Jonathan Ching
Jonathan Ching (Philippines, b. 1969) obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1991 before becoming a visual artist. He pursued his artistic interests in 1993 and enrolled at the University of the Philippines’ College of Fine Arts – Visual Communication program. He is one of the founding members of the arts collective Surrounded By Water, which successfully established an artist-run space from 1998 to 2004.
Ching has exhibited extensively since his first solo exhibition in 2008 at West Gallery. His works have been shown in several solo and group exhibitions in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
Selected Artworks
A Strange Sense of Significance, 2010
GI Sheet and automotive paint
Variable dimensions
Love and Pain and Sorrow, 2013
oil on canvas, hammered copper
137 x 215 cm | 54 x 84 in
The Ghost in You (after Robert Capa's Falling Soldier), 2010
Oil on canvas, copper relief
152 cm x 152 cm
They Believe We Grant Wishes, 2014
Oil on canvas, stainless steel shelf, and paper mache
127 cm x 208 cm