About

Hello from the Philippines! I'm a botanical artist based in Manila and studying Botany, when I can, at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna.

I started painting from a young age but have only discovered botanical art fairly recently. In August 2024, I earned my Advanced Certificate in Botanical Illustration (with Distinction) from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

My artworks have been exhibited locally and abroad in the following group exhibitions:

“Botanical Odyssey”
18 May - 30 June 2024
Juried Botanical Art Exhibition (virtual) organized by the
Indonesian Society of Botanical Artists

“Botanical Art Thailand 2024”
23 July to 4 August 2024
Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Juried Botanical Art Exhibition (onsite + virtual) organized by the
Sci-Art Network, Mahidol University, Thailand

"5th Anniversary - PhilBAS x PhilFAS Group Art Exhibit"
21 September - 28 October 2024
Pugad ni Art Studio, Baguio City, Philippines

"Flourish"
5th Anniversary Exhibition - Botanical Art Society Singapore
12 October - 15 December 2024
Exhibition Gallery at HortPark, 33 Hyderabad Road, Singapore

AFFILIATIONS
Member, Botanical Art Society of Singapore
Member, Indonesian Society of Botanical Artists
Member, American Society of Botanical Artists
Member, Philippine Botanical Art Society

That's me in 2021, holding a flowering Alocasia sanderiana, a species that belongs to both my most favorite and least favorite plants! It's one of my most favorite to look at, but one of my least favorite to look after.


The more I learn about plants, the more I realize how very little I know about them.