Cath's Art Lounge

Born in Misamis Occidental, Philippines in 2001, Catherine Tagalog has been a student majoring Bachelor of Fine Arts and Design from 2021 to the present at the University of Mindanao, Davao City. She joined the exhibit with the themes "KITA" 2021 and "ALIMOGA 2022" at the University of Mindanao . Catherine won 2nd place in a minor art competition during her senior high school year, 2018. Complex and Consciousness, her recent portraits seek to expose her life in Davao City. The play of a youthful life.

About Me

Catherine C. Tagalog is a 21-year-old student currently attending the School of Fine Arts and Design with a major in painting. I discovered my passion for the arts during the pandemic of 2020 through YouTube videos. I entered the poster-making contest as one of our senior high school activities because no one volunteered to attend, so my classmates pushed me to join. I didn’t know how to draw. I just kept searching for a way to win a poster contest that was manipulated by the colors. I applied what I learned in my research. Luckily, I won second place. After that, I didn’t continue my art passion since I didn’t know how to draw. I just won the event because of the color manipulation.

Because of the pandemic, I just kept watching YouTube videos, and then I opened the art tutorial video by accident. After watching, I tried to draw a simple drawing using shapes to form a woman's body, and then I kept learning until I knew how to draw a charcoal portrait. After a year, I got some commissions, and then I enjoyed the journey until I decided to proceed to college at the University of Mindanao, majoring in fine arts and design. I participated in the “KITA” exhibition last year 2021 in the University of Mindanao and joined the “ALIMOGA” exhibition at the University of Mindanao on October 13,2022. I made a series that shows my life during a breakdown in Davao City. The title of the series was "The Journey of Breakdown." I made four portraits, and the titles were "There’s a lot to say," "Frightened to trust," "Better to keep it to myself," and "Let the compass of life assist."

Across the Universe and much more. I hopes that one day I can put her artwork in a big exhibit and hang it in a famous museum; be a part of the art industry; and make amazing pieces that people around the world will love.