CHEEZYMICRON

About

Hello! I'm a self-taught, Seattle-based artist currently working with digital illustration. My roots are in pencils and micron pens, I also occasionally work with watercolor and copic markers.

I am a first-generation Filipino American who was drawn back to art while struggling through a dark time in my life and began creating as a therapeutic form of meditation and self-expression. Many of my pieces evoke raw emotions that tell my story - one of an individual struggling to find peace within themselves and the uncertain world around them. Nestled amongst what might seem like ordinary backgrounds and portraits are traces of things gone slightly awry, blood splatters and bandages, piercing stares and scars, things not being what they seem.

For me, creating has been an invaluable tool which has allowed me to endure, cope with, and heal from struggles that I experience. I hope that in sharing my art, I can open a dialogue about mental health and encourage others to experiment with how art and creativity can play a healing role in their lives as well.

Artist CV

Events

Nov 8 2024 - Belltown Art Walk Featured Artist @ Mixed Pantry, Seattle WA

Group Exhibitions

Feb 22 - Mar 21 2024 - Divination Invasion @ Push/Pull Gallery, Seattle WA

Oct 14 - Oct 21 2023 - Demonology Group Art Show @ Mudlark Oddities, Seattle WA

May 20 - May 21 2023 - ACES // Artists of Color Expo & Symposium

May 4 2023 - First Thursday celebrating AANHPI Month @ Kasama Space, Seattle WA

Jan 6- Feb 28 2023 - Have you eaten? Show featuring Asian diaspora artists @ Slip Gallery, Seattle WA

Oct 20- Nov 16 2022 - "Fruiting Bodies" Mushroom Themed Art Show @ Push/Pull Gallery, Seattle WA

Oct 1-2 2022 - Big Spooky Salvage Art Show @ Second Use, Seattle WA

Solo Exhibitions

Sept 20 - Oct 30 2022 - Solo Exhibition @ Yoroshiku, Seattle WA

Aug 18- Sept 14 2022 - "Alternate Realism" Solo Show @ Push/Pull Gallery, Seattle WA

Illustration / Design Work

2024 - Coaster design for special Klang Cocktail @ Sophon Seattle

2024- After Wat Event poster design @ Sophon Seattle