Exploring Shadow, Form, and Emotion through Contemporary Abstract Art
Artwork: Figure 1A: On the Matter of Silence
Acrylic | 3 feet x 4 feet
Award: FINALIST
20th GSIS National Art Competition 2025
ARTIST's BACKGROUND
Raised in Lumban, Laguna and originally from Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Joyce began painting in 2019 under the influence of Maestro Fidel M. Sarmiento, President of the Art Association of the Philippines. She works primarily in acrylic and paints on canvas, wood, and ceramic surfaces.
Better known for her non-representational paintings, Joyce explores the interplay of light and shadow over deep tonal fields. These abstract works have earned multiple recognitions at the GSIS National Art Competition (Finalist in 2023 and 2025, Honorable Mention in 2024).
Her representational piece was also named Finalist in the 2025 Sining Filipina Painting Competition.
Both her abstraction and contemporary realism reflect a consistent visual language anchored in material sensitivity and a reflective engagement with personal and cultural themes.
Her works are now collected across the Philippines and internationally, including the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, PNG, and KSA.
Joyce is a proud member of the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) since 2021.
PUBLISHED ARTIST
Art Association of the Philippines, Volume 1, 2023
Alphabet of Filipino Contemporary Artists, Volume 2, 2024
GSIS National Painting Competition Catalog
GSIS National Painting Competition Catalog
Official catalog of participating artists
from 2021 - 2025.