Ross Jaylo: Blinding Darkness
Ross Jaylo: Blinding Darkness
September 8 - October 6, 2018
Opening Reception with Live Music: Saturday, September 8th, 2018 from 6-10pm
Distinction Gallery is excited to host our 3rd solo exhibition featuring artist Ross Jaylo. Both of the first two exhibitions sold out prior to opening day.
Ross Jaylo, a New York based Filipino Painter and multi-media artist renders onto canvas his conception of an ideal love. A symbolic and passionate visualization of love that transcends beyond social norms and breaks the illusion that love must heed society's expectation of belief, social status, age, creed, race, gender and stereotypes. Love in its purest form.
Ross has a promising career ahead of him. He has had several solo and group exhibitions throughout the Philippines, and Australia and has participated in several group shows in the United States. Ross has received several awards including Cocolife "Colors of Life" National Painting Competition Grand Prize in 2006, University of Santo Tomas Benavides Outstanding Achievement Award in 2006, and Maningning Miclat National Painting Competition People's Choice Award in 2007.
From the director/curator Melissa Inez Walker "Ross is one of today's most promising artists. He creates realism paintings from his imagination pushing the limits of what is possible. He often works with incredibly difficult palettes to create layers of flesh tones and other subject matter using only white and grey. Additionally, Ross is one of the most kind and humble artists to work with. I truly look forward to another solo show with him".
The exhibition will run from September 8 through October 6, 2018.
The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, September 8th, 2016 from 6-10pm and will feature live music, Stone Beer, and BK Cellars wine. Studio artists within the ArtHatch building will have their studios open to the public as well.
ArtHatch is a 7,000 square foot building which houses the front gallery: exhibitions changing monthly, "The Alley," featuring new and previous works from over 75 artists, the teen room featuring artwork by 25+ teen artists, 14 artist studios, ranging in size from 150 to 800 square feet, and walls featuring the work of over 28 local artists, The front gallery features contemporary and cutting edge artwork.