Marites Agleron van Vianen is a Filipino international visual artist and gallerist, founder of van Vianen Art Gallery, originally from Lalud, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, and now based in Puerto Galera. Through her marriage, she has family ties to Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Her artistic journey began in 2016 at KL Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she explored art jamming and basic art courses. This experience shaped her distinctive contemporary style in portrait and figurative painting, often celebrating the strength and beauty of women.

From 2017 to 2022, Marites lived in Paris, becoming a member of Art Sciences Lettres de Paris, silver awarded in 2023 and Tin awarded in 2025. Member of Société Artistes Indépendants of Art Capital Grand Palais Éphémère (2022–up to present). In April 2025, she curated a Filipino art exhibition at the Grand Palais Museum in Paris under her gallery’s banner.

Most recently, Marites was honored with the 75th Natatanging Oriental Mindoreño – Cultural and Artistic Achievements Award (Halcon Category), recognizing her outstanding contributions to the arts and her representation of Oriental Mindoro on the international stage.

Her achievements include the Leonardo da Vinci – The Universal Artist International Prize (Milan, 2023), a Bronze Medal from Art-Science-Lettres (2022), and recognition from the Luxembourg Art Prize (2017, 2023). She also participated in the U.S. exhibition series “Creativity in the Time of COVID-19” in 2023.

Marites continues to expand her knowledge, completing a Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specializationfrom MoMA (2021) and a Céramique Modelage course in Cultural Centre de Courbevoie, France (2021–2022).

Her earlier honors include an Honorable Mention at the Contemporary Figurative Portrait Competition (Maryland, 2017), 3rd Place in the All Women Art Competition (2018), and an International Artists Residency at Château de Orquevaux, France (2019).

Since 2020, she has regularly exhibited at the Carrousel du Louvre and the Grand PalaisÉphémère Museum in Paris. Her painting “Wet Face” was featured on the cover of Adriana Páramo’s 2020 book “Unsent Letter to My Mother.”

Beyond her artistic pursuits, van Vianen Art Gallery upholds a strong advocacy for community and compassion. The gallery supports five Iraya Mangyan scholars and continues outreach programs for the Lapantay Iraya Mangyan tribe, while also extending care to stray dogs and cats through rescue and support initiatives.

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