Opening on July 7, 2011 at Kulay-Diwa Gallery of Philippine Contemporary Art is “Pamilya: Portraits of a Filipino and American Family”—a series of paintings from the hands and vision of internationally acclaimed artist Jane Zweibel.

The solo will showcase 27 interwoven portraits of two disparate families transcending racial boundaries and cultural idiosyncrasies to forge a single union that redefines the traditional meaning of the family.

“‘Pamilya’ renders images that conjure both private, individual familial relationships, and the ever-expanding global matrix of definitions of what we call family,” said Jane Zweibel.

An American-born painter married to a Filipino, Jane Zweibel explores and examines the intricacies of interracial bonds, cultural convergence and the emergence of new socio-political dynamisms formed from marrying divorced identities in her art.

“A major theme in my work is an on-going quest for identity in our chaotic world,” said Jane Zweibel.

Unorthodox and socially relevant, her opuses have been reviewed by a myriad of illustrious publications, such as Art in America and the New York Times.

The show is but another reflection of the gallery’s commitment to foster cultural dialogue with other countries through art.

The exhibition of the complexity and beauty of the ever-evolving familial bond in Jane Zweibel’s art will go on until August 7, 2011.