RIalin with her mother’s guyabano tree & orchids. (July 2022)
Rialin José (pronounced RY-lin ho-ZAY) (she/they) is a queer Filipina artist based in Chicago. Her work often reflects her Filipino background, as she explores and honors her roots. She can understand and speak both Tagalog and Ilokano.
Currently, Rialin is focused on creating horror art, which you can find on Instagram and TikTok.
Rialin is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a degree in film. She is also an experienced director, editor, videographer, and photographer. Resume is available upon request.
If you would like to support her and her art, you can contribute to her Patreon and/or Ko-fi. She also has an INPRNT shop, where you can find prints of her recent works for sale.
EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS, & PRESS
ILLUSTRATION
November 2022 — I Am Not A Robot, Virtual Exhibition, Chicago Fine Art Salon
October 2022 — Wrongdoing Magazine, Fall 2022 Issue
October 2022 — HALIMAW, Solo Virtual Exhibition, Mata Art Gallery
June 2021 — DECAHEDRON Virtual Exhibition
January 2021 — The Peahce Project
January 2021 — Overachiever Magazine, January I Issue
October 2020 — here-after zine, Issue 1: BECOMING
March 2020 — SLAYSIAN Virtual Exhibition
October 2019 — Filipino American History Month Show, Aggari/Leopoldo Gallery 303, Chicago, IL
FILM
MISS ASWANG (2020) — short film
17th Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPIFEST)
Officially Selected
June 2021
2021 Diwa Filipino Film Showcase of Seattle
Officially Selected
June 2021
Anak na Amerikana (2018) — short film
Screened in SYNERGY: From Manila to Acapulco
Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
July 2019
When We Were Twenty (2017) — short film
Asia South East-Short Film Festival Winter 2018
Special Mention
Meta House Goethe-Center Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
November 2018
as in oriental (2018) — short film (as part of a multimedia art installation)
Screened in 2018 Manifest Urban Arts Festival
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL
May 2018
KAPANGYARIHAN NI NANAY (2017) — short film
FINALIST for Emmy's 2017 JCS International Young Creatives Award
September 2017
MY LOLA THE HEALER (2017) — short film
Screened in Stories of My Ancestors: A Storytelling Showcase
HAUS at the Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression, Chicago, IL
April 2017
PHILIPPINES 2017 (2017) — short film
Featured in The Lab Review, Home issue
Screened in The Lab Review's Launch Party
HAUS at the Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression, Chicago, IL
April 2017
CHI* (2015) — short film
CineYouth Film Festival — Chicago International Film Festival
Officially Selected, "Locally Sourced" category
April 2016
Take 1 Film Festival — Columbia College Chicago
Finalist in "Foundations Final" category
April 2016
PRESS
July 2018 — VoyageChicago