About
Celline Mercado (b. 1997, Philippines) is a visual artist always caught in between, searching for a soft place to land. As a Filipino woman of Japanese descent, she is thematically interested in migration, labor and colonial histories. Grounded in materiality, repetition and rigour, her work spans soft sculpture, installation, and print.
Celline was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga. She holds a Master of Fine Art (with Distinction) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Double Major in Information Design and Art Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. She has exhibited works around Asia, the United States and Australia. Her works are held in private collections in the Philippines and Australia. She divides her time between Manila and Naarm (Melbourne).
Image: Celline Mercado conducts weight-testing in the studio. Naarm (Melbourne), Australia, 2024. Courtesy of the artist.
