Erikson Arcilla

b. 1992

PaintingMixed Media

@eriksonarcilla arcillaeriksonart.wixsite.com/artist

Lives and works in Quezon City, Philippines. A self-taught painter who builds cracked, bark-like textures by layering molding paste and plaster of Paris. His subjects are waiting itself, and the slow beauty of nature. He has shown with Art Underground in San Juan since 2018, holding his thirteenth solo exhibition in 2026. In 2022 his work was introduced to Japan in a group exhibition at √K Contemporary in Tokyo.

Career

- Born 1992; grew up in Catanduanes, lives in Quezon City - Studied Human Resources Development Management, University of Santo Tomas; self-taught as an artist - Gallery: Art Underground, San Juan (since 2018); also listed by Galerie Stephanie - Selected solo exhibitions: "Echoes of Verdure," Art Underground (2024) / "The Longest Wait Makes the Prettiest Flowers," Art Underground (Jul–Aug 2026; his 13th solo exhibition) - Selected group exhibitions: "Neo-Animism: 11 Artists of Southeast Asia," √K Contemporary, Tokyo (Oct 8–29, 2022; showed "Rakuyou," oil on canvas) / MoCAF 2026, BGC ("Every Crevice a Chance," via Kate Contemporary, Madrid) - Japan: "Neo-Animism" at √K Contemporary, Tokyo (2022) / group exhibitions in Tokyo and Fukuoka (2026)