 VALENTIN
"Djun" CONANAN
Born 1955 in Ibajay, Aklan. PWU Fine Arts. Awards from the AAP Competitions and from the National Museum. Over 40 shows during his 16 year freelance career as artist. Major exhibits abroad include "Finissage" at Wesbeth, New York; Melbourne, Australia at Albert Park Lake Reserve; Asian Pacific Heritage Show in Los Angeles; Museo dela Inoformisione di, Senigallia, Italy, (Dedicato Donna). Local exhibits include those at the Cultural Center of the Philippines; Heroes Hall in Malacañang; the National Museum, Le Gallerie Alliance Francaise, Indonesian Embassy, and the University of the Philippines. Subjects of his works evolved from the Philippines' Spanish heritage, nature and ecology; woman-nature themes, and recently venturing into expressionist approaches, landscapes, flowers and gardens. His latest works border on the abstract. |
