Seeing You, Seeing Me @ Manila Contemporary Gallery, Makati, Philippines


In the world of wine, labels are not only a way to identify a particular bottle, but they also convey the winemaker’s story and the philosophy behind their wines. The story behind Italian winemaker Monteocorneo 570’s Albe wine goes all the way to the Philippines! That’s right for their newly-released Greccheto Passito dessert wine, they…
“The Forest Again” won the People’s Choice Award 2011 in “Generation 1 Exhibition” held at the University of British Columbia during Asian Cultural Month (May).
GALLERY NINE presents Vancouver-based Filipino artist J.A. Tan. The 27 year old painter who is a Fine Arts graduate from the prestigious Emily Carr University of Art+Design has been quietly raising the Filipino flag in a unique way, particularly when one of his works was chosen by the United Nations to be featured as…
The Philippine Consulate office at 999 Canada Place in Vancouver is a little brighter these days. Thanks to the art of J.A. Tan hanging on the walls. In February 2015, J.A.’s paintings “Stress Free” and “So this is Canada” series were hung at the Philippine Consulate General offices. Filipino-Canadian artist J.A. Tan’s paintings hang in…
On this beautiful spring day, J.A. graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Photos above show J.A. receiving his diploma from Jake Kerr, Chancellor of Emily Carr University of Art + Design, ranked among the top 5% of art schools in North America….
J. A. cuts and pastes and glances at the kids, who are watching him. He gives them minimal instructions on how to create a collage and lets them go with the flow. He cuts, he pastes. They cut, they paste. He is a patient teacher. The kids are his nephews, ages 11 and 7, who’ve…