Michael Villagante

Filipino visual artist Michael Villagante was selected as the first prize winner in the painting category of the Lorenzo il Magnifico International Art Award at the recently concluded 13th Florence Biennale. His painting, “Pagtahan (Cessation of Crying)” bested several artworks in the competition. Much of his inspiration comes from his community with its incessant noise, furious activity, and thronging crowd, which moves him to paint its various sides, both negative and positive. His style is characterized by its extensive use of earth colors, evoked through dry-brush technique with a pointed brush. A recurrent image in his works is a bird whose beak is a megaphone, a symbol that offers a r...

Aris Ventures

Aristole “Aris” Reveral Ventures is one of the established visual artists from SAMAR, the founder of Eastern Visayas Young Visual Artists Association “BAGHID”. Ventures was included in an International group art exhibit entitled. “Tugahan nga ladawan sa isla san Samar” held in Philippine Art Center in New York City, USA, and was a national finalist during Dumaguete open Biennial Terra-cotta Sculpture Competition in 2005 at Siliman University, Dumaguete City. Ventures has stablished himself as a noted artist: his versatility ranking high amongst his peers, can switch from one genre to another with ease.

Marc Salamat

Marc Salamat is a Filipino Visual Artist. He has been part of the art industry for 21 years, during which time he has taken part in various group exhibitions both domestically and internationally. In 2022, he held his fifth solo exhibition. In contrast to many artists who knew they wanted to be painters as children, he first discovered his artistic calling during his first year of college as a computer science student, when he happened upon an art shop with a man doing painting close to his school. This encounter inspired him to switch to fine arts. For Marc, his artwork reflects his personal beliefs and philosophy. This is demonstrated by his Visionary Art style that uses vibrant colors an...

Krissie Phee

Krissie Phee is an accomplished artist making a name for herself in the contemporary art scene. Known for her distinctive oil paintings that blend reality with imagination, she has exhibited in numerous shows and prestigious art fairs, with many of her pieces selling out. Through her art, she invites people to see the world from a fresh perspective, encouraging curiosity and emotional connection.

Niño Odosis

Niño Cris Odosis is known for his paintings with impressionist ‘’hatched’’ style, a style of art wherein one draws closely spaced parallel lines to create shades, tones and texture in a similar direction His work shows form of social realist in different angles, He often paints human figures specially children and real life painting. At an early age, he already gained skills in art and he used this talent to support his studies. After graduating secondary school, he became a mural artist often in public schools and continued to developed his ability to work with large format art and pursue this as a means of living. In 2016, he started sharing his knowledge in art by teaching painting. Today...

Carl Legaspi

Carl Legaspi is a Filipino artist, whose passion for art has been evident since childhood. Fascinated by drawing at an early age, he often sketched trucks, inspired by his father’s own illustrations. This deep-rooted love for art continued through his school years, where he actively participated in numerous art competitions, refining his skills in charcoal portraiture and figurative drawing. For Legaspi, art is more than just a skill, it is an integral part of his life and identity. Committed to continuous growth, he sees his journey as an artist as both a lifelong pursuit and a means of honoring the creative gift he has been given.

Glen Jaylo

He is emerging Filipino artist, through his surreal visions, reality becomes fluid, limitless and profoundly alive. He is a voyager of the surreal, navigating the uncharted currents between starlight and root, past and present, chaos and harmony. In a realm where colors hummed melodies only silence could hear. He stood up at the edge of creation, an artist with hands stained by dreams. Each brushstrokes birthed worlds, time dissolved into pigment, reality bent to his will, becoming art itself.

Darwin Guevarra

Darwin Guevarra, known as Japat, is a contemporary artist whose work blends life and social realism with whimsical, steampunk-inspired imagination. He often reimagines everyday experiences through fantastical machines, unicycles, carts, and vespas, that symbolize life’s journey and the delicate balance between progress and stillness. His creations merge mechanical forms with organic elements, reflecting his belief in the interconnectedness of art and existence. In his imagery, an abandoned car laden with cargo becomes a metaphor for memory, burden, and mystery, where movement halts, but stories remain. Through this lens, Japat’s art transforms ordinary moments into timeless allegories, inv...