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Teenage Filipina’s oil painting goes to The Met in NYC

“BREAKTHROUGHS happen when raw talent is greeted with appreciation, recognition and encouragement. Parents and siblings who say, ‘Wow, that’s a beautiful artwork.’ Teachers who give us encouraging words like, ‘That’s an excellent idea. Go for it.’ Classmates who greet us in the hallway with ‘I really love your painting or drawing.’ Friends who show their wide-eyed fascination over our artwork. Every encouraging word is fuel to our artistic engine.” – Ysabel Grace Simon, 2016.

Heart-centered parenting for child’s potential to bloom

"In our Filipino culture, we are encouraged mostly to become engineers, nurses, doctors, accountants, lawyers and priests. It is seldom that we, as a community, parent our children with a focus on arts, performing arts and animation, and even to be enterprising entrepreneurs." - Prosy Delacruz, J.D.,  2016. 

Ysabel Simon: A Humble Heart for the Arts

"Today, we feature Ysabel Simon--a proudly Pinay artist who has been making waves in the visual art scene by portraying the colorful Filipino culture through her paintings." - SunHalo, 2017. 

Des Rêves: Cinematic motifs resonate at album’s Southern California launch

"The CD has 24 pages of notes, with the narratives for each soundtrack, written by Henry Garcia, with illustrations done by Ysabel Grace Simon (daughter of Elzar and Elisa Simon). The music motifs were conceptualized by their two sons (Joshua and Elisha), as well as Elzar, the father/composer, who collaborated with Rush Garcia, the son of Henry Garcia. Rush is a junior student at Oberlin College and Conservatory. Artistry has come to a full circle in these two families." - Prosy Delacruz, J.D., 2017. 

A Young Global Artist’s Exhibit at the Philippine Center

Ysabel Simon will have her first solo art exhibit entitled ‘Meeting Rosie’, in the Philippine Center in Manhattan (5th Avenue and 45 St.) from September 2 to 20, 2019. This exhibition will feature some of her works, including a new series of oil painting portraits and lithographs. The new series was done under the guidance of two prominent American artists: Bruce Lieberman and Howardena Pindell. The exhibit is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9AM-5PM.

‘Meeting Rosie’: A young Filipina American unveils art exhibit dedicated to grandma 

YSABEL Grace Simon opened her first solo art exhibit, “Meeting Rosie,” on Sept. 5 at the Philippine Consulate in New York. It was on exhibit from Sept. 2 to 20.

‘Umuulan ba?’ Is it raining? Rosie would ask Ysabel 10 times each day in August, the hottest month of 2019 in Los Angeles. Temperatures reached the 90s, yet the question persisted from Rosie….