Jana Jumalon Alano

Jana Jumalon-Alano is a visual artist and a singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Zamboanga City. Jana belongs to the Jumalon family of artists and has been a part of many family exhibits in Zamboanga City, Baguio, Metro Manila, Dumaguete, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Davao, and Dipolog. She moved to Dumaguete twelve years ago—a city which has witnessed her various passions in painting, terra cotta artmaking, and music. Jana Jumalon-Alano lives in Dumaguete City. 

In 2001, she launched her solo music concert at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University. She has also been consistently active as a visual artist. With the support of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, she has written songs for an all-Chavacano musical about the 2013 Zamboanga siege. Her eclectic selection of styles mirrors a predilection of collecting random objects and photographs of whatever catches her eye.

Jana Jumalon-Alano’s travels and passions, her ups and downs have built up to a collection of works where we get a glimpse of mortality with all its scars and triumphs. Her other representative works include self-portraits, terracotta pieces and portraits of children. Her female forms evoke masculine strength and her paintings of children suggest an overwhelming empathy where her subjects’ emotions are powerful enough to warp the reality around them.