Recent press: Tatler Asia, Miroir and Positively Filipino Magazine

Thank you to everyone who has made 2023 a successful and fruitful year. Wishing you all the very best in 2024. I am super excited and grateful to kick off the new year with some recent features and mentions in Miroir Magazine, Tatler Asia/Philippines and Positively Filipino Magazine.

What makes artists’ practice meaningful is their ability to pick themselves up from life’s troubles, learn from experiences, and eventually express them in their work. Fatima Ronquillo, a self-taught painter from New Mexico, knows this better than anyone with her immigrant background…. 

~ Tatler Asia / Philippines
Read more of the interview: “FATIMA RONQUILLO: Of Art and Love”

Miroir Magazine’s current theme is “Love”. There are 13 cover editions, one for each artist featured in the publication. The magazine is offered in digital (free) or hardcopy.

I believe that if one is authentic in the creative process, then the resultant completed image is a gift, a part of oneself that is shared with others.

~ Fatima Ronquillo
read more on “Miroir: Love”

I am very honored to be included on Positively Filipino’s 2023 round-up of notable exhibitions by Filipino-American artists.

Until 2022, the U.S. incredibly hadn’t hosted a major museum retrospective for a Filipino American artist. Curators Trisha Lagaso Goldberg and Mark Dean Johnson, finally broke through the bamboo ceiling with “Carlos Villa Worlds In Collision” touring from the Newark Museum of Art to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. 
Thankfully, the art scene is now buzzing, and 2023 saw Filipino Americans taking the spotlight in solo and group exhibitions across the country. From museums to foundations, public art to gallery displays, and yes, even art hanging on closet doors – I’ve got the scoop. Check out my (West Coast-centric) list, log and ArtsiLog of 2023 Filipino American (Fil Am) Visual Arts events in the U.S., featuring over 45 links to Fil Am artists, curators, and their shows. The best part: many of these exhibitions are still running strong, extending into mid-2024. Dive into the visual feast.

~ France Viana
read more at positivelyfilipino.com