Kuhlein Migue is a Filipino artist currently based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Her research interests lie in the landscape genre, particularly in its reinterpretation through abstraction. Drawing on postcolonial theory, diaspora studies, and Filipino history, she critically examines the imperial gaze within classical landscape painting and photography. Through painting and drawing, she explores how spaces of belonging are reimagined in response to exclusion. Kuhlein’s recent work centers on archival imagery taken of the Philippine islands during the American colonial period, particularly on deconstructing the idyllic and essentialized depictions of rural life, land, and labor.
Kuhlein is pursuing an MFA at NSCAD University and holds a BFA from the University of Calgary. She has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions notably at the Nickle Galleries, The New Gallery, and artsPlace Canmore. She was a finalist for the 2025 Salt Spring National Art Prize and was recently awarded the SSNAP Residency Prize.
