Raine in 2023 at Flow of Reality artist reception.

Raine Sarmiento is a figurative painter born in Valenzuela City, Philippines. She began to draw at the age of five, and started winning art competitions at seven.After completing her BFA major in advertising arts in 2008, she worked for several advertising agencies as a graphic designer and contributed her illustrations to various magazines and a newspaper in Metro Manila. From 2013, she began to participate in group shows, slowly learned about the fine art career and started to consider pursuing it.Her love for painting figurative art was rooted from her old fascination with Renaissance Art, Baroque Art, Neoclassical Art and Art Nouveau. As a shy and secretive person she paints body poses surrounded by symbolisms instead of being in actual sceneries to express her artwork’s message—be it her trauma and other strong emotions, conclusions, dreams or secrets. Growing up, she was very fond of dolls, animation and video games and these later influenced her subjects’ features as well as her color palette. Through her paintings, she offers an intimate look into her dark, melancholic world.

EXHIBITIONS

Selected Group ShowGalleryMonth . YearVenue
The No Name Show 5.0Gravity Art Space12 . 2025Quezon City, PH
Internal DialogueProvenance Art Gallery11 . 2025Makati, PH
Through the Heart’s EyesArte Bettina02 . 2025Makati, PH
Blush of BeautyRojo Galerie10 . 2024Pasig, PH
The Sun Is Also a StarArte Bettina03 . 2024Makati, PH
Wunderkammer '23White Walls Gallery12 . 2023Makati, PH
Flow of RealityGalerie Anna08 . 2023Mandaluyong, PH
InvocationArte Bettina05 . 2023Makati, PH
TransfigurationIdes Contemporary Art02 . 2023Muntinlupa, PH
Le PapillonGalerie Anna
at SM Art Center		12 . 2022Mandaluyong, PH
Autumn NocturneArte Bettina11 . 2022Makati, PH
Hues of BeautyArte Bettina06 . 2022Makati, PH
UpturnGalerie Roberto02 . 2022Muntinlupa, PH
Better DaysThe Grey Space09 . 2021Online
Until WhenWhite Walls Gallery06 . 2021Makati, PH
Mind TenantsNOVA Gallery06 . 2018Makati, PH
Shelved WishesPrism Gallery06 . 2018Makati, PH
Brave New WorldArts Above11 . 2017Quezon City, PH
Tinker TalesAyala Museum10 . 2016Makati, PH
DiversityNOVA Gallery08 . 2016Makati, PH
Booklat FundraiserYoung Focus
at 10-A Alabama		07 . 2016Quezon City, PH
TwiceGalerie Stephanie12 . 2015Quezon City, PH
INK on PaperPrism Gallery05 . 2015Makati, PH
Letters to Your
Childhood Self		Ang INK
at Fully Booked		10 . 2015Taguig, PH
Tale SpunCANVAS12 . 2014Quezon City, PH
Fornever FriendsThe Chocolate Kiss Cafe12 . 2013Quezon City, PH
A Curious BuffetPost Gallery06 . 2013Quezon City, PH
Faber-Castell Sining
Award Exhibit		GSIS Museo ng Sining10 . 2008Pasay, PH
Artwork Wash Art
Separately Exhibit		Artwork at Trinoma10 . 2008Quezon City, PH
39th Shell National
Students' Art
Competition Exhibit		Shell at
SM Activity Center		10 . 2006Mandaluyong, PH
Selected Art FairGalleryMonth . YearVenue
ManilARTArt Toys PH10 . 2025Taguig, PH
Xavier Art FestArte Bettina01 . 2023San Juan, PH
Xavier Art FestWhite Walls Gallery03 . 2022San Juan, PH

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Education Year
Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Advertising Arts, University of the East, Caloocan2004-2008
Awards and Grants Year
Finalist, Artwork Wash Art Separately T-Shirt Design Competition2008
Scholarship, Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines2007-2008
Finalist, 39th Shell National Students Art Competition, oil/acrylic category2006
Scholarship, University of the East, Caloocan2004-2006
AffiliationsYear
Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK)2013-2017

The artist's studio is located in Quezon City, Philippines.For backroom access and exhibition inquiries, please contact the following galleries:
Provenance Art Gallery