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The Farmer and the Star Maidens (after John William Waterhouse's Hylas and the Nymphs)
Kabigat with the Head of Chal-chal's Son (after Caravaggio's David with the Head of Goliath)
Ti Kanta ni Kilang (The Song of Kilang)
Meeting at Sleeping Beauty (Artwork for We've Always Been Here by Tapling Zines)
Ma-nganop ya Man-uma (The Huntress and the Farmer Girl)
Batakagan ya din Dwa ay Mankabsat (Batakagan and the Two Brothers)
A Warrior's Serenade
Hay Naminhod Kun He-a Ya Maid Di Kiingngohana (My Love for You Is Beyond Comparison)
Karamak Taytayni (Don't Leave Me)
The Nightmare Neighbor (Book Cover)
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Bulan Embong, also known as Mankadavi, is an Indigenous Filipino (Kankana-ey, Ibaloi and Kalanguya) artist currently residing in Alberta, Canada (Treaty 6). Embong creates artworks exploring Igorot themes, folklore and culture.
Select Projects and Clients
Tapling Zines (We've Always Been Here, Moments of Euphoria)
Exhibitions
2026 - Our Movement Leaves Marks, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, Edmonton AB
2026 - We Have Always Existed, Songs of Solidarity, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
2024 - Obban (Hera of the Kankana-ey), AUArts Gallery Crawl, Calgary AB
2022 - Maura, Philippine Village Historical Site, Online
Awards
2024 - AUArts First Year Scholarship
Contact
Please reach out if you have a long-term project or business inquiry. Personal commissions can be requested on my VGen.