Nature and Art as her Healers
Sarah states that a major inspiration for her show is her awareness of the increase in domestic violence and sexual harassment of women in this time of pandemic. Timely as it is International Women’s
Month, she empathizes that as a victim of such aggressions before, traumatic experiences can be shared and that there will always be people and channels out there that can help ease out the pain. It was through art that Sarah found the voice to confront the experiences that
plague her, and she hopes that by providing visual remedies of peaceful, realistically-rendered greenery she can help other women gain back their footing and find the right spaces and people to help them regain control of their lives.
As an artist, she surmises that by continuing to make art that is therapeutic for her, she may in turn give reprieve to others collectively. Hence, sharing her personal growth on canvas ripples into what is collectively an uplifting space for others.
About the Artist
SHE is currently the President of the Neo Angono Artists Collective Inc. where she continues to support other artists in her area. As an experienced professional in the field, she is no stranger to the local art scene as a frequent participant in numerous art shows, like that of Art Fair Philippines and Manila Art Fair, to name a few.
Her realistic approach to painting has earned her recognition in competitions, such as the PLDT-DPC National Art Competition in 2010 as a finalist, and in the Department of Agrarian Reform Mural Painting Contest in 2006, the prize of which helped pay her tuition during her first year in college. Find more of her work at @sarahgeneblazo on Instagram.
Anya Bongato is a gallerist and co-curator of Sarah Geneblazo’s “The Personal is Collective” that was exhibited at the White Walls Gallery from March 6 to 18.