Up And About 2, Oil on Canvas

This oil on canvas is by Jessa Almirol (b. 1991), a Filipino visual artist based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. A graduate of Far Eastern University’s Fine Arts program with a major in Painting, Almirol has exhibited extensively locally and abroad, namely, in Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

Informed by the classical techniques of the Old Masters, of which she is also an instructor of at Galvez Atelier, her work is inarguably, primarily figurative with, in recent years, an increasing interest and incorporation of the abstract - space, form, color - as influenced by the early 20th century Bauhaus and De Stijl movements. Her most recent significant group exhibitions include the following: Borderless Space Jogja Art Festival (2022) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, under LAV Gallery; All Things Bright & Beautiful, All Creatures Great & Small (2022) in Hong Kong under Yidi Art Gallery; and Dancing in Supernova at Art Fair Philippines 2023 under Super Duper Gallery.

Almirol opened her first Solo Exhibition in September 2023 titled "Pantsdrunk" at Gravity Art Space, Quezon City; and her recent 2nd Solo Exhibition titled "Summertime" at Provenance Art Gallery, Shangri La The Fort, Taguig City last January 2024.