Abner Torres Delina Jr. is the third of five children raised by parents who were community leaders from the coastal areas of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. At twelve, he started living independently, studying Theater Arts at Philippine High School for the Arts, before earning B.A. Arts Management at De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. Abner top-billed in critically acclaimed Filipino productions and international films, hosted the award-winning Batibot children’s television show, and starred in Sirena, a viral queer music video. For two decades, Abner trained thousands of underserved youth, artists, educators, and communities through arts education, arts therapy, and climate action, partnering with grassroots, nonprofits, government and arts institutions. As a Filipino eco-artivist leader and founder of BLACK CANVAS collective, his community-centered cultural work received grants and recognition across Asia, USA, and beyond. He produced and directed socially engaged projects including BALANGAW (Children’s Multi-Arts Biennale), WOMB (World of My Bodies), and SACLAW (Social Action and Community Leadership Arts Workshop), while developing KAMALAYAAN, an eco-embodiment practice cultivating intersectional, regenerative and collective action. Abner is an Asian Cultural Council grantee, Georgetown University’s The Lab alumnus, ITAC Impact Climate artist, Madam Walker Legacy Leader, Climate Reality Leader, and member of International Interdisciplinary Artists Consortium. He represented the Philippines at arts festivals in Taiwan (Kuandu) and Japan (APAF). Holding an M.A. Arts and Cultural Leadership from University of the Arts Singapore and now based in Indiana, he remains committed to bridging socio-cultural gaps through care culture, global justice and ecological healing.