Jon Jaylo (born July 1975) is a Filipino surrealist painter, now based in

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, USA.

Early life

Jon Jaylo was born in

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in 1975. His family moved to

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to finish his grade school, but he returned to the Philippines after graduating, to study Advertising at

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Career

Jaylo began creating art when he was four years old. He cites among his artistic influences

René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte (; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgium, Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature ...

Paul Delvaux Paul Delvaux (; 23 September 1897 – 20 July 1994) was a Belgian painter noted for his dream-like scenes of women, classical architecture, trains and train stations, and skeletons, often in combination. He is often considered a surrealist, alt ...

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and

William Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female ...

Exhibitions

* Kaboo Del Mar Music Festival & Art Fair, Distinction Gallery, San Diego, California, September 2018 * If Our Days Won't Last, Group show curated by Jon Jaylo, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, 11 November - 2 December 2017 * If Our Own Words Fail, Group show curated by Jon Jaylo, BeinArt Gallery, Brunswick, Australia, 12 March - 2 April 2017 * To End An Echo, Solo Show, BeinArt Gallery, Brunswick, Australia, 12 March - 2 April 2017 * The Eleventh Annual Blab, Group Show, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 10 September - 1 October 2016 * All These Answers That May Never Come Our Way, Solo Show, Distinction Gallery, California Center for the Arts Escondido, California, 23 September - 13 November 2016 * Small Works 2016, Group Show, BeinArt Gallery, Brunswick, Australia, 17 September - 9 October 2016 * Beinart Surreal Art Show 2016, Group Show, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 20 February - 12 March 2016 * LA Art Show 2016, Group Show, Distinction Gallery, LA Art Show 2016 Modern Contemporary, California, USA, 27–31 January 2016 * ''As The Moon Draws Water'', Solo Show, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, 12 September - 3 October 2015 * ''Nightmare In Wonderland Project Part II'', Group Show, ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, USA, 11 April - 2 May 2015 * ''MI ART 2015'', Primo Marella Gallery, Group Show, Milan, Italy, 10–12 April 2015 * ''Daydreams, Books & Oddities'', Solo Show, J Studio, Taguig, Philippines, 31 January 2015 * Scope Miami Beach 2014 International Contemporary Art Show, Group Show, Florida, USA, 2–7 December 2014 * ''Chrysalis'', Solo Show, West Gallery,

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, Makati, The Philippines, 23 August - 3 September 2014 * Distinction's 10th Year Anniversary, Group Show, ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, USA, 11 June - 3 July 2014 * ''Enigma'', Solo Show, Primae Noctis Art Gallery, Lugano, Switzerland, 8 May 2014 * ''Mad Hatters'', Group Show, Flower Pepper Gallery, Group Show, Pasadena, California, November 2013 * ''Here Be Dragons'', Artworks, Canvas & West Gallery, Ayala Museum, Makati, The Philippines, September 2013 * ''Cabinet of Curiosities'', Solo Show, Ernst & Youngs S1 Raffles Quay, North Tower, Singapore, 29 November 2013 - 28 February 2014 * ''Vanishing Folklore'', Solo Show, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, August 2012 * ''Duo'', Solo Show, West Gallery &

, ArtistSpace, second floor, Glass Lane, Ayala Museum, Makati Ave. cor. Dela Rosa St., Greenbelt Park, Makati, Philippines, 1–14 August 2012 * ''Reverie & Odyssey'', Solo Show, Artesan Gallery, Singapore, April 2012 * ''Painted Sound'', Group Show, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, California, January 2012 * ''Art Fair - Blooom'', Group Show, Strychnin Gallery, Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Cologne, Germany, October 2011 * ''Mirage'', Solo Show, West Gallery & Ayala Museum, Greenbelt Park, Makati, Philippines, July 2011 * ''Dystopia'', Group Show, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA, 19 March 2011 * ''The Pillars of the Earth: A Tribute to the Masters'', Group Show, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, 12 March 2011 * ''The Mad Potters Tea Party'', Group Show, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 4 February 2011 * ''To Unmask an Enigma'', Solo Show, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 8 October 2010 * ''Art Fair 21 Strychnin Bloom'', Group Show, Strychnin Gallery, Cologne, Germany, October 2010 * ''Metamorphosis'', Group Show, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 5 June 2010 * ''Theatre of Reveries'', Solo Show, West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines, 22 June 2010 * ''Canvas'', Group Show, Everyday Filipino Heroes, Vargas Museum, Quezon City, Philippines, 1 May 2010 * ''7 Year Itch'', Group Show, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 12 February 2010 * ''Art 2 Heart'', Group Show, Teehankee Foundation, 4/F, Ateneo Schools, Rockwell, Makati, Philippines, 19 December 2009 * ''Chaos & Harmony'', Unit 2C - 05 2F Shops At Serendra,

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Global City, Philippines, 9 Dec 2009 * ''Art For Youth's Sake'', Southwing Lobby House of Representatives, Quezon City, Philippines, 16 November 2009 * ''Magistrates'', Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 13 November 2009 * ''Tabi Tabi Po'', Group Show, 1AM Gallery, San Francisco, California, 13 November 2009 * ''Illusional Disfunction'', Boston Gallery,

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, Quezon City, Philippines, 8 August 2009 * ''Iskwalado'', Galerie Anna,

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, Philippines, 24 July 2009 * ''Idle Minds'', West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines, 10 July 2009 * ''Kunstart '09'', 6th Intl. Art Fair of Bolzano, Bozen, Italy, 21 May 2009 * ''Seeing You, Seeing Me'', Manila Contemporary White Space, Pasong Tamo Extension, The Philippines, 16 May 2009 * Berlin Show, Strychnin Gallery, Boxhagenerstrasse, Berlin, Germany, 6 February 2009 * ''Twelve By Nine'', West Gallery, SM Megamall, The Philippines, 8 Jan 2009 * ''Uiwang International Placard Art Festival'', Samdong Uiwang City, Kyunggido, South Korea, 3 Oct 2008 * ''Beyond Borders III'', ArtSpace Royal Plaza On Scotts, Singapore, 2 October 2008 * ''ART 40'', Pinto Art Gallery, Rizal, The Philippines, 20 July 2008 * ''Unexamined Failure'', West Gallery, Quezon City, The Philippines, 17 June 2008 * ''Beautiful Sins'', ARTASIA Gallery, The Philippines, 23 April 2008 * ''Rekindle'', Blanc Gallery, Makati, The Philippines, 7 April 2008 * ''Florante At Laura'', U.P. Vargas Museum,

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, The Philippines, 8 February 2008 * December Show, Blanc Gallery, Makati, The Philippines, 4 Dec 2007 * ''Peculiar People'', Tintero Gallery, Quezon City, The Philippines, 30 Oct 2007 * ''Boxed'',

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, The Philippines, 26 April 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaylo, Jon Filipino painters 1975 births Living people Artists from Manila Far Eastern University alumni