Zean Cabangis was born in March 8, 1985, to Benjamin Cabangis, a professor at the University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts and Flora Bajar Cabangis, a Managing Editor at the UP System Information Office, in Tayabas Quezon, but grew up in Quezon City.
Cabangis was an Artist-in-Residence with the Southeast Asia Art Group Exchange Program in Tenggara, Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2011 [REF].