Kimberly “KEEM” Mamaril (b. 1994) is a contemporary visual artist based in Rizal, Philippines, whose practice navigates the evolving tension between external systems and inner life. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and Design, majoring in Advertising Arts, from the University of Santo Tomas, where she graduated with Latin honors. Her early professional background in advertising shaped her visual language, sharpening her sensitivity to imagery, persuasion, and the emotional mechanics of attention. 

KEEM initially gained recognition for her bold, neo-pop compositions characterized by striking color fields, sharp juxtapositions, and the deconstruction of advertising imagery. Drawing from childhood experiences of storytelling through magazine cutouts, she appropriated the visual grammar of mass media to interrogate modern desire, consumerism, and the illusion of fulfillment embedded in curated lifestyles. These works positioned her within a lineage of contemporary pop artists who challenge spectacle by using its own language against itself. 

In recent years, her practice has undergone a quiet but decisive shift inward. While retaining the visual clarity and immediacy of pop, KEEM’s current body of work shifts toward psychological figurativism—a mode of image-making that focuses on internal dialogue, emotional regulation, and the unseen labor of selfhood. Through silhouetted figures, negative space, collaged interiors, and saturated color fields, her works map states of hesitation, restraint, anxiety, faith, and grace. The body becomes a vessel for inner landscapes rather than an object of spectacle, and bold color functions not as decoration but as emotional pressure, noise, or containment. 

Her recent works explore how identity is shaped not only by social systems—such as validation culture, productivity, and performance—but also by deeply personal negotiations with fear, longing, and belief. Influenced by psychological inquiry and spiritual reflection, her work explores the push and pull between striving and surrender, control and trust, being visible to the world and honest with oneself. 

KEEM was nominated for Eskinita Gallery’s Tuklas Program in 2021, where she received mentorship from National Artist awardee Alfredo Esquillo. Her works have been featured in Inquirer Lifestyle, ABS-CBN Lifestyle, BusinessWorld Art & Culture, Philippine Star Lifestyle, When In Manila, Bravo News PH, and Artwork Gallery International Magazine. She has participated in exhibitions both locally and internationally, including a group exhibition in the United States in December 2025, marking a significant milestone in her expanding practice. 

Across both her earlier pop-driven works and her current introspective explorations, KEEM’s art remains anchored in inquiry—inviting viewers not to consume images quickly, but to sit with them, question them, and recognize themselves within the quiet spaces they reveal.