Camille Ver

Filipino visual artist Camille Ver (b. 1980) deviates from conventional artistic categorizations through her eclectic abstract creations. She absorbed and integrated diverse artistic techniques and perspectives from her education at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts and Philippine Institute of Interior Design, where she also developed a purposeful commitment to express in a more gestural visual perspective. From there, Ver blends art history, emotion, and personal exploration into hue-woven abstract art. Through her passion for colors and her ability to see the world through their vibrant lens, she transports viewers on a mesmerizing journey through time and emotion.

"I see things in color," are the words inscribed in Ver’s life palette. Here she encapsulates her deep connection with hues and their ability to evoke a wide range of feelings and emotions. Through her pragmatic manipulation of color, she captures the essence of a moment, a period, or a mood, allowing viewers to experience her artworks on an intensely visceral level. Her recent exhibitions such as “Lights in the World” (Galerie Joaquin, Manila), “How Colors Sit With Each Other” (Bliss on Bliss Art Projects, New York), “Traversing Periods Through Color” (Cartellino, online), and “Commitment to Color” (Galerie Joaquin, Manila) are testaments of her bridging iconic art movements through dynamic color fluidity.

Ver’s oeuvre allows viewers to contextualize the compositions as works exploring the urban perspective whilst remaining true to the sensibilities of abstraction within the realm of visual art — highly reminiscent of, say, Wassily Kandinsky’s works. The broader composition of acrylic is often layered with lines drawn in with a brush, bringing detail and order to an otherwise blurred form.

Ver’s influences are subtle yet respectful in her works—from the muted and elusive rich and regal tones of the Baroque and Renaissance, the bright and bold impressionistic swathes, to the modern chromatic narratives of the expressionists. Ver's inspiration are also drawn from her students from Homeschool Global, where their innocence reflect the purity found in the lines and shapes of her work; much like the brightness her faith and gratitude for God has illuminated her palette. This reflective admiration on colors are very much a recording in itself: to simply allow them to overwhelm her with their beauty and emotions, stating “I only like to see, not own.”

Solo Shows

[2023] Commitment To Color, Galerie Joaquin, Unit 19 & 20, Upper Ground Floor, 28th Street Corner 5th Avenue One Bonifacio High Street by Ayala Malls, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila
[2022] How Colors Sit With Each Other, Bliss On Bliss Art Projects, 4149 45th St.Ground Fl, Sunnyside, NY 11104, United States
[2022] Playful Ground of Colors, Art+ Magazine, Online Show
[2022] Lights In The World, Galerie Joaquin, Powerplant Mall Rockwell Center, Makati City, Philippines
[2022] Traversing Periods Through Colors, Cartelino Art, Online Show
[2021] A Love That Saved Me, Galerie Joaquin, U.P. Town Center, Quezon City Philippines
[2020] The Clearest Hue, Galleria Nicolas, Glorietta 4, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
[2019] Sierra, Galerie Joaquin, UP Town Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
[2018] Soliloquy, Galerie Joaquin, The Podium, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
[2016] 5 Projects, Galerie Stephanie, Quezon City, MM, Philippines
[2015] Verses of Color, Jeremiah Creekside Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
[2014] Building Light, VIP Room, Galerie Joaquin, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2014] Transition, Galleria Nicolas, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2013] Rebuild, Galerie Stephanie, Quezon City, MM, Philippines
[2013] Urban 2, Galerie Raphael, Serendra, BGC Taguig City, MM, Philippines
[2013] Urban, Galerie Stephanie, Quezon City, MM, Philippines
[2012] In Sanity, Basement Salon, PowerPlant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2009] In Constant Motion, Gallery Big, LRI Design Plaza, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2008] Enamored, E Gallerie, The Shops at Serendra, BGC Taguig City, MM, Philippines
[2008] Inch by Inch, Gallery Nine, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2006] Climb, Gallery Nine, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines

Group Shows

[2023] Two Sides of the Same Coin, Modeka Art, Warehouse 20A La Fuerza 1 2241, Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati, 1231 Metro Manila
[2023] Blooming Energies, Galerie Raphael, Unit 2, Retail Block 2 Azuela Cove Lanang, Lanang, Davao City, 8000 Davao del Sur
(2023) Abstract Reimagined, Galerie Jaoquin, Unit 19 & 20, Upper Ground Floor, 28th Street Corner 5th Avenue One Bonifacio High Street by Ayala Malls, Taguig, 1634 Metro Manila
(2023) Verdant Perspectives, Galerie Raphael, Unit 2, Retail Block 2 Azuela Cove Lanang, Lanang, Davao City, 8000 Davao del Sur
(2022) First Edition, Cartetlllino Art
(2022) Brave New World, Art Lounge Manila, The Podium, GF, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
(2021) Ode To Abstract, ART+ Online Exhibition
(2021) Art Lounge Manila
[2020] Brave New World, ART+ Online Exhibition
[2020] Let the Sunshine In, Galerie Joaquin Online Exhibition
[2019] Art in the Park, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2019] 2019: Project Abstract II, Galerie Joaquin, UP Town Center, Quezon City, MM, Philippines
[2019] Neo-Conceptualism 2019, Galerie Joaquin, UP Town Center, Quezon City, MM, Philippines
[2018] Synthetic Visions, Galerie Stephanie, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2018] Utopia, Galerie Stephanie, Shangri-La Plaza East Wing, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2018] Position Paper: A Group Exhibit of Works on Paper, Galerie Stephanie, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2018] Bahrain Through Our Eyes, Harbour Gate, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain
[2018] Abstrakt 2018, Galerie Joaquin Pop Up Gallery, 8 Rockwell, Rockwell, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2017] Four Points, Four Visions, North Court, PowerPlant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2017] Organic Enclosures, Art Fair Philippines ‘17, The Link, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2016] Curiosities, Art Fair Philippines ’16, The Link, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2015] Efflorescent Eternity: At the Edge of Summer’s Memories, The Podium, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2015] The Mysterious Traveling Carnival, Galeire Stephanie, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2015] Color Contrast, Henry Hotel, Banilad, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
[2015] Korea International Art Fair, COEX Hall A&B, Seoul, South Korea
[2014] Continuum, Artist Space, Ayala Museum, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2014] Manilart ’14, Galerie Stephanie Booth, SMX Convention Center, SM Aura, Taguig City, MM, Philippines
[2014] Automatic Magnetic, Art Galilea, BGC Taguig City, Philippines
[2014] Abstracts, PowerPlant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City, Philippines
[2013] Manilart ’13, Galerie Stephanie Booth, SMX Convention Center, SM Aura, Taguig City, Philippines
[2013] Brodstrokes 2: ETA Art Explosion, Corredor Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, MM, Philippines
[2012] Revolver, My Little Art Place, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2012] So Be It, Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2012] Instant Doodles Part 2, My Little Art Place, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2011] Intersections with Sarah Gaugler, PowerPlant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2011] Manilart ’11, NBC Tent, BGC Taguig City, MM, Philippines
[2011] The Filipino Palette Contemporary Show, Monmouth Library, New Jersey, United States of America
[2011] Echoes, Andrea North Towers, New Manila, Quezon City, MM Philippines
[2010] Manilart ’10, SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City, MM, Philippines
[2010] Amazing Grace, Art Asia Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2009] NineXTwelve, Sining sa Silong Art Gallery, Pasig City, MM, Philippines
[2009] Art is Life, Life is Art, My Little Art Place, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2009] Manilart ’09, NBC Tent, BGC Taguig City, MM, Philippines
[2009] Instant Doodles, My Little Art Place, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2009] Malaya, My Little Art Place, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2009] Scriptural Strokes, The Jewellery, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2008] Heart Matters, The Jewellery, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2007] Reflexions, Habi, The Shops at Serendra, BGC Taguig City, Philippines
[2006] Bintana Art Festival, Session Road, Baguio City, Philippines
[2006] Echoes, E Gallerie, The Shops at Serendra, BGC Taguig City, MM, Philippines
[2004] The Big Show, Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, MM, Philippines
[2004] Positive Negative, UFO Gallery, San Juan City, MM, Philippines
[2004] Pervasive Conformity, The Cubicle Art Space, Pasig City, MM, Philippines
[2004] Baked, Penthouse, Jonis Building, Makati City, MM, Philippines
[2000] True Copies, MSG Gallery, Quezon City, MM, Philippines