Happily Ever After

At its heart, ℌ𝔞𝔭𝔭𝔦𝔩𝔶 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔄𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯 explores memory, innocence, and transformation. The exhibition asks:

How did we see the world when we were children?

What did “forever” mean to us then?

What happens when our adult understanding meets our childhood dreams?

The works navigate nostalgia not as escape, but as inquiry. Artists revisit their younger selves, examining early beliefs, fantasies, fears, and ideals shaped by fairy tales and formative stories. Through various media, the artists explore how imagination once shaped their sense of possibility, and how that vision has evolved over time.

The exhibition becomes both tender and critical, a space where innocence meets experience, and where “happily ever after” is reimagined through mature eyes.

Fairy tales, children’s literature, bedtime stories, and early visual culture serve as primary influences. Many of us first learned about love, heroism, danger, and destiny through storybooks. These narratives shaped our earliest moral compass and sense of magic.

The tradition of storytelling whether oral, illustrated, cinematic, or musical, deeply informs this exhibition. The artists draw from folklore, fantasy, popular culture, and personal childhood memories. They examine how these early narratives created templates for happiness and fulfillment.

Rather than simply romanticizing youth, the exhibition questions it: What did we inherit from these stories? What do we keep? What must we rewrite?

Artist Line Up:

Mica Cabildo – @micacabildo
Lourd De Veyra – @lourdoodling
Gary Montenegro – @angrymonet
Katrina Pallon – @katrinapallon
Ian Quirante – @iq_artworks
Maxine Syjuco – @maxine.syjuco
Roanna Ruiz – @roannaxro
Tyang Karyel – @tyangkaryel
Pika Yonzon – @pika_yonzon

Curated by: Kooky Tuason – @kookytuason

Exhibit opens on the 11th of April, 2026.