About the Artist

Alexandrea "Alex" Dioso

Alex Dioso is a multidisciplinary artist based in Muntinlupa City. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Philippines Baguio and is currently pursuing her Master of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

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Her practice primarily centers on metal sculpture, chosen for its structural resilience and rich socio-cultural history, while incorporating wood, plaster, and epoxy into her spatial work. Expanding her artistic practice into tactile, functional craft, she established Mayari Handcrafted Journals—a project dedicated to bookbinding, handmade journals, and journaling goods inspired by the moon and local traditions. Across both fine art and craft, Dioso’s narrative explores human vulnerability, translating daily observations, cultural heritage, and personal experiences into material form.

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Dioso views art production as an ongoing dialogue with the self—a process of externalizing persistent thoughts, obsessions, and internal resolutions into tangible objects. Recognizing her work as the culmination of dialectical interactions between the individual and society, she aims to unify material choices and thematic inquiries within the exact context that inspired them. Grounded in her immediate environment, her creations act as cultural mirrors: taking in the metaphors offered by social reality and returning them to the culture as sculptural artifacts and handcrafted keepsakes.