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CJ de Silva
Christiana Jade de Silva-Ong (August 1, 1987 – June 18,
CJ de Silva-Ong
2024) was a Filipino art director, painter, illustrator, and
Born Christiana Jade de
graphic designer.[1] She was known as a "Gifted Child" and a
Silva
"Promil Kid", being featured in an infant formula ad in
August 1, 1987
1998.[2][3] She had staged three major solo-artist exhibitions
Manila, Philippines
and worked as a senior art director.
Died June 18, 2024

Background (aged 36)

Occupation(s) Painter, graphic
De Silva was born in Manila and was raised in Malabon, just designer
north of the capital city. She attended the St. Scholastica's
Spouse(s) Wincy Aquino Ong
College Manila and in 2008 graduated magna cum laude from (m. 2013)
the University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Fine Arts,
with a degree in Visual Communication.

Work

Exhibitions
De Silva staged three major solo-artist exhibitions and participated in many joint art shows
throughout the years.

CJ de Silva: The First Solo Exhibit (1998) - The Ayala Museum, Makati
CJ de Silva: The Year After (1999) - The Ayala Museum, Makati
Gift for the Gifted (2003) - Philam Life Theater Lobby, Manila City
stART with Mio (2009), A Benefit Exhibit - Gallery 7, Eastwood[4]
8 Clinique: You Are a Work of Art (2012) - Whitespace Gallery, Makati [5][6]
16x16 Young Star Philippines' 16th Anniversary Exhibit (2012) - Rockwell Powerplant Mall,
Makati[7][8][9]
Bloom Arts Festival (2012) - Cubao X, Cubao, Quezon City[10]
Bloom Arts Festival (2013) - The Collective, Makati[11]

Illustration and Graphic Design

CJ de Silva illustrated the 2006 First Prize awardee in the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for
Literature, Ang Ikaklit sa Aming Hardin, written by Bernadette Villanueva Neri.[12][13][14] She also
designed and illustrated the album art of itchyworms' fifth studio album After All This
Time.[15][16][17] De Silva also illustrated some fictional gig posters as part of the marketing
campaign for Quark Henares (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1271987/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)' film

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Rakenrol (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1849052/). CJ de Silva's illustrations were also featured

in Esquire Philippines. She was also known for painting and illustrating on sneakers and became
one of Keds Philippines ambassadors.[18][19]

Advertising
Right after graduating from college, de Silva started working in TBWA-Santiago Mangada Puno.
Being part of the Creative team, she won a few advertising awards. She was part of the team that
won the Philippines' first Webby Award for the internet film entitled "A Toy Love Story That Will
Make You Cry".[20]

Personal life
In 2013, de Silva married director Wincy Aquino Ong.[3][21]

After suffering an aneurysm, de Silva succumbed to two strokes at the intensive care unit on June
18, 2024.[22][23]

A day after, June 19, 2024, her husband Wincy announced her death on his Facebook page.[24][25]

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2014-02-17.
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Gmanetwork.com. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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