10 Artists to Watch at Art Fair Philippines 2023

PHOTO BY COURTESY OF ART FAIR PHILIPPINES

10 Artists to Watch at Art Fair Philippines 2023

Art Fair Philippines is back at The Link.

by Christa I. De La Cruz

Published Feb 1, 2023

(SPOT.ph) Since its inception in 2013, the annual Art Fair Philippines features a specific set of artists to define each edition of Metro Manila's biggest art festival. These personalities range from the legends in the Philippine art scene, such as Kidlat Tahimik in 2018 and Elmer Borlongan in 2017; to emerging artists, including Raffy Napay in 2016 and Jellyfish Kisses in 2020. There were also Filipino artists who were posthumously featured, such as was done with Eduardo Masferré in 2018 and Onib Olmedo in 2020.

For this year, Art Fair Philippines is promising an exciting line-up as it returns to its home at The Link.

ArtFairPH/Projects, which is curated by Normal Crisologo, mounts special exhibits by Faye Abantao, Kiko Escora, Mark Andy Garcia, Raymond Guevarra, Pow Martinez, Yeo Kaa, and Peter Zimmerman. You can find their works at The Link's Roof Deck. ArtFairPH/Photo, on the other hand, focuses on self-portraits by Wawi Navarroza. Other special projects include shows by Yunizar and a retrospective on Rosario Bitanga.

Mark Andy Garcia

Mark Andy Garcia makes use of layered oil paint on canvas to explore notions of space, landscape, and spirituality. He is a graduate of Fine Arts (Advertising) from the Technological University of the Philippines, and a recipient of the Grand Prize for the 2007 Metrobank Art and Design Excellence National Art Competition, Juror’s Choice Award of Excellence in the 2008 Philippine Art Awards, and the Metrobank Foundation’s Award for Continuing Excellence and Service for Visual Arts in 2019. He is also one of the recipients of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Thirteen Artists Awards in 2015. He has an ongoing exhibit at Silverlens called Chasing Sunsets.

Art Fair Philippines 2023 is from February 17 to 19, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at The Link, Parkway Drive, Ayala Center, Makati City. Tickets, which are available online, are P450. For more information, visit Art Fair Philippines' website.

PHOTO BY JOJO GLORIA FOR ART FAIR PHILIPPINES