Jef Cablog

Jef Cablog (b. 1981) is a Cordilleran artist based in Baguio, primarily known for painting images of his heritage. With the palette knife as his primary tool, his practice involves layering oil to form textured compositions of the mythologies and mountainous environment of the Cordillera region. Uni…

When I started with my art career, it was only natural for me to paint about the traditional culture of Cordillera, the mountainous region in Northern Philippines where my hometown, Barlig, Mountain Province is located. Nature is a dominant aspect of my paintings because it is where I draw most insp…