BIOGRAPHY
Anama Villanueva is a Filipino-American artist based in New York. Through painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media, she creates intuitive, layered compositions inspired by everyday life. Her work explores memory, place, and human connection, inviting viewers to discover the quiet poetry within ordinary moments.
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Filipino American artist based in New York whose multidisciplinary practice spans painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media. Working intuitively from observation, she creates layered compositions that explore memory, place, and human connection through the quiet poetry of everyday life.
Selected Exhibitions
2026 — Group Exhibition, 14BC Gallery, New York, NY
2026 — Group Exhibition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2025 — Two-Person Exhibition, Kapitolyo Art Space, Manila, Philippines
2025 — Solo Exhibition, West Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2025 — Solo Exhibition, Kapitolyo Art Space, Manila, Philippines
2025 — Group Exhibition, Museo ng Makati, Manila, Philippines (traveling)
2025 — Group Exhibition, Kapitolyo Art Space, Manila, Philippines
2024 — Group Exhibition, 201@105 Gallery, New York, NY
2023 — Juried Exhibition, Gallery 440, Brooklyn, NY
2022 — Group Exhibition, 201@105 Gallery, New York, NY
2021 — Group Exhibition, 201@105 Gallery, New York, NY
2018 — Group Exhibition, El Barrio, New York, NY
1999–2024 — Metropolitan Museum of Art Employee Art Show (Biennial), New York, NY
1998 — Solo Exhibition, West Gallery, Manila, Philippines
1997 — Solo Exhibition, Alliance Française de Manille, Manila, Philippines
1996 — Solo Exhibition, Philippine Center, New York, NY
1996 — Solo Exhibition, Lopez Museum, Manila, Philippines
1995 — Solo Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Manila, Philippines
Selected Upcoming Exhibitions
2026 — Group Exhibition, Galeria Azur, NYC
2026 — LA Pop Up Project, California
2026 — Group Exhibition, CICA Museum, South Korea
2026 — Group Exhibition, Kapitolyo Art Space, Manila Philippines
2026 — Solo Exhibition, Improv Gallery, Manila, Philippines
Education
University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Advertising
STATEMENT
My work begins with observation. I collect fragments of everyday life, including interiors, objects, people, and fleeting moments, and transform them through painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media. Working intuitively, I build layered compositions where memory and direct experience come together, allowing each piece to evolve through both intention and discovery.
Rather than documenting specific places, I look for the quiet poetry in ordinary moments. By slowing down the familiar and embracing imperfection, I invite viewers to pause, look closely, and discover meaning in what might otherwise go unnoticed.
