CHETAK 17
Keita Ando is a Japanese contemporary artist born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, in 1992. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University. His artistic practice encompasses drawing, painting and printmaking, with recurring themes centred on life, death, impermanence and cycles of regeneration.
Ando’s artistic perspective has been shaped by his engagement with Buddhist thought in Japan, as well as religious and cultural perspectives encountered through his experiences beyond Japan. His works explore the transient nature of existence and the continuous cycles of transformation that connect life, loss and renewal.
Ando has exhibited extensively in Japan and internationally, including exhibitions and artist residencies in Indonesia and Malaysia. His accolades include recognition from the Onojo Madokapia Print Biennale, the Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program, and the Fukuoka Wall Art Project Excellence Award
KIETO ANDO
AUG 2026
TAN KAR MERN
Tan Kar Mern (b. 1989, Kuala Lumpur) is a printmaker/artist who specializes in etching, screenprint, relief and lithography. Through printmaking, Kar Mern is able to express her thoughts and ideas by manipulating the ink and mark onto paper creating a sense of discovery. She takes inspiration from science fiction stories that are juxtaposed with various forms, shapes, texture, architecture and landscape.
Kar Mern has previously exhibited her works in galleries and exhibition spaces locally and as well as in the United Kingdom, Greece, Japan, Germany, and Poland. She had her first solo exhibition entitled The Study of Life Adapting to the Chaos of Cityscapes (2018) at The Refinery Gallery in Kuala Lumpur. To date she has participated in more than thirty-six exhibitions in the past seven years.
She holds a Master’s degree in MA Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking (2017), a degree in Drawing and Applied Arts (2015) from University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), and a diploma in Illustration from The One Academy (2012).
YAS DOCTOR
JUNE 2019
Yas Doctor, born in 1984 in Manila Philipines and graduated from University of Santo Tomas, majoring in Journalism. Yas Doctor is a freelance illustrator and artist based in the south of Manila, and is a member of the Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan organization. She is also behind the zines Sari-Sari Project Vols. 1 and 2. Yas Started active in art scene since 2011 have participated in exhibitions in several galleries in the Philippines and Indonesia.
ANTON VILLARUEL
JUNE 2019
Anton Villaruel was born in 1983 in the Philippines. Graduated from University of Philippines, Diliman Quezon City, majoring Fine Art in visual Communication. Started active in art scene since 2013, and he has also been involved in printmaking workshops in the Philippines.
IMMARTYAS
JUNE 2019