Philippines Old House Vigan Ilocos Oil Painting Memije

Born in Sta. Cruz, Mla 1950. A year of engineering, UE 1968. One year of architecture, FEATI Univ. BFA Avtg FEATI. Joined the faculty at FEATI and FEU after graduation, First solo, Little Gallery, 1975. Paints old houses and jars in a fine, realist style. Some of the ancestral homes he has painted are those of the Quema family in Vigan, the Montenegro family of Taal, Batangas, Atty Rene Puno of Batangas, and the old house of the Manosa family near San Sebastian Church. Major group shows abroad include four Filipino Artists (with Mario Munar, Mike Miguel, and Carlo Magno) at Chicago's Samuel Stein Gallery under the auspices of the Phil Consul General, 1984. Included in the group exhibit organized by Norma Liongoren and Lorna Montilla for the Pembroke Gallery in Houston, Texas, 1985. First hon mention at the Mla Zoo on-the-spot contest sponsored by the Office of the Mayor, Mla 1972. Second place spot competition, Capitol Jaycees, 1974.