Joy Mallari

Born: 1966

Biography:

Joy Mallari is a contemporary Filipino painter and visual artist, born in 1966 in the Philippines. She is known for her visual style similar to the contemporary Filipino figurative expressionism, but distinguished by a narrative approach, which she attributes to her exposure to the pre-digital animation industry during her developmental years as an artist. She explores themes of identity and marginalization in Philippine society. In 2011, she co-created the children's book 'Doll Eyes' with writer Eline Santos, which won the National Children's Book Award.