 FEDERICO
AGUILAR ALCUAZ
Born 1932 in Manila. UP Fine Arts and Academia de San Fernando in Madrid. International Shows at the Madrid Museum of Contemporary Art, Galeria Layetanas, Galeria Duntel, Protesen Prague, Winchell and Vermeer in NY, Grayson in Chicago, Philips Cultural Center in Holland - among others. European Awards (among others) Pintura Saint Pol del Mar, Prix Vincell, Montcada, Order of the French Genius. Several awards in RP, notably the Republic Cultural Heritage Award. RP shows at the CCP, Malacanang under Imelda Marcos’ patronage and in most of the prestigious Manila Galleries. Is the Philippines’ most internationally awarded artist. The price paid for an Alcuaz 1966 oil on canvas painting at the 1999 Christie's autumn auction was remarkable for a Filipino artist. Hailed as a world-class Filipino artist after his 1966 oil painting was successfully sold at the Autumn 1999 Christie’s auction. |
