Category: Digital Gallery

Jose G. Aggari, Jr. Jose discovered his passion for art and music as a child growing up in a family of artists. He is accomplished in painting, sculpture, and architecture, and is also a gifted percussionist and saxophonist. Aggari left the Philippines for Chicago at the age of 13 and studied art and architecture at…

Aireen Arellano Aireen’s work explores themes of juxtaposition, Filipino American identity, belonging, healing generational trauma, and pop culture. A child of first-generation Filipino immigrants, she was born in Chicago in 1983 and lived in Marquette Park until her parents relocated her family to the southwest suburbs in the early 1990s. Influenced by the Pop Art…

Marissa Domantay (They/Them) is a queer Filipino-American illustrator, animator, and cartoonist. They graduated in 2020 with a BA in Art (and minor in mathematics) and received multiple awards for their leadership and artistic practice. Marissa is passionate about telling unique and silly stories through their cute and whimsical art style. Their stories are pulled from…

Susan graduated with a BBA in Accounting, Cum Laude from the University of the East, Manila. She passed the CPA exams in the Philippines and in Chicago. She has had a good career as an accountant but her talent for painting and strong desire to start a second career led her to join a watercolor…

Kristel Becares is a Filipino-American illustrator and fine artist. Born in the Philippines, raised in Bahrain, and growing up in the Skokie/Chicago area, diversity and the storytelling behind culture heavily inspires her artwork. At a very young age she started experimenting with anime, graphic novels, and animation. Her curiosity for all different types of art…

Sheryl Coaxum, Sheryl is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and youth advocate whose work celebrates the strength, beauty, and diversity of women and communities of color. Born in California and shaped by her formative years in Hawai’i and Japan, Sheryl brings a rich cultural perspective to her practice. Now based in Chicago, she holds a BA…

Viola  was born in Tacloban City, Leyte and came to the US in 1976. She has made art all her life, in various media, following in the footsteps of her grandmother and mother, who worked magically with cloth. Her work is informed by native crafts from the island of Higatangan, Biliran Province where Viola spent…

Valerie is a graduate of the West Visayas State University and was a former teacher of the SPED-Integrated School for Exceptional Children in Iloilo City, Philippines. She found her passion in the visual arts under the tutelage of the multi-awarded Ilonggo visual artist, Mr. Ronie Granja. Her first artwork was one of the few works exhibited…

Marea hand cuts intricate, layered,  paper art focused on anatomy, spirituality, and the ability to evolve in adversity. Paper shifts from a format for art to be created upon into art itself by sacrificing pieces of itself. It becomes line and form, letting the space it lives in contain a new object. Bold, anatomical female…