Fragments of detailed chantilly lace seem to cover the left eye of the figure, with roses and silk ribbons adorning her head. Liv Vinluan finished her Fine Arts degree with honours (cum laude) at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts. Her undergraduate triptych series, Sin Verguenzas, won the college’s Dominador Castaneda Award for Most Outstanding Thesis in 2009. With her evolving yet distinct visual style, she has created images that merge both realism and fantasy: scapes and portraits that evoke intensity and movement.