About the Artist

Born 1970 in Makati, Philippines, Geraldine Javier belongs to a new generation of young Filipino artists whose interests are variegated and extensive, and who, unlike their social-realist predecessors, are engaged in pursuing the personal and the idiosyncratic. Javiers’s works are charged with tension and provocation, combining cool, calculated sophistication with raw urban grit. Images of death, misery, dysfunctional relationships, and emotional violence are recurrent themes. Her world thrives on complex, viscous thoughts and intimations, silent tensions and implosions.

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Since 2004, Geraldine has been exhibiting her work internationally. Her solo exhibitions include" Curiosities" at the Vargas Museum, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines (2013), "Playing God in an Art Lab" at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore (2012), "Museum of Many Things" at the Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore (2011), "In The Beginning..." at Arario Gallery, Korea (2011), "Samploc Cave Paintings" at the Finale Art Gallery, Philippines (2008), "Living Images, Leaden Lives" at the West Gallery, Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Manila, Philippines (2008), "Girls Will Not Be Girls, Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Manila, Philippines (2006) and Weight of Light, Finale Gallery, Lao Center, Makati, Manila, Philippines (2005).

In 2009 Javier participated at the Prague Biennale, Prague, Czech Republic (2009). In 2003 she was awarded with the Thirteen Artists Award, issued by the Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP), Manila. Today, she is recognized as a leading figure in contemporary Filipino art both on a local and international level.