Burdened Beings: MADE 2025 Special Citation Recipient Michael Delmo
Burden takes shape in MADE 2025 Special Citation Awardee for Sculpture Michael Delmo’s “Bagahe,” a poignant piece on the weight of memory, labor, and hope
Bearing Witness: MADE 2025 Special Citation Recipient Rhoss Gadiana
MADE 2025 Mixed Media Special Citation Awardee Rhoss Gadiana personifies the Sierra Madre in “I SEE ERA,” unraveling the collective misery of a wounded land and its people
Memoir: Gunita by MADE 2025 Special Citation Recipient Benedict Simbulan
MADE 2025 Special Citation Recipient Benedict Simbulan paints a tender tribute to his grandmother, illustrating a mundane memory as a collective and emotional Filipino experience %
Scenes of Struggle: MADE 2025 Special Citation Recipient Marc Allan Jose
Fine arts student and MADE 2025 Special Citation Recipient for Painting Marc Allan Jose’s “The Road You’ve Never Taken” is an open letter to the Philippine government on the struggles of daily Filipino commute
Sanctuary: MADE 2025 Grand Awardee for Sculpture Maki Liwanag
In “Sariling Tahanan,” MADE 2025 Grand Awardee for Sculpture Maki Liwanag invites audiences to take comfort in their identities, a reminder that belonging begins within
Symbiotic Fabric: MADE 2025 Mixed Media Grand Awardee Jao Pelaez
MADE 2025 Grand Awardee for Mixed Media Jao Pelaez employs the life cycle of a plant as a metaphor for human experience in “Tulad ng Isang Halaman na Minsan Nanirahan”
Canvas Confessions: MADE 2025 Grand Awardee for Painting Jack De Castro
In MADE 2025 Grand Awardee for Painting Jack De Castro’s “Finding the Light Within,” each scraped mark is an act of release and a space for individual stories to emerge
