Aeson Baldevia (b. 1992) is a Negrense visual artist and image-maker based in Silay City. His work, featured in galleries across Switzerland, London, South Korea, and Germany, spans travel, commercial, documentary, and fine art photography.
In 2017, Baldevia was the lone Filipino finalist in the Celeste Art Prize in London for “Antes Sanda Madura,” a visual homage to the Panay Bukidnon Indigenous community. His other notable works include “Ato Bala” for Art Fair Philippines 2023 and “Whispers of Light: A Homage to Félix Laureano” for VIVA ExCon 2023.
Baldevia made his gallery debut with Orange Project in 2018, participating in “Cycles 003” after his 60-day residency in South Korea. This marked the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with the gallery. He took part in a 2023 group artist residency under a collaborative project between Orange Project and Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, Germany, contributing to the recreation of their exhibit “Majica.” In 2024, he mounted his first solo exhibition, Chance Encounters, a multimedia, photography-based exploration of human complexity and shared experiences.
A passionate advocate for elevating photography as an art form, Baldevia regularly conducts workshops for emerging photographers and volunteers for various causes and NGOs.