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Kathleen Sareena Dagum is an educator, sculptress and environmentalist from Sultan Kudarat. She is a multidisciplinary artist who explores different visual materials with a purpose of upgrading appreciation of culture, understanding and fighting for social morale, elevating children’s rights, and advocating for the environment by visualizing these topics through exploration and storytelling. Most of her works are reflections of what she believes matter most in society and how her art can become a voice for those who cannot speak because of lack of access and opportunity. She loves manipulating forms using scrap wire and metal, old paper, used fabric, and scrap wood. Her sculptures usually have elements of introspection of herself and the society around her.

She graduated with two degrees, Bachelor in Secondary Education major in Mathematics (2011) and Bachelor of Fine Art major in Studio Arts -Sculpture – Magna Cum Laude (2017). She was the grand awardee of Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) in sculpture category in 2021