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Full Name
Jon Jaylo
Name
Jon Jaylo
Known for
Painting (Visual Artist)
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Jon Jaylo (born July 1975) is a Filipino surrealist painter, now based in New York City, USA. Jaylo is also known as "The Enigma" because of the surrealist nature of his art, inspired by dreamy and puzzling poetry and stories.
Jon Jaylo was born in Manila, Philippines in 1975. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois to finish his grade school, but he returned to the Philippines after graduating, to study Advertising at Far Eastern University.
Career
Jaylo discovered his potential in art when he was four years old. His passion for drawing has made him famous through his works. He claims to be influenced by several known artists like Rene Magritte, Paul Delvaux, Gustav Klimt, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí and William Bougereau. Jon states that he is inspired by dreams, daily occurrences, direct experiences, and the stories of close friends.
Exhibitions
All These Answers That May Never Come Our Way, Distinction Gallery, California Center for the Arts Escondido, California, 23 September - 13 November 2016
Small Works 2016, BeinArt Gallery, Brunswick, Australia, 17 September - October 9, 2016
Beinart Surreal Art Show 2016, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 20 February - March 12, 2016
LA Art Show 2016, Distinction Gallery, LA Art Show 2016 Modern Contemporary, California, USA, 27–31 January 2016
As The Moon Draws Water, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, 12 September - 3 October 2015
Nightmare In Wonderland Project Part II, ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, USA, 11 April - 2 May 2015
MI ART 2015, Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy, 10–12 April 2015
Scope Miami Beach 2014 International Contemporary Art Show, Florida, USA, 2–7 December 2014
Chrysalis, West Gallery, Ayala Museum, Makati, The Philippines, 23 August - 3 September 2014
Distinction's 10th Year Anniversary, ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, USA, 11 June - 3 July 2014
Enigma, Primae Noctis Art Gallery, Lugano, Switzerland, 8 May 2014
Mad Hatters, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, California, November 2013
Here Be Dragons, Canvas & West Gallery, Ayala Museum, Makati, The Philippines, September 2013
Cabinet of Curiosities, Ernst & Youngs S1 Raffles Quay, North Tower, Singapore, 29 November 2013 - 28 February 2014
Vanishing Folklore, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, August 2012
Duo, West Gallery & Ayala Museum, ArtistSpace, second floor, Glass Lane, Ayala Museum, Makati Ave. cor. Dela Rosa St., Greenbelt Park, Makati, Philippines, 1–14 August 2012
Reverie & Odyssey, Artesan Gallery, Singapore, April 2012
Painted Sound, Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, California, January 2012
Art Fair - Blooom, Strychnin Gallery, Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Cologne, Germany, October 2011
Mirage, West Gallery & Ayala Museum, Greenbelt Park, Makati, Philippines, July 2011
Dystopia, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, California, USA, 19 March 2011
The Pillars of the Earth: A Tribute to the Masters, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California, 12 March 2011
The Mad Potters Tea Party, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 4 February 2011
To Unmask an Enigma, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 8 October 2010
Art Fair 21 Strychnin Bloom, Strychnin Gallery, Cologne, Germany, October 2010
Metamorphosis, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 5 June 2010
Theatre of Reveries, West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines, 22 June 2010
Canvas, Everyday Filipino Heroes, Vargas Museum, Quezon City, Philippines, 1 May 2010
7 Year Itch, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 12 February 2010
Art 2 Heart, Teehankee Foundation, 4/F, Ateneo Schools, Rockwell, Makati, Philippines, December 19, 2009
Chaos & Harmony, Unit 2C - 05 2F Shops At Serendra, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Philippines, 9 Dec 2009
Art For Youth's Sake, Southwing Lobby House of Representatives, Quezon City, Philippines, 16 November 2009
Magistrates, Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 13 November 2009
Tabi Tabi Po, 1AM Gallery, San Francisco, California, 13 November 2009
Illusional Disfunction, Boston Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines, 8 August 2009
Iskwalado, Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Philippines, 24 July 2009
Idle Minds, West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines, 10 July 2009
Kunstart '09, 6th Intl. Art Fair of Bolzano, Bozen, Italy, 21 May 2009
Seeing You, Seeing Me, Manila Contemporary White Space, Pasong Tamo Extension, The Philippines, 16 May 2009
Berlin Show, Strychnin Gallery, Boxhagenerstrasse, Berlin, Germany, 6 February 2009
Twelve By Nine, West Gallery, SM Megamall, The Philippines, 8 Jan 2009
Uiwang Internation Art Fest, Samdong Uiwang City, Kyunggido, South Korea, 3 Oct 2008
Beyond Borders III, ArtSpace Royal Plaza On Scotts, Singapore, 2 October 2008
ART 40, Pinto Art Gallery, Rizal, The Philippines, 20 July 2008
Unexamined Failure, West Gallery, Quezon City, The Philippines, 17 June 2008
Beautiful Sins, ARTASIA Gallery, The Philippines, 23 April 2008
Rekindle, Blanc Gallery, Makati City, The Philippines, 7 April 2008
Florante At Laura, U.P. Vargas Museum, Quezon City, The Philippines, 8 February 2008
December Show, Blanc Gallery, Makati City, The Philippines, 4 Dec 2007
Peculiar People, Tintero Gallery, Quezon City, The Philippines, 30 Oct 2007
Boxed, Cultural Center of the Philippines, The Philippines, 26 April 2007
