# Janos Delacruz

Janos Delacruz (born November 5, 1985) is a Filipino painter, illustrator, etcher, and printmaker. He is noted for his surreal and dreamlike paintings, illustrations and prints. His style and unique approach in his artworks which shows intricate details and variety of colors is what captures the viewer's attention.

## Early life

Janos Delacruz was from, and currently lives in, Muntinlupa, Philippines. He is the son of Fil Delacruz, a National Artist Awards nominee for Visual Arts. He finished his college education at the University of Santo Tomas where he majored in Advertising Arts.

## Education

| 2002 | San Beda College Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines |
| 2006 | BFA Major in Advertising Arts, College of Fine Arts and Design University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| 2012 | Art Student League, New York City |

## Awards and achievements

| 1998 | Jurors' Choice: Letras Y’ Figuras Painting Competition & Exhibition. |
| 2004 | First place, Open Fine Prints Competition, Philippine Association of Printmakers |
| 2004 | Best Entry, Annual Art Competition (Printmaking Category), Art Association of the Philippines |
| 2005 | Second place 38th Shell National Student Art Competition (Digital Art Category) |
| 2006 | UST Benavides Outstanding Achievement Awardee Outstanding Thesis in Advertising Arts (Book Illustration) UST College of Fine Arts and Design |
| 2008 | Secretary, Philippine Association of Printmakers |
| 2012 | Honorable Mention, (Painting Category), AAP Annual Art Competition Finalist, Maningning Miclat Art Foundation Art Competition |

## Exhibitions
### One-man exhibitions

| 2002 | Olympus: House of God (Pen & Ink) Madrigal Art Center, Commerce Ave. Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa |
| 2006 | Tales From The Big City (Intaglio Prints) The Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong |
| 2007 | "Visual Journey : A road less traveled…” Artists' Gallery, BF Homes, Paranaque City “ryt;mo sa 2b;g", Two Man Art Exhibition, Sining Makiling Gallery, UP Los Banos |
| 2012 | "MAG-AMA", Two Man Art Exhibition The Crucible Gallery, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong “Human / Nature", Two Man Art Exhibition Philippine Center, New York City |

### Group exhibitions

| 1998 | Letras Y' Figuras Competition and Exhibition Philamlife Building, U.N. Avenue, Manila City, Philippines |
| 2004 | PAP Open Fine Prints Competition & Exhibition Art Walk, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| 2004 | Annual Art Competition & Exhibition, GSIS Building, Pasay, Philippines |
| 2005 | 38th Shell National Art Competition & Exhibition, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| 2006 | Restrike 3 : Philippine Association of Printmakers The Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| 2007 | KAIBA / KAISA, 32nd Annual Lakansining Art Exhibition, GSIS Museo ng Sining Pinoyprintmakers@thegermanclubmanila, The German Club, Makati City, Philippines Philippine Print Exhibition, Momentous Art, Singapore KUTKOT: A Cut Above the rest, The Yellow Door Gallery Powerplant Mall Hagonoy Art Group, Hag Art Exhibition Art Circle Gallery, Shangrila Mall, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| 2008 | Monotype Artasia, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| 2011 | "International Tsai – Mo Art Festival", Taichung, Taiwan Petit Format: PAP Fine Print Exhibition 2011, CCP, Pasay, Philippines |
| 2012 | "Art Takes Times Square", New York City “International Tsai – Mo Mask Art Festival", Taichung, Taiwan |
| 2013 | 27th Asian International Art Exhibition, Bangkok City, Thailand |