Fil-Am painter-textile artist exhibits at Pace University Art Gallery

Jeanne F. Jalandoni uses national symbols such as the carabao, bangus to express characteristics she associates with her biculturalism, in an attempt to redefine the Filipino American narrative. TAC

The works of Filipino American artist Jeanne F. Jalandoni will be part of an exhibition showing “a synthesis of representational imagery and tactile textiles” that “unravel and reassemble identity,” at Pace University Art Gallery.

The exhibition, “To Be Made Whole,” at 41 Park Row 1st floor, Spruce Street entrance New York, NY, opened June 2, and will run until September 14.

Jalandoni is among six featured artists: Elia Alba, Desmond Beach, Nicholas Cueva,  Juan Sánchez, and Melissa Zexter. The show is  co-curated by Prof. Sarah Cunningham, the gallery director, and fellow Francisco Maldonado.

Maldonado notes, “In this show, we review art that combines representation and fabrication as a means to explore our collective identities and memory as well.”

Jalandoni, for example, states that her paint and textile pieces “navigate the complexities and tangibility of being culturally Filipino American as a 2nd generation New Yorker,” reflecting that “the intricate process and performance of building a textile also has its references to journey-making and time-stamping.”

Jeanne F. Jalandoni, “To the End of the Path, “oil on canvas, weaving, machine knits, fabric paint, 71″ x 55″ x 4”, 2023.

Jalandoni is a painter and textile artist, based in New York City, whose work navigates Filipino American cultural identity through personal research and experiences as a second generation American.

She uses national symbols such as the carabao, bangus to express characteristics she associates with her biculturalism, in an attempt to redefine the Filipino American narrative.

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Jalandoni received her BFA in Studio Art from NYU, and had solo shows with Taymour Grahne Projects and Real Art Ways. She exhibited in group shows with Jeffrey Deitch, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Textile Arts Center, and Asia Society Texas Center. Jalandoni was an artist-in-residence at 36 Chase & Barns (2018), the Textile Arts Center (2021), and ChaNorth Artist Residency (2022). Jeanne is a recipient of the Real Art Award, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grant (2019).

Regular Pace Art Gallery hours are Tuesday—Saturday from 12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. and by appointment (Sarah Cunningham, Art Gallery Director, Phone: [212] 346-1733 Email: [email protected]).

The show is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.