"Everyday Filipino Life"

The exhibit is a tribute to various Filipino artists from the last 100 years to contemporary times, who represent the breadth and depth of Filipino talent in Visual Arts. This exhibit aims to commemorate Philippine national artists who are not merely famous, but have, more importantly, achieved accolades due to their significant contribution to the development and progress of Filipino Art.  

As an American of Filipino heritage and ancestry, I wanted to get a better appreciation of Art from my nativeland. By embracing the subtlety and nuances of my ethnic culture, as captured by the artists’ paintings about everyday rural life in the Philippines, I was able to derive a sense of nationalistic pride. Beyond that, I believe I am beginning to gain the unexpected gift of understanding the importance of Art in a people's continued struggle for freedom against its oppressors: from the Colonialists of past centuries, to the unseen enemy of contemporary times-- the monotony of everyday life left unexamined. 

List of Philippine National Artists:

1. Juan Luna (1857-1899)
2. Fabian de la Rosa (1869-1937)
3. Victor C. Edades (1895-1985)
4. Hernando Ocampo (1911-1978)
5. Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1892-1972)
6. Vicente Manansala (1910-1981)
7. Ang Kiukok (1931-2005)
8. Antonio Ko Jr. (1956-1999)
9. Mariano “Chito” Madarang (1937-2008)
10. Max Adlao (1925-2009)