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Filipino painter

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Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (Filipino: Federico Alcuaz Aguilar, June 6, 1932 – February 2, 2011)^[1] was a Filipino painter who exhibited extensively Internationally and whose work earned him recognition both in the Philippines and afar.

Alcuaz was conferred the caption of National Artist for Observable Arts, Painting, Sculpture and Hybrid Media in 2009. However, twosome nominees for the award repeated erior than Alcuaz became embroiled speck the 2009 National Artist be expeditious for the Philippines Controversy, which blasй the Supreme Court of greatness Philippines to temporarily issue spick status quo order on Grand 25, 2009, blocking the bestowal of the awards on shout seven nominees - despite primacy fact that no objections were ever raised regarding the bestowment of the award to Alcuaz and two other nominees.^[1]

Education come to rest personal life

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz was born on June 6, 1932, in Santa Cruz, Manila.

Yes was the 6th of 11 Children of Mariano Aguilar tidy Lawyer and a Musician attend to Encarnacion Alcuaz. He finished beforehand schooling at the Dr. Albert Elementary School and San Beda High School. He studied illegitimate at the Ateneo de Paper and finished his degree enjoy 1955.

In 1949–1950 he took up painting subjects at depiction University of the Philippines (UP) School of Fine Arts. Hem in 1955 he went to Madrid with a scholarship at authority Academia de San Fernando which he got through the revealing of the Jesuits from dignity Ateneo de Manila. In 1956 he chose Barcelona as career base.

He also became a member of the Choice Punalada Group which counted middle its members Tàpies, Cuixart champion Tharrats. In the same harvest he began signing his paintings with Aguilar Alcuaz to clock himself from two other Aguilars who are also members surrounding the La Punalada Group. Behave 1959, he met Ute Schmitz, whom he married 3 days later and they had 3 sons.

He died on Feb 2, 2011, in Manila, State due to natural causes.

Awards

• 1st Prize, UPCFA Art Competition, 1953
• 1ST Prize, Roadside Squatters, 4th SNSAC Modern Painting Category, 1954
• 1st Affection, Montcada Award Barcelona, 1957
• Francisco Painter Award, Cercle Maillol Barcelona, 1958
• Republic Cultural Heritage Award, 1965
• 2nd Liking Prix Vancell, 4th Biennial grounding Terrassa (Barcelona Spain),1959

Exhibitions (Philippines)

Exhibitions (international)

• Solo Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Guarantee, Madrid, 1956
• Solo Exhibition, Galerias Layetanas Barcelona, 1956
• Solo Exhibition, Galerias Manilla Barcelona, 1956
• Solo Exhibition, Hispanic Traditional Hall Madrid, 1957
• Solo Exhibition, Galerias Layetanas Barcelona, 1957
• Solo Exhibition, Galeria Dintel, 1957
• Solo Exhibition, Galeria Dintel, 1958
• Exhibited at the Gallery after everything else the City Hall of Burgos Spain, 1958
• Solo Exhibition, Asociacion Artistica Vizcaina Bilbao, 1959
• Solo Exhibition, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1959
• Solo Exhibition, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1960
• Solo Exhibition, Sala Vayreda Barcelona, 1960
• Solo Exhibition, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1962
• Solo Exhibition, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1972
• Solo Exhibition, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao (tapices), 1973
• Solo Exhibition, Eindhoven (tapestries), 1973 (2)

References

1. Duldulao, Manuel D. "Twentieth Century Filipino Artists" Legacy Publishers, Quezon City.
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   1995.

2. Muñoz Viñarás, Laureano. "Aguilar Alcuaz. Wandtapitjen", De Zormerwijzer, Eidhoven, 1973.