Eduardo De los Santos Castrillo was a renowned Filipino sculptor.
Ambeth R. Ocampo is a Filipino public historian, cultural administrator, journalist, author and curator. A professor teaching courses of history at the Ateneo de Manila University, he is best known for his definitive writings about Philippines' national hero José Rizal and on topics on Philippine history and Philippine art through his Looking Back, his bi-weekly editorial page column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The history of Philippine modernism will not be complete without the name of Onib Olmedo who, despite his untimely death at the age of 59, produced a staggering body of work that, taken collectively, created a veritable portrait of the Filipino everyman. Accomplished through a figurative expressionist style, his paintings defy notions of classical representation, eschewing symmetry, balance, and proportion for distortion, exaggeration, and risk.
Mario Parial was a multi-awarded Filipino painter, printmaker, sculptor and photographer. His works have been sold at Sotheby's.
Ricardo G. Lacsamana also known as Ricky Laxamana, is a painter in the Philippines. His works had been shown in various solo shows and mix shows in different galleries. His Paintings have been on collections in different places of the world. He graduated at the University of Santo Tomas, College of Fine Arts in the Philippines. He was a consistent winner in almost all competitions he entered that made him win an award as the Most Outstanding Atelier student in painting
Tourism is an important industry in Metro Manila, Philippines. In 2012, the city and region welcomed 974,379 overnight visitors. As the main gateway to the Philippines' many destinations, the city is visited by the majority of international tourists to the country registering a total of 3,139,756 arrivals in 2012. Global Blue ranked Manila eleventh in its "Best Shopping Destinations" in Asia. The city is ranked tenth in MasterCard's global top 20 fastest growing cities for international visitors from 2009-2013.
Numerous events and festivals are held annually in Metro Manila. They include:
Winner Jumalon is a Filipino contemporary visual artist based in Manila. His works of oil and encaustic on canvas have been described as "late capitalist masterpieces marred by illogical marks, haze, and aggregations of reality that not only displaces portraiture as the totemic symbols of power and status but questions the formation of identity itself as the trap where man cannot go forward".
CJ Tañedo is a contemporary painter in the Philippine art scene. He came from a family with an artistic background and he once dreamt of becoming an architect, until he entered college and discovered that painting is the career that he wants to pursue. He won several awards during and after college. He also had many group and solo exhibits inside and outside the country.
Fernando Belen Sena is considered the Father of the Philippine Art Workshop for his tireless efforts in sharing his knowledge and talent with those who wish to learn. An all-around painter, Sena was born in Tondo, Manila and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in painting from the University of the East in 1971.
Geraldine Javier is a contemporary Filipina Visual Artist whose work is best known for her work which blends of painting with various media, and is "recognized as one of the most celebrated Southeast Asian artists both in the academic world and in the art market."
Camille Jean Verdelaire D. Dela Rosa is a painter who studied at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Her works, commencing in 1998, include Impressionist gardens, landscapes, churches, beaches, and morbid surrealisms.
JC Jacinto is a Filipino visual artist. His works have been featured in various galleries all over Manila, Philippines. While still studying at University of the Philippines, he has been qualified as a finalist in the Maningning Art Competition 2006, 39th and 40th Shell National Student’s Competition 2006 and 2007, and the PLDT Visual Art National Competition 2007.
Anton Del Castillo is a multi-awarded and critically acclaimed Filipino visual artist known for the stunning craftsmanship and meticulous design of his artworks that meditate on critiques of modernism and contemporary life. His production of iconic and playful art objects such as sculptures produced in steel and paintings that resemble Byzantine icons, aside from other projects, have earned him recognition not only as an artist but as a master artisan and craftsman.
Katrina "Keiye" Miranda-Tuazon is a modern art painter from Angono, Rizal. Also known as "Keiye Miranda", daughter of the famous painter, Nemesio Miranda Jr. She was known for her underwater pool themed paintings. She had her first solo exhibition at Surrounded by Water in Angono, Rizal and also had a show in a gallery that her family is managing in SM Megamall at the Nemiranda Arthouse where she first started to do her underwater themed painting. She was inspired to continue her underwater-themed paintings after receiving positive feedback from her family and peers.
Anita Magsaysay-Ho was a Filipina painter who specialized in Social Realism and post-Cubism in regard to women in Filipino culture. Magsaysay-Ho's work appeals to Modernism by utilizing more abstract designs and styles rather than realistic approaches. She was the only female member of the "Thirteen Moderns," a standing group of Filipino modernist artists, and in 1958 was chosen by a panel of experts as one of the six major painters of the country's history. The most famous work of Magsaysay-Ho are subject to the beauty of Filipino women dealing with everyday issues. Collections of her artwork can be found in museums around the Philippines.
Danilo Palomer Santiago is a Full-time Filipino Eclectic painter, professor and Department Chair of University of Santo Tomas - College of Fine Arts and Design (UST-CFAD), Painting Department. His murals are displayed at the Malacaňang Palace, UST Main Building - Faculty of Civil Law and Veterans Memoraila Medical Center and whose works won awards in various art competitions. He was born in Sorsogon, Philippines and now lives in Manila.
Roy Veneracion is an influential painter whose work explores a wide range of styles, techniques, materials, and subject matter. He is considered as one of the leading Abstract artists in his country and the precursor of contemporary Aesthetic Syncretism. His work is associated with the Syncretism Art Movement in the Philippines and abroad.
Wilfredo Beltran Alicdan is a Filipino figurative artist. His works are distinguished by their quaint and geometric folk representations, populated by rounded stylized figures usually engaged in traditional and rural activities.
Claudio Suarez Tayag, more popularly known as Claude Tayag, is a Filipino artist, restaurateur and food writer. He is best known for depicting scenes of impressionistic landscapes and scenes of Philippine folk festivals and religious imagery in his art. In recent years, he has written and been involved with Philippine gastronomy both as renowned chef and as food writer with his weekly column, Turo-Turo on The Philippine Star. A scion of the Tayag family of Pampanga, he is the son of author and journalist, Renato D. Tayag.
