Aya Ng is a Filipino creative director and multimedia artist with a track record in featuring her work at film festivals and galleries worldwide. She is the founder of Girlsclub Asia an award-winning global community of Asian womxn in the arts committed to increasing representation and sharing stories of this generation’s Asian creatives. She also serves as the creative director of Holyghost, a LA-based branding and creative design studio.  Aya previously contributed as a designer in the development of The Mind Museum (Taguig) and also served as a Product Design educator at University of the Philippines.

"She begins, as most do, with a single point. But what comes next is unusual and intriguing, because it is only when the piece is complete that she lifts the pen from the paper. This is no magic trick, nor is it anything postmodern, such as the dot is the entire picture."

Selected Accolades

• Communicator Awards 2021 
• The Webby Awards 2020
• Adobo Design Awards Asia 2017
• Adobo Design Awards Asia 2016
• NEO International Film Festival 2016
• Animahenasyon Philippines 2016
• 41st Elche International Independent Film Festival 2016
• Locomoción Festival de Animación 2016
• Los Angeles Cinefest 2016
• Miami Short Film Festival 2016
• National Digital Arts Awards Philippines 2013
• Thesis Support Fund Grant 2009
• University of the Philippines Mini Thesis Jury’s Choice for Meritorious Work 2008
• Intellectual Property Office Painting Competition 2003

Selected Exhibitons

• “Girls, Girls, Girls”, Project 20 Artist Space and Gallery (Manila, Philippines)
• “Continuous”, Kaida Contemporary Gallry (Manila, Philippines)
• “Booklat”, 10A Alabama (Manila, Philippines)
• “In His Image”, Art Center SM Cebu (Cebu, Philippines)
• “Pagturok- New Directions in Cebu Art”  Art Center SM Cebu (Cebu, Philippines)
• “Postcards From Nowhere”, Tala Gallery (Manila, Philippines)
• “Home”, Kaida Contemporary Gallery  (Manila, Philippines)
• “Subay” Art Center SM Cebu (Cebu, Philippines)
• “Manila Sound Vision”, Manila Design Week (Manila, Philippines)
• “When I was 7”, Gallery 7 Eastwood (Manila, Philippines)
• “The Talent Show”, Kaida Contemporary Gallry (Manila, Philippines)
• “Tsubibo,” EDSA Shangri-la (Manila, Philippines)
• “Ang INK 25 Characters Exhibit”, Cultural Center of the Philippines
• “Contemplate”, EDSA Shangri-la (Manila, Philippines)

Selected Festivals

• Philippine Animation Festival, Animation Council of the Philippines (Manila, Philippines)
• Animahenasyon, Samsung Hall, SM Aura (Philippines)
• Adobo Design Awards Asia (Manila, Philippines)
• Locomoción Festival de Animación (Mexico)
• Manhattan Independent Film Festival (USA)
• Los Angeles Cinefest (USA)
• Miami Short Film Festival (USA)
• Venice Film Week (Italy)
• Toronto Arthouse Film Festival (Canada)
• Around International Film Festival Berlin (Germany)
• Festival International du Film d'Animation de Paris (France)
• Austin Music Video Festival (USA)
• ShortPole London International Film Festival (UK)
• Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival (Hong Kong)
• 41th Elche International Independent Film Festival (Spain)
• Girona Film Festival (Spain)
• Hsin-Yi Children's Animation Awards  (Taiwan)
• Second Asia International (Wenzhou) Youth Short-Film Exhibition (China)
• NEO International Film Festival (USA)
• MusiCanZone FilmFest (Italy)
• Bucharest ShortCut CineFest (Romania)
• Post Mortem International Horror and Bizarre Film Festival (Mexico)
• Allucinema Fest (Mexico)
• Videorome- Film/Animation + Video Art Screenings (UK)
• Underground Film Fest (USA)