Work samples
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This Land Will Cost YouThis Land Will Cost You
Baltimore, 2023
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This Must Be The PlaceThis Must Be The Place
Archival print on Lustre, wood, acrylic on foamboard, vinyl window
56 x 42 in
Baltimore, 2025 -
A Game of DreamsA Game of Dreams
Baltimore, 2024
Mixed Media (Wire, concrete, chain, dollar bills, inkjet print on Lustre, ribbons)
3 x 3 x 10 ft
"A Game of Dreams" reimagines the Filipino pabitin, a beloved cultural tradition where participants grasp for hanging treats and prizes. In this piece, the usual assortment of snacks and toys is replaced with items that symbolize my perception of the forces that often motivate immigration. It captures the tension between aspiration and sacrifice in the pursuit of the pervasive American Dream. “A Game of Dreams” builds on my intention to investigate the way Filipino cultural traditions evolve within the diasporic context of immigration, and the challenge of preserving these traditions while adapting to a new environment. The piece transforms the pabitin into a metaphorical playground of fear, security, perceived success, longing, and yearning. The contrast of sweet nostalgia with stark and dangerous realities invites viewers to contemplate the complex intersections of tradition, identity, and survival within the immigrant experience.Available for Purchase -
Self Portrait I-485Self Portrait I-485
Baltimore, 2025
Cyanotype on paper
20 x 24 in
Self Portrait I-485 is an immigrant self-portrait built from the paperwork required to obtain a green card. A cyanotyped image of myself is printed directly onto documents from my I-485 application, which are stitched together by hand. The labor of sewing mirrors the administrative process itself: repetitive, precise, and dependent on documentation as proof of existence.
The piece offers a window into the bureaucratic systems that determine belonging in the United States. By using official forms as both surface and structure, the work reflects how identity is flattened into paperwork, case numbers, and approvals, and reframes these materials as the physical body of the portrait.
About Anna
Anna Divinagracia is lens based interdisciplinary artist, whose work is inspired by her shared experiences growing up in the Philippines and coming of age in Baltimore. Born in 1997 in Davao City, Philippines, Divinagracia's artistic journey began at a young age when she discovered her passion for viewing and capturing the world around her through her camera. With a particular curiosity towards the intricacies and nuances of Filipino and American culture, Divinagracia uses her art to explore… more
Pandarayuhan: Home is a Memory
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Mom's RefMom’s Ref
Baltimore, 2025
Phototransfer on wood
36 x 24 in
Mom’s Ref recreates my mother’s refrigerator as a domestic space shaped by immigration, accumulation, and memory. The refrigerator becomes a symbol of American maximalism influenced by market capitalism, and by the lived experience of growing up with very little. For many immigrants, abundance is not indulgence but a response to scarcity— an urge to keep, save, and hold on. Filipino refrigerators are often filled beyond capacity with mismatched containers and layered leftovers, where the contents rarely match the label, reflecting adaptation, care, and resourcefulness.
The exterior is lined with magnets and memorabilia;
Disney characters, the Statue of Liberty, and souvenirs from different states accross the country, incorporating images of family and loved oness in the Philippines. These objects coexist as markers of aspiration, migration, and memory. The work is interactive, inviting viewers to open and close the refrigerator(keep the fridge door closed lol). What once felt embarrassing for how full and different it was from my friends and their refrigerators now offers comfort, grounding the piece in a distinctly Filipino sense of home shaped by survival, longing, and care. -
This Must Be The PlaceThis Must Be The Place
Archival print on Lustre, wood, acrylic on foamboard, vinyl window
56 x 42 in
Baltimore, 2025 -
Skyline Village, Land of CastlesSkyline Village, Land of Castles
Mixed Media
Baltimore, 2024
25 x 25
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Saan Ka Man Naroroon, Carry Me Across the SeaSaan Ka Man Naroroon, Carry Me Across the Sea
Mixed Media
48x32x34
Baltimore, 2023
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A Game of DreamsA Game of Dreams
Baltimore, 2024
Mixed Media (Wire, concrete, chain, dollar bills, inkjet print on Lustre, ribbons)
3 x 3 x 10 ft
"A Game of Dreams" reimagines the Filipino pabitin, a beloved cultural tradition where participants grasp for hanging treats and prizes. In this piece, the usual assortment of snacks and toys is replaced with items that symbolize my perception of the forces that often motivate immigration. It captures the tension between aspiration and sacrifice in the pursuit of the pervasive American Dream. “A Game of Dreams” builds on my intention to investigate the way Filipino cultural traditions evolve within the diasporic context of immigration, and the challenge of preserving these traditions while adapting to a new environment. The piece transforms the pabitin into a metaphorical playground of fear, security, perceived success, longing, and yearning. The contrast of sweet nostalgia with stark and dangerous realities invites viewers to contemplate the complex intersections of tradition, identity, and survival within the immigrant experience.Available for Purchase -
This Land Will Cost YouThis Land Will Cost You
Archival Inkjet Print
24x30
Baltimore, 2023
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Self Portrait I-485 and HirayaSelf Portrait I-485
Baltimore, 2025
Cyanotype on paper
20 x 24 inHiraya
Baltimore, 2025
Site Specific Installation
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Ate, Tabi Tayo DyptichAte, Tabi Tayo Diptych
Baltimore, 2024
Archival print on Lustre
40 x 28
Pandarayuhan: Home is a Memory -
They Tried to Make Me Believe in WhiteThey Tried to Make Me Believe in White
Archival Print on Lustre
Baltimore, 2024
24 x 36
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Lola's House on SundaysLola's House on Sundays
Archival print on Lustre
Baltimore, 2024
18 x 24 in
Philippines/Baltimore
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Philippines / Baltimore 1Philippines / Baltimore 1
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
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Philippines / Baltimore 2Philippines / Baltimore 2
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
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Philippines / Baltimore 3Philippines / Baltimore 3
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
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Philippines / Baltimore 4Philippines / Baltimore 4
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
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Philippines / Baltimore 5Philippines / Baltimore 5
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
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Philippines / Baltimore 6Philippines / Baltimore 6
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
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Philippines / Baltimore 7Philippines / Baltimore 7
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
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Philippines / Baltimore 8Philippines / Baltimore 8
Philippines - Baltimore, 2025
Archival print on Lustre
12 x 18 in
Pamabahay
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Velvet & FemiVelvet & Femi, Pamabahay 2020 -
DaniDani, Pambahay 2020 -
Diamon & WykeemDiamon & Wykeem, Pambahay 2020 -
LeeshLeesh, Pamabahay 2020 -
Jon PaulJon Paul, Pambahay 2020 -
SolarSolar, Pambahay 2020 -
DaniDani, Pambahay 2020 -
Diamon & WykeemDiamon & Wykeem, Pambahay 2020 -
Velvet & FemiVelvet & Femi, Pamabahay 2020 -
SolarSolar, Pamabahay 2020
Comfortably Numb
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JancenJancen, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
DanielDaniel, Pambahay 2020 -
LeeshLeesh, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
OmarOmar, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
ChervinChervin, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
KuyaKuya, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
JeepneyJeepney, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
BataBata, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
JancenJancen, Comfortably Numb 2018 -
DanielDaniel, Comfortably Numb 2018
