Visual Artist

Visual artists featured on Negros Island Stories, including artists, photographers, and other creative practitioners connected with Negros Oriental.

Portrait of Filipina contemporary artist Maria Taniguchi seated in her studio

Maria Taniguchi

Maria Taniguchi Maria Taniguchi is a Filipina visual artist born in Dumaguete City whose work spans painting, sculpture, video, photography, drawing, printmaking, pottery, and writing. She is internationally known for her large-scale Untitled (Brick Paintings) series and has exhibited at major institutions and biennials in Asia, Europe, and Australia. Biography Name: Maria Taniguchi Born: 1981

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Cristina “Kitty” Taniguchi, Filipino visual artist based in Dumaguete City

Cristina “Kitty” Taniguchi

Cristina “Kitty” Taniguchi Cristina “Kitty” Sollesta Taniguchi is a Filipino visual artist, curator, and cultural advocate based in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. Raised in Dumaguete, she has worked for decades in painting, sculpture, curatorial projects, and the development of the local visual arts community. She is the founder of Mariyah Gallery, an artist-run space established

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