Raine in 2023 at Flow of Reality artist reception.

Raine Sarmiento is a figurative painter born in Valenzuela City, Philippines. She began to draw at the age of five, and started winning art competitions at seven.After completing her BFA major in advertising arts in 2008, she worked for several advertising agencies as a graphic designer and briefly contributed her illustrations to various magazines and newspaper in Metro Manila. From 2013, she began to participate in group shows, slowly learned about the fine art career and started to consider pursuing it.Her love for painting figurative art was rooted from her old fascination with Renaissance Art, Baroque Art, Neoclassical Art and Art Nouveau. As a shy and secretive person she paints body poses surrounded by symbolisms instead of being in actual sceneries to express her artwork’s message—be it her trauma and other strong emotions, conclusions, dreams or secrets. Growing up, she was very fond of dolls, animation and video games and these later influenced her subjects’ features as well as her color palette. Through her paintings, she offers an intimate look into her dark, melancholic world.

EXHIBITIONS

Selected Group ShowsGalleryMonth . YearVenue
The Sun Is Also a StarArte Bettina03 . 2024Makati, PH
Wunderkammer '23White Walls Gallery12 . 2023Makati, PH
Flow of RealityGalerie Anna08 . 2023Mandaluyong, PH
InvocationArte Bettina05 . 2023Makati, PH
TransfigurationIdes Contemporary Art02 . 2023Muntinlupa, PH
Le PapillonGalerie Anna
at SM Art Center		12 . 2022Mandaluyong, PH
Autumn NocturneArte Bettina11 . 2022Makati, PH
Hues of BeautyArte Bettina06 . 2022Makati, PH
UpturnGalerie Roberto02 . 2022Muntinlupa, PH
Until WhenWhite Walls Gallery06 . 2021Makati, PH
Mind TenantsNova Gallery06 . 2018Makati, PH
Shelved WishesPrism Gallery06 . 2018Makati, PH
Brave New WorldArts Above11 . 2017Quezon City, PH
Tinker TalesAyala Museum10 . 2016Makati, PH
DiversityNova Gallery08 . 2016Makati, PH
TwiceGalerie Stephanie12 . 2015Quezon City, PH
INK on PaperPrism Gallery05 . 2015Makati, PH
Tale SpunCanvas Gallery12 . 2014Quezon City, PH
A Curious BuffetPost Gallery06 . 2013Quezon City, PH
Faber-Castell Sining
Award Exhibition		GSIS Museum10 . 2008Pasay, PH
39th Shell National
Students' Art Exhibition		SM Activity Center10 . 2006Mandaluyong, PH

ART FAIRS

FairsGalleryMonth . YearVenue
Xavier Art FestArte Bettina01 . 2023San Juan, PH
Xavier Art FestWhite Walls Gallery03 . 2022San Juan, PH

For commissions, event invitations and studio inquiries, please email the artist at [email protected].For artwork availability, backroom access and exhibition inquiries, please contact the following galleries:Arte Bettina
Galerie Anna
White Walls GalleryThe artist's studio is located in Quezon City, Philippines.