FILIPINO ARTIST AND

THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
1.BENEDICTO “becab”CABRERA

 A multi-awarded artist who exhibited his artworks in manymuseums in the

Philippines and in other places such as Japan,Spain, London, Colombia, Paris,
Scotland, Canada, Indonesia,New York, Italy, China, Taiwan, Singapore,
Macau, Kuala Lumpur,Hong Kong, South Korea, and Massachuset.
 Bencab was born in Malabon, Manila on April 10, 1942. He was one of five
finalists ofthe Castro scholarship and received his bachelor’s degree in Fine
Arts from the University ofthe Philippines in 1963 .
 He isknown for his artwork “Sabel
 ROLE:
 1981 Joins in an exhibition Six Artistes Contemporains Philippins en Europe.
 1991 President of Baguio Arts Guild (BAG
 1996 Commissioned to illustrate the book El Indio Bravo: The Story of Jose Rizal.

CONRTIBUTIONS:
 Organized and supported various art organizations
 Exhibited his first solo exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings with mainly young ar
photography as an art form at the Indigo Gallery in Mabini (1966)
 Helps to establish the Baguio Arts Guild (BAG) together with other Baguio-based
Santiago Bose, Roberto Villanueva, Kidlat Tahimik (1987)
Puts Baguio on the map of global art, with international artists participating in
art exhibitions, installations, performances, music and dance during the 4th
Baguio Arts Festival in 1993
Envisages & helps set-up Tam-awan Village in Baguio for the preservation of
Cordillera culture & traditions (1996)1
Established BenCab Art Foundation and BenCab Museum where he displays
treasured Cordillera artifacts and indigenous art, works of Filipino masters and
contemporary artist
AWARDS:
 1962 Second Prize: 12th Shell National Students Art
Competition
 1970 Thirteen Artists Cultural Center of the Philippines
 1988 Receives the Kalinangan (Cultural) Award for Painting
 1967 Photography category: 1st Prize for Yerro, 2nd Prize for
Manok, and Honorable Mention for Pader 20th AAP Annual Exhibition and
Competition
 1992 Gawad CCP Para sa Sining (Cultural Center of the Philippines Award
for the Arts)
 1994 Most Outstanding Kapampangan for Arts & Culture (Painting) Award
 1997 ASEAN Achievement Award for Visual & Performing Arts in Jakarta
 Outstanding Citizen of Baguio Award for Arts
 2006 Conferred the Order of National Artist for Visual Arts
NAPOLEON ABUEVA

(Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture)
 National Artist for Sculpture (1976)
 (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018)
 Art form : Visual - Sculpture
 Region : Region 7 Central Visayas - Bohol
ROLE
 Unofficial recognition of being the Father of Contemporary Filipino Sculpture
 Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines in 1978

CONTRIBUTIONS
 Introduced in 1951 “buoyant sculpture” — sculpture meant to be
appreciated from the surface of a placid pool.
 Helped shape the local sculpture scene to what it is now1
 Credited with leading the way for the nation’s sculptors, and serves as a
living legend of the Filipino art world.
 Influenced young artists and students such as multi-awarded artist Agnes
Arellano.
ARTWORKS:
 Nine Muses (1994)
 The Transfiguration
 Blood Compact (Bohol)
 Kiss of Judas (1955)
 Sunburst
AWARDS:
 Awardee, The Unknown Political Prisoner, in the International Sculpture Competition by
 the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (1953)
 First Prize, Kiss of Judas (Wood): Religious Art Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan, USA
 (1955)
 First Prize, Water Buffalo (Marble), in the Annual Show, at St. Louis , Missouri, USA
 (1956)
 Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) Awardee in Sculpture (1959)
 Winner, Cultural Heritage Award (1966); ASEAN Awards for Visual Arts in Bangkok
 (1987
ROBERTO CHABET (1937-2013)
 “Father of Conceptual Art in The Philippines
 Art form : Drawing, Sculpture, Installations, Photography, Printmaking, Collage
 He was a renowned Filipino conceptual artist whose work played a fundamental role in the emergence of contemporary art in the Philippine.

ROLES
 Founding museum Director of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (1967-1970)
 Lecturer in University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (1971-2002)
 Leader of historic Shop

CONTRIBUTIONS
 Played a fundamental role in the development of contemporary art in the Philippines
 He established the prestigious “Thirteen Artists Award”
 Ignited the historic Shop 6 composed of conceptual artists during Martial Law1
 Influenced young artists and students such as multi-awarded artist Agnes Arellano2
 Supported and nurtured the artistic development of several generations of Filipino artists,from his
contemporaries in the 1960s and 1970s to his numerous students at the University of the Philippines College of
Fine Art.
ARTWORK:
 Waves(1975)
 Cargo and decoy(1988)
 Danae(1985)

AWARDS:
 JD Rockefeller III Fund Grant (1967-1968)
 Cultural Heritage Award (1972)
 Araw ng Maynila Award for the Visual Arts (1972)
 CCP Centennial Award of Honors for the Arts (199
AGNES ARELLANO (1949-present)
 best known for surrealist and expressionist work in plaster, bronze, and cold-cast
marble, Arellano's work tends to stress the integration of individual elements into one
totality or "inscape.
 She has participated in international group exhibitions inBerlin, Japan, Havana
(Cuba), Germany, Johannesburg (SouthAfrica), New York, Brisbane (Australia),
Singapore, Thailand, and South Korea.

ROLESRSRROLES
 Founder and President of Pinaglabanan Galleries in San Juan
 Senior Lecturer (Thesis classes in Sculpture), College of Fine Arts, UP, 1991 - 1993
CONTRIBUTIONS:
 Gives honor and represents the country in local and international exhibits
 Outstanding local and international awards
 Promotes woman empowerment through her artworks
 Set up the Pinaglabanan Galleries and accumulated a collection of contemporary art
 Encourages humanity “to start looking for the goddess inside ourselves, whether you’re aman or a
woman.” It’s time to look at the more feminine aspect; the one that’s more nurturing, caring, and inclusive.
ARTWORK:S
 Project Pleiades 2017
 Tantric Lotuses 2009
 Tatlong Buddhang Ina 1996
 Haliya 1983
AWARDS
 1988 Thirteen Artists Award, Contemporary Art Museum of the Philippines, CCP
 1988 "Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan"City of Manila Award for the Visual Arts (for
Pinaglabanan Galleries of which she is Founder and President.
 PACITA ABAD (1946-2004)
 t form : Contemporary – Collage, Assemblage, Painting

 Region : Region 2: Cagayan Valley - Basco, Batanes

 Abad went on to study painting and then traveled the worldwith her art supplies and the cultures she
encountered had a profound influence on her ever-evolving artistic style.Earlier work dealt with socio-
political depictions of people, indigenous masks,tropical flowers, and underwater scenes.
ROLE
 Dedicated to improving the world through art, she used pieces like her 1979 series
 “Portraits of Cambodia” to raise awareness of societal issues.
CONTRIBUTIONSCONTRIBUTIONSONTRIBUTIONS
 First woman to receive Philippines’ prestigious Ten Outstanding Young Men award
 Pacita created a unique technique called ‘trapunto’, where she stitches and stuffs her vibrant canvases with
a wide range of materials such as cloth, metal, beads, buttons,hells, glass and ceramics, to give her work a
three-dimensional look.
 Her masterwork being Alkaff Bridge, Singapore, a 55-meter bridge covered in over 2,000 colourful circles.
ARTWORKS
AWAWARDS
 AWARDS:
 Art in Embassies - Indonesia", United States Department of State (2001)
 "TheExcellence 2000 Awards For The Arts", U.S. Pan Asian American
Chamber Of Commerce In Washington, DC, May 1995
 "Mid-Atlantic Arts Regional Fellowship", USA, June 1992
 "National Endowment For The Arts", Visual Arts Fellowship, 1989 to 1990,
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