JANICE LIUSON-YOUNG
Visual Artist and Art Educator.
Artist’s Statement:
God is a wonderful God. He is awe-inspiring, amazing, admirable, utterly rich and mysterious.
He is also a God of wonders. That is, His work (objective reality) reveals Himself, and when comprehended as such is perceived as “wonderful”.
Man, is part of God's creation, and thus shares in the wonderfulness of reality. But unlike the rest of creation, Man also was given the ability to discern and enjoy the wonder of God in creation.
God's reality serves as an invitation to man to work with God as co-creator - building upon the wonder inherent in objective reality in order to create further wonder. This co-creation of wonder is experienced in part as subjective reality, and yet, because of God's sustaining power, is still part of God's objective reality.
Our experience of reality however is also colored and marred by sin or evil (in the world and in ourselves), which causes us to perceive reality as bizarre, harmful, destructive, poor and “wonderless”. This “poverty” of vision and experience expresses itself in many forms and guises – atheism, materialism, “science”, utilitarianism, commercialism, “modernism”, etc.
The role of the artist is to discern again this rich wonder of God in the “objectified” reality, and reveal the mystery that has been obfuscated by the simplifying lines of convenience, practicality, and selfishness, through the act of co-creating works of further wonder.
It is of course true that not all artists perceive this to be their role. But, still ...
The quality of a work of art can therefore be measured by the depth of the discernment, the clarity of the revelation (or communication of the discernment), and the imaginative compulsion of the creative work.
It bears emphasizing that the true artist does not deny the pain and suffering in the world in order to present an idealized version of reality. A scrubbed and sanitized image is the product of propaganda, not art. The true artist shows warts and all, and yet presents the wonder of God in the midst of evil and imperfection.
I create realistic illustration and portraits, and abstract interpretations in oil, acrylic and multi-media. My subjects range from every day slices of life, to the various elements in nature, flora, fauna, people’s faces and people in action, to still life, cityscapes, dreamscapes, and the world as I see it or as it can be. My recent works include modern multi-media 2-D paintings. I am a passionate educator of the arts, and supporter of art students and upcoming artists. I have done solo and group exhibits of my works, both here and abroad.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Visual Communications, cum laude
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Valedictorian, Class of 1986
AFFILIATIONS:
Guhit group of artists. (2001 to present)
UP College of Fine Arts Alumni Foundation (2000 to present; President 2007-2009)
The Saturday Group, (1998-present)
CURRENT WORK:
Own studio doing commissioned work ( 1998-present)
Associate Dean, FEATI University School of Fine Arts, Manila (since 2005 )
EXHIBITS:
Solo:
“J Walking III: Rush Hour” , Artes Orientes Gallery, Serendra, July 2018
“J Walking II” , The Crucible Gallery, SM Mega Mall, March 2017
“J Walking” , The Crucible Gallery, SM Mega Mall, May 2016
“Not Even Solomon” ,Art Elements Asian Gallery, SM Aura, October 2014
“Birthright” , Gallery 828, Shangri-la Plaza, EDSA, 2004
“Blowing Bubbles” , Asia Art Gallery, Shangri-la Plaza, EDSA, 1999
GROUP SHOWS:
SG Group Show, Saturday Group Gallery, Shangri-la Plaza, June 2019
‘Hatch,’ S Maison Atrium, April 2019
‘Shaped II’, Art Anton, March 2019
‘Trilogy’, ArtistSpace, Ayala Museum, December 2018
‘SG Black and White’, Saturday Group Gallery, July 2018
‘Ambidextrous,’ Rennaissance Gallery, June, 2018
Renaissance Gallery 15thAnniversary, June 2018
‘Generations and Directions’, Art Anton, April 2018
Manila Bulletin Hatch, Manila Hotel, April 2018
‘Babae’, Saturday Group Gallery, March 2018
‘Saturday Group Gold, Celebrating 50 years in Art,’ Cultural Center of the Philippines, March 2018
‘Feati Art 2018’, Galeria de las Islas, February 2018
‘Bamboo Whispers’, Ayala Museum, October 2017
“PANOPLY” , October 3 to 18, 2017, Philippine Ambassador’s Residence, Singapore
FEATI University School of Fine Arts Annual Exhibit, Galeria delas Islas, Manila February 2017
“ExistSense”, Renaissance Gallery, Manila
February 2016
“Redintegration”, Galeria delas Islas, Manila
February 2016
FEATI University School of Fine Arts Annual Exhibit, Galeria delas Islas, Manila February 2015
“The Unique Art of Four Generations of UP Fine Arts Graduates”, College of Fine Arts Gallery, UP Diliman
February 2-27, 2015
“Siningsaysay: Philippine History In Art”, Gateway Gallery, Cubao QC
November 2014
“Movements in Bloom”, Artesan Gallery, Raffles Hotel, Singapore
November 2013
Manila Art, Art Pintura Gallery, SM Aura
October 2013
ARTletics, De La Salle University, Lipa, Batangas
April 2013
FEATI University School of Fine Arts Annual Exhibit, Galeria delas Islas, Manila
January 2013
Manila Art, Arte Pintura Gallery, SMX, Manila
October 2012
UP College of Fine Arts Alumni Foundation Exhibit, UP Executive House, Diliman
July 2012
Gulangyu Heritage Foundation Exhibit, Robinsons Galleria, Mandaluyoung City
April 2012
UP College of Fine Arts Alumni Foundation Exhibit, UP Executive House February 2012
“Inspira”, Galeria delas Islas, Manila
February 2012
“EartH20”, Art Asia Gallery, SM Mega Mall, Mandaluyong City
December 2011
Singapore Affordable Art Fair, Artesan Gallery, Singapore
November 2011
Philippine ArtTrek IV, Sunjin Gallery, Singapore
November 2010
Manila Art, Tala Gallery, SMX, Manila
July 2010
Music & Arts Festival, SM Mega Trade Hall,
February 2010
“Blue + Gold = Green Fashion Show”, Bridgepoint, FEATI University, Manila January 2010
“Constructing Secrets, Thoughts and Memories: Aspects of Post Modernism”,
NCCA Gallery, Intramuros
January 2010
“Balik Tanaw”, Galeria delas Islas, Manila
August 2009
“Sepia Rediscovered”, Artes Orientes, Serendra, Taguig
April 2009
TropicaLab Exhibit, Praxis Gallery, LaSalle College of Arts, Singapore, November 2008
Inaugural Exhibit, Tala Gallery, Quezon City
November 2008
“Glorious Batanes”, Metropolitan Museum of Manila
September 2008 to January 2009
“Florante At Laura”, Vargas Museum, UP Diliman
January 2008
“Art40”, Pinto Art Gallery, Antipolo City
June 2008
“Beautiful Sins”, SM Mega Mall, Mandaluyong City
April 2008
Blanc December Anniversary Exhibit, Blanc Gallery, San Juan
December 2007
‘Qu4tro’, Artes Orientes Gallery, Serendra, Taguig
November 2007
Global Art Exhibit, The Gallery at Chelsea Library, London, UK
May 2007
“Drift To The World Of The Masters”, Jan van der Togt Museum, Amstelveen,
The Netherlands
June 2007
Global Art Exhibit, Ernst & Young Gallery, Luxembourg, Belgium
June 2007
Global Art Exhibit, Le Meridien Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
June 2007
Agos Ng Sining, Art Center SM Mega Mall, Mandaluyong City
October 2006
“Ciento”, Baguio Country Club, Baguio City
March 2005
“Handog”, Art Space Glorietta, Makati
November 2003
“Uncovering Life : Avon Fight Against Breast Cancer Exhibit”, Peninsula Hotel, Makati City
November 2004
Saturday Group Anniversary Exhibits at the Art Center, SM Mega Mall, Mandaluyong City
1999-2008
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Home/Studio: 3925 Sociego St., Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016
Email: jlyoung_art@yahoo.com
janiceliuson@gmail.com
Phones: (632) 8716 6590, *716 0719 (home/studio landline)
0908 8885100 (cellphone – best contact)
