Zata Aquino holds her 1st Solo Art Exhibit entitled “Sining sa Paleta” at Gateway Mall, Q.C. The show runs from Nov. 28- Dec 4, 2024.

Zata Aquino is a full-time housewife who used to work in the computer industry. At 51, she joined art workshops to formally study art for the first time. With her art exposure, she felt renewed and felt that her life began again. Suddenly, almost everyone and everything inspired her to push her art.

Zata’s art journey came in waves, sometimes in trickles, and sometimes in bursts. She took great pleasure in the creative flow because each artwork was a new and exciting adventure. Her joy was in the artistic process: the idea, the learning, the discovery of materials and techniques, and composition challenges.

In this exhibit, Aquino bears her limitations and potential, and the cathartic moment every time she creates. With every use of the medium—whether acrylic, watercolor, oil, pastels or graphite— she embraced both the delight and the doubts. When doubt and dread crept in, she would fall back on Scriptural truths: that she could do all things through Christ who strengthens her; who has plans for her to prosper; and who desires to give her hope and a future.

Zata’s solo exhibit titled “Sining sa Paleta” is more than just the culmination of creative work; it is a celebration of the life lessons that art continues to teach her—finding beauty, embracing mistakes, honoring progress, and appreciating her unique artistic path.

Through her works and this exhibit, Zata aims to encourage her viewers—regardless of age, status, and background—to embrace the artist within, and to embark on their own creative journey.

Indeed, art is on the palette: like Zata, we just need to recognize and release it.