Dumaguete city artists collaboration celebrating National Arts month
Atoa is a collection of transcendent pieces of varying mediums and techniques from 36 gifted artists, who call Dumaguete home in their own ways. It is a product of the togetherness we hope for in our solitude, and the fulfilling feeling that while we are in isolation, we are never completely alone.

The venue


Dakong Balay, otherwise known as the Serafin Teves mansion, is a familiar sight to every Dumagueteño. Situated at the corner of Rizal Boulevard, the mansion possesses a history of Dumaguete unlike any other heritage building in the city.

In 1945, during the Japanese occupation, the mansion was forcibly taken from those who resided in it for their own use. The mansion, which served as their headquarters for many months, did not remain unscathed when they finally left; the Japanese Imperial Army burned their incriminating documents, and the house burned down with it. The arrival of the year 1946, however, was celebrated for two reasons: it marked the end of a war, and the mansion loved by many was rebuilt, signifying the beginning of a new chapter.

Walking through the gallery
Artworks close-ups
The Territorial Imperative, a novel written by Robert Ardrey, proposes that humans are innately territorial. For an artist, it is an all too familiar instinct. To birth a masterpiece, an artist must honor a delicate dance; they must be precise in every stroke, smooth in every mold and intricate in every seam.
Artist: Ben Flo
Medium: video/ digital painting
Year: 2021

Artist: Cil Flores
Medium: pen & ink on archival paper
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Cil Flores
Medium: pen & ink on archival paper
Year: 2021
for sale
A fragment of their piece alone is a passionate process, thus concluding a piece would be the end of an odyssey. To undergo a process so tormenting only for it to be misunderstood by an unimpressed audience is painfully ungratifying, therefore the fear of an artist to unveil a composition is forgivable. But in all of life’s strange ironies, art becomes more beautiful when it is shared.

Artist: Jana Jumalon-Alano
Medium: matte glaze on local clay
(Ayungon)
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Jana Jumalon-Alano
Medium: green oxide glaze on
local clay (Zamboanguita)
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Phil Gad Sabuga
Medium: pen & ink on paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Phil Gad Sabuga
Medium: pen & ink on paper
Year: 2021
for sale
When an artist unveils their art, it is no longer just theirs; it will be part of every person who examines it. This art piece will now be a part of the beholder, as much as it is a part of the artist.

Artist: Jana Jumalon-Alano
Medium: glazed local clay from Negros Oriental
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jana Jumalon-Alano
Medium: glazed local clay from Negros Oriental
Year: 2021
for sale
Art is an experience; as each color blends into another, the viewer is taken to memory or overcome by an emotion they have yet to experience for the first time.

Artist: Skye Benito
Medium: oil on canvas
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Skye Benito
Medium: oil on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Karla Rosales
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Year: 2021
sold
However, art is beautiful not for the myriad of colors used or the techniques so carefully practiced; it becomes transcendent because it is made from an emotion felt so deeply by the artist that resonates with the viewer. It is a reflection of how they perceive the world around them — the very same world the viewer perceives.

Artist: Dan Dvran
Medium: mixed media & fabric
Year: 2021

Artist: Dan Dvran
Medium: mixed media on fabric
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Shaoi
Medium: acrylic impasto
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Shaoi
Medium: acrylic impasto
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Gerabelle Rae
Medium: soft pastel on canson paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Gerabelle Rae
Medium: soft pastel on canson paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Dyna Fe Quilnet
Medium: terracotta, acrylic
Year: 2020
sold

Artist: Ramsid Labe
Medium: oil on canvas
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Ramsid Labe
Medium: oil on canvas
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Iris Tirambulo
Medium: oil, acrylic
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Iris Tirambulo
Medium: oil, acrylic
Year: 2021
sold
And for the art to be understood — to share the same emotion — is an acknowledgement that the artist and viewer share the same skies and the very same seas.

Artist: Florenz Dionisio
Medium: mixed media
Year: 2019
for sale

Artist: Florenz Dionisio
Medium: mixed media
Year: 2019
for sale
It marks a year since we have been stripped from being able to be together. As we welcome in a new year — not quite a fresh start, the ghosts of previous year still haunt us — February brings in a sense of normalcy. It calls for us to celebrate what has kept us going through quarantine: art.

(series)
Artist: Rey Labarento
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale


Artist: Kat Banay
Medium: watercolor on paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Kat Banay
Medium: watercolor on paper
Year: 2020
sold

Artist: Faye Mandi
Medium: beads on wood
Year: 2021
for sale
Mao ni atoa.

Artist: CL – Chris Lavina
Medium: steel, acrylic, glass
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: CL – Chris Lavina
Medium: color chemical print
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Alma Zosan
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Faye Mandi
Medium: beads on wood
Year: 2021
for sale

(series)
Artist: Hemrod Duran
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Daniel Vincent
Medium: watercolor, acrylic on paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Daniel Vincent
Medium: watercolor, acrylic on paper
Year: 2021
for sale

(series)
Artist: Bragg Namol
Medium: acrylic on tube
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Totem Saa
Materials: oil on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Dyck Cediño
Medium: ink on paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Sarah Jean Ruales
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jomir Tabudlong
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Dyck Cediño
Medium: ink on paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jomir Tabudlong
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Gab Ferrer
Medium: Soft pastel, poster color and pencil on parchment paper
2021
for sale

Artist: Gab Ferrer
Medium: Soft pastel, poster color and pencil on parchment paper
2021
for sale

Artist: Jia
Medium: pen & ink, watercolor on paper
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Jia
Medium: pen & ink, watercolor on paper
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Totem Saa
Medium: oil on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Mikoo Cataylo
Medium: clear glaze terracotta
Year: 2020

Artist: Mikoo Cataylo
Medium: clear glaze terracotta
Year: 2020

Artist: Mikoo Cataylo
Medium: terracotta, glaze
Year: 2020

Artist: Mikoo Cataylo
Medium: clear glaze terracotta
Year: 2020

Artist: Hersley Casero
Medium: mixed media on canvas
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Miles Oloroso
Medium: magazine cut-outs on PVC Sheets
Year: 2021

Artist: Earl Ivann Caballes
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Ari
Medium: oil, acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Ari
Medium: oil, acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Alma Zosan
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Ari
Medium: oil, acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
sold

(series)
Artist: Hemrod Duran
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Angelo Delos Santos
Medium: pen and ink on watercolor paper
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Angelo Delos Santos
Medium: pen and ink on watercolor paper
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Kevin
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Kevin
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jude Millares
Medium: mixed media on canvas
for sale

Artist: Jessica Lupisan
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jessica Lupisan
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Alma Zosan
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2019
sold

Artist: Hemrod Duran
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2019
for sale

Artist: Hemrod Duran
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2019
for sale

Artist: Jude Millares
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jude Millares
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jude Millares
Medium: terracotta
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Jude Millares
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Year: 2021
for sale

Artist: Kat Banay
Medium: Watercolor and Ink, on paper
Year: 2021
sold

Artist: Kat Banay
Medium: Watercolor and Ink, on paper
Year: 2020
sold

Artist: Iris Tirambulo
Medium: oil on canvas (12 in x 15 in)
Year: 2021
for sale
Features:
- Saulog Artes 2021 by Foundation University (watch video on Facebook)
- The power of ‘Atoa’ — the review of the Atoa exhibit by Ian Rosales Casocot for Philippine Daily Inquirer.
ATOA organisers:
ATOA artists:

Alma Zosan

Mikoo Cataylo

Ramsid Labe

Shaoi

Bragg Namol

Dyna Fe Quilnet

Florenz Dionisio

Hemrod Duran

Miles Oloroso

Rey Labarento

Earl Ivann Caballes

Jessica Lupisan

Jude Millares