Tish Alcantara

Trisha grew up with art; formative years spent with paintings around her, adorning the walls of their house. She wanted to have her works up on the walls as well, right beside the greats and artists she admired. She went on to pursue it further, finishing her bachelor’s degree at the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Woman, Mother, and Creator

Trisha slowly comes to terms with the many turbulent forces within herself, in what can be described as a tumultuous journey, one that is parallel to her coming to terms with her becoming a consummate artist. And it was in those uncertain moments in her life where she found her calling and found her way to healing – as a mother and artist. Despite nurturing a delicate pregnancy, Trisha found in her the strength to cultivate and pursue painting full-time.

Trisha’s art takes inspiration from her experiences and she threads it in her works – a synthesis and pastiche of influences and art movements, from the ornamental and curvaceous forms of like art nouveau, and geometric art deco, to the Japanese ukiyo-e revival of shin-hanga style, among a variety of mediums.

In Her Own Words, In Her Own Voice

Trisha displays subtle, elegant nuances of form in the women depicted in her works, keen to convey the complexities borne from their shared roles and identities each of them hold.

Trisha’s art represents a stand for women in art, in an arena that is still considered largely-male dominated. The representation, visibility, and intersectionality of women in art is needed now more than ever, where her voice can ring true and with purpose, in no other way than through her own words, in her own hands.

But perhaps, more importantly, Trisha’s art represents her resolve made form, her stance as a woman empowered, as a woman on her own terms where her strength shines through, through the women in her canvas.

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