It is not an overstatement to say, that the woman in this particular painting is a portrait of an artist; still in the very height of a crisis in the mid of her art career as she faces all the passions and emotions that go within creativity and life itself. Not withstanding the psyche that just lies within the core of intellectuality.

Cristina “Kitty”  Sollesta Taniguchi was born in Manila, Philippines in 1952. Education qualifications are  a Bachelor of Mass Communication and an M.A. in English and American Literature from Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines. Solo exhibitions include,Wrong Horizon, Cultural Center of the Philippines( 2005) and Anthology of Myths and Muses,NOVA Gallery, Makati, Philippines (2008). Selected participations include 11th Asia Arts Festival and Permanent Exhibit, Ordos, China (2009);  Bloodline group exhibit at the Art Center, Philippines (2016); Tenggara Art Exhibit by at NovahsGallery, Contemporary Urban Center, Liverpool, England(2008) and Beijing International Art Biennale (2006. 2008 & 2010).

She currently lives and works in Dumaguete City, Philippines.