Javy Villacin traces his artistic beginnings to the Fine Arts Program of UP Cebu, which was established in 1975 by National Artist José Joya. However, he moved to Manila and received his BFA in Painting from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Shortly after graduation, he returned to Cebu and joined the UP Cebu College of Fine Arts faculty until his retirement last year. Villacin is instrumental in establishing new strategies to introduce contemporary art in the region. His practice is informed by the futuristic evolution of power and he often uses layered references and symbols from Visayas folklore and mythology. In 1988, Villacin received a fellowship grant from the British Council to study at Londo’s Byam Shaw School of Art. He lives and works between Cebu and Negros Islands.
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