the Philippine art scene, known for a signature style that balances the tangible with the ethereal. In his recently concluded exhibit, “Beyond the Muse,” Carlo celebrated his 40-year career by presenting a collection of 40 original...
The year 2025 was a defining milestone for Paulina Luz Sotto. After a decade of navigating the world of arts, she celebrated her 10-year journey with an exhibit, “Duality in Dialogue,” at Galleria Nicolas Greenbelt. Aside from being a collection of her new works, the exhibit was an inward...
“Sansó: Prized and Personal,” a monumental 464-page volume from Fundacion Sansó, is not just a book… It is a comprehensive redefinition of the life and work of the Presidential Medal of Merit awardee, Juvenal Sansó. Featuring over 600 full-color images, the publication is the most...
For most Filipinos, Francisco “Bobby” Mañosa is a legend—National Artist for Architecture and the visionary behind iconic landmarks such as the Coconut Palace, the EDSA Shrine, and the San Miguel Corporation head office. But to his family, Bobby was simply a devoted father and grandfather...
After years of cultivating her passion in private and under the tutelage of masters both local and international, artist Rellie Liwag is finally ready to complete her journey. Her solo exhibit, “Deep in My Heart (A Metamorphosis),” opening this Dec. 6 in Artistspace, Ayala Museum Annex, will...
