What Persists
Series III, 2026
Belongingness
Now more than ever, divisiveness has become a byproduct of being online all the time, creating an epidemic of loneliness everywhere. The ease in which we are able to stay connected with others through our devices is an ironic fragment of how disconnected people are becoming.
But at the core of our humanity, it's important to remember we are all part of a whole.
Each small piece in this third series of What Persists represents a virtue in seeking and contributing to the fellowships around us. These are strength, desire, autonomy, change, passion, survival, community, and patience.
Nobody’s designed to live without a tribe. We were not meant to face problems, challenges, and trauma alone; we need not carry burdens that pose too heavy for a single spine to carry, despite how resilient and headstrong we can be.
And now more than ever, where machines have started becoming surrogates for us and online culture has rallied communities into polarities, we as a species must make a conscious and intentional effort to remind each other what makes us human: the feeling of being autonomous individuals who are part of a bigger, interconnected society.
Series III, 2026
Belongingness
Now more than ever, divisiveness has become a byproduct of being online all the time, creating an epidemic of loneliness everywhere. The ease in which we are able to stay connected with others through our devices is an ironic fragment of how disconnected people are becoming.
But at the core of our humanity, it's important to remember we are all part of a whole.
Each small piece in this third series of What Persists represents a virtue in seeking and contributing to the fellowships around us. These are strength, desire, autonomy, change, passion, survival, community, and patience.
Nobody’s designed to live without a tribe. We were not meant to face problems, challenges, and trauma alone; we need not carry burdens that pose too heavy for a single spine to carry, despite how resilient and headstrong we can be.
And now more than ever, where machines have started becoming surrogates for us and online culture has rallied communities into polarities, we as a species must make a conscious and intentional effort to remind each other what makes us human: the feeling of being autonomous individuals who are part of a bigger, interconnected society.
Recent Works
Flora and Foliage
Oil and acrylic on canvas panel
8x8 in.
2026
— ‘What Persists’ Series II: Discovery
Oil and acrylic on canvas panel
8x8 in.
2026
— ‘What Persists’ Series I: Fortitude
Oil and acrylic on canvas panel
8x8 in.
2026
— ‘What Persists’ Series II: Discovery
Oil and acrylic on canvas panel
8x8 in.
2026
— ‘What Persists’ Series I: Fortitude
Oil and acrylic on canvas panel
8x8 in.
2026
— ‘What Persists’ Series II: Discovery
Oil and acrylic on canvas panel
8x8 in.
2026
— ‘What Persists’ Series I: Fortitude
Acrylic on canvas
12x12 in.
2026
— ‘Pagsayaw ng Liwanag’ (Dance of the Light) Duo
Acrylic on canvas
12x12 in.
2026
— ‘Pagsayaw ng Liwanag’ (Dance of the Light) Duo
Acrylic on boxed canvas
12x12 in.
2026
Acrylic on canvas panel
10x14 in.
2026
Oil on canvas panel
5x7 in.
2026
Oil on canvas
12x16 in.
2025
FACES, THINGS, COLORS
Oil on canvas
6x6 in.
2026
Oil on canvas panel
10x12 in.
2026
Oil on canvas
20x30 cm.
2026
Oil on canvas panel
14x10 in.
2026
Acrylic on canvas
14x18 in.
2026
Acrylic on canvas
12x18 in.
2021
— ‘Dusk & Dawn’ Duo
Acrylic on canvas
12x18 in.
2021
— ‘Dusk & Dawn’ Duo
Acrylic on canvas
8x11 in.
2026
Colored pencils on vellum paper
8x11 in.
2026
Profile + Contact
Monic Del Rosario (b. 1991) is a traditional painter based in the Philippines. She was a professional copywriter for ten years and has also worked in digital design, photography, and mental health spaces.
Monic trained in classical art techniques at Galvez Atelier. She is particularly drawn to flora, ornithology, and abstract shapes, which she uses to visualize ideas around femininity, anxiety, and self-determination.
Monic trained in classical art techniques at Galvez Atelier. She is particularly drawn to flora, ornithology, and abstract shapes, which she uses to visualize ideas around femininity, anxiety, and self-determination.
Training
Group Shows
2026
Year After Six
Space Encounters Gallery
2026
In Bloom
Village Square Alabang
2025
Foundations to Futures
Super Duper Gallery
Year After Six
Space Encounters Gallery
2026
In Bloom
Village Square Alabang
2025
Foundations to Futures
Super Duper Gallery