ROOMS WITHIN ME

A Solo Exhibition by Gracinha “Inha” Arceo-Yu

“A house remembers everything, just as we do.”

Exploring the home as a metaphor for the self, Rooms Within Me transforms familiar domestic spaces into emotional landscapes where memory, identity, and belonging unfold. Through her distinctive visual language of expressive figures, vivid colors, rhythmic patterns, and flattened perspectives, Arceo elevates ordinary moments into intimate narratives of vulnerability, joy, and self-discovery.

At the heart of her practice is one simple principle: to increase belonging through warmth and harmony. Through this approach, each composition makes the intangible feelings of home tangible.

Because learning to feel at home within ourselves begins with embracing every part of who we are.

BIOGRAPHY

Gracinha “Inha” Arceo-Yu (b. 1994) is a contemporary Filipino artist whose work has been exhibited in Manila, New York, Madrid, Lisbon, Monaco, and London, including the Women in Art Biennale.

Arceo refined her practice through classical training in drawing and painting at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. Her works are primarily in oil and acrylic on canvas. Her distinctive visual language combines expressive figures, vivid colors, rhythmic patterns, and flattened perspectives to transform everyday moments into emotionally resonant worlds.

Guided by one simple principle—to increase belonging through warmth and harmony—her paintings explore identity, vulnerability, and self-discovery. Rooted in her Filipino heritage, Arceo creates work that fosters connection, celebrates individuality, and affirms our shared humanity.