The Meticulous Eye: From Nursing to Fine Arts Geraldine Javier’s path to the vanguard of contemporary Philippine art was anything but conventional. Born in Makati in 1970, her initial foray into the world of nursing provided a foundation of precision and acute observation that would later define her artistic touch. This disciplined gaze, honed through medical study, eventually found its true expression when she transitioned to the University of the Philippines Diliman’s College of Fine Arts. Under the mentorship of the legendary Roberto Chabet, Javier embraced a conceptual rigor that prioriti…