--- title: Jake Gian Silva description: "Internationally participating artist | FGAP 2026 Applicant, Khula Aasmaan 2026, India" url: "https://www.artsume.com/a/jake-gian-silva" type: artist createdAt: 2026-06-13 updatedAt: 2026-08-26 disciplines: - Painting - Drawing - Sculpture - Photography - Digital Art location: "Baliwag, Philippines" birthYear: 2008 --- # Jake Gian Silva *Internationally participating artist | FGAP 2026 Applicant, Khula Aasmaan 2026, India | Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art | Based in Baliwag, Philippines* ## Artist Statement My work begins with what I see every day in Baliwag: the quiet, the overlooked, the ordinary moments that carry weight. Through on-the-spot painting, poster making, and mixed media, I document life as it happens. Competitions like RFOT, DFOT, ICO & Lety Cruz, and ACTO taught me to work under pressure, but more than winning, they pushed me to observe closely and translate experience into image. My three recent works are connected by time and change. "Cherish Moment" holds a pause. It’s about noticing small scenes before they pass. The piece came from watching how fast days move in school and at home. I wanted to frame a feeling, not just a place. "Whitey and Ginger" looks at companionship and difference. Two subjects, two colors, sharing one space. Growing up around animals and people with different temperaments showed me how contrast can live without conflict. "The Stunning Life of a Butterfly" is about transition. From contest nerves to late-night sketching, I learned that growth is messy before it becomes clear. The butterfly isn’t just beauty at the end. The work is about the whole cycle. Together, these pieces map where I am now: a young artist from Bulacan learning through local festivals, regional stages, and international calls. I use painting, comiks, and eco-art to ask how we pay attention, how we coexist, and how we change. I don’t aim to make grand statements. I paint to keep a record. Of a moment worth cherishing, of two lives side by side, of a change in progress. That’s the work, and that’s the practice I’m building. ## Curriculum Vitae ### Group Exhibitions - **2025** - "On-The-Spot Painting Exhibition Showcase," Angeles Culture & Tourism Office (ACTO) Angeles City - **2025** - "Painting Category Exhibition," ICO & Lety Cruz Art Competition 2025 Baliwag - **2025** - "Baliwag Green Art Interschool Junk Art Exhibition," Baliwag Star Arena Baliwag - **2024** - "RFOT Pintahusay Exhibition ," Pampanga National High School San Fernando - **2024** - "Special Edition Top 7 Exhibition," ICO & Lety Cruz Art Competition 2024, Museo ng Baliwag Baliwag - **2024** - "On-The-Spot Category Exhibition," ICO & Lety Cruz Art Competition 2024, SM City Baliwag Baliwag - **2024** - "DFOT Pintahusay Exhibition," Division Festival of Talents Baliwag ### Awards & Grants - **2026** - Applicant, (International Open Call) " One Image, One Winner ", Blue Koi Gallery - **2026** - Internationally Participating Artist, Future Generation Art Prize 2026 - **2026** - Internationally Participating Artist, Khula Aasmaan 2026 , Indiaart - **2025** - Participant, On-The-Spot Painting Contest, Angeles Culture & Tourism Office (ACTO) - **2025** - Participant, Painting Category, ICO & Lety Cruz Art Competition 2025 - **2025** - Top 1 Awardee, Arkihikaya Art Workshop, National University Baliwag Outreach Program - **2025** - Participant, On-The-Spot Painting Contest, Ani ng Sining: Katotohanan at Giting, Angeles Culture & Tourism Office (ACTO) - **2025** - 2nd Place, Poster Making Contest, National Children's Month 2025, Division of Baliwag - **2024** - 7th Place, Pintahusay , Regional Festival of Talents - **2024** - Top 7 Finalist, Special Edition, ICO & Lety Cruz Art Competition 2024 - **2024** - Participant, On-The-Spot Category, ICO & Lety Cruz Art Competition 2024 - **2024** - 1st Place, DFOT Pintahusay, Division Festival of Talents - **2024** - 1st Place, Eco-Art Competition, Baliwag Green Art Interschool - **2024** - 3rd Place, Logo Making Contest, Division of Baliwag - **2024** - 3rd Place, Junk Art Contest, Earth Day Celebration, Division of Baliwag ## Portfolio ### The Stunning Life of a Butterfly (2026) *Oil Pastel on a Toned Paper* In this piece, the butterfly serves as a symbol of a colorful life. Even when surrounded by a dark path or facing life’s heaviest struggles, there remains a hope and opportunity to explore, grow, and truly live. The glowing horizon represents the hope that guides us through the darkness. --- ### Cherish Moment (2026) *Oil Pastel on a Toned Paper* This painting shows a scene of a cat who's in the box that portraying a cherish and most memorable memory of his/her companion --- ### Whitey and Ginger (2026) *Oil Pastel and Acrylic on a Toned Paper* This painting shows the bond of two cats who's directly eye contact to each other, the scene of dramatic cool and warm colors emphsize the scene and symbolizes for a nostalgic, dramatic and unforgettable moment of how these 2 cats deeply bonds to each other. ## Links - **instagram:** https://instagram.com/Jakeartz - **tiktok:** https://tiktok.com/@artisticjake