Wilfredo Alicdan
Wilfredo Alicdan | |
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Born | Wilfredo Beltran Alicdan [1] (1965-02-22) February 22, 1965 (age 59)[2][3] |
Nationality | Filipino |
Alma mater | Philippine Women's University[5] |
Occupation | Artist |
Years active | 1990–present |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | UNICEF greeting cards[3][6] |
Wilfredo Beltran Alicdan[1] (born February 22, 1965, in Dasmariñas, Cavite)[2][3] is a Filipino figurative artist.[7][8] His works are distinguished by their quaint and geometric folk representations, populated by rounded stylized figures usually engaged in traditional and rural activities.[3]
His early works are simplistic, with flat colors and sparse details,[9] funny,[10] and often depicting family life which he draws from his childhood memories as the older brother of seven younger siblings.[11][12]
Education
Alicdan graduated elementary school in 1978 from Francisco E. Barzaga Memorial School in Dasmariñas. He graduated high school from Immaculate Conception Academy in 1982 with a gold medal for "Artist of the Year" award. He studied fine arts in the Philippine Women's University from 1983 to 1986.[5]
Career
Alicdan is a member of the Anting-Anting, a group of artists from Cavite.[13]
In 1989, Alicdan participated in the Metrobank Painting Competition and was an honorable mention.[14] In 1996, he participated in the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Annual Art Competition.[15] In 2003, he represented the Philippines in RENGA (Linked-Image) Project.[16]
Some of Alicdan's works are displayed in various places in his hometown of Dasmariñas, including the DASCA Building.[17]
Solo exhibitions
Alicdan has had multiple solo exhibitions in the Philippines and Singapore.
- 1992 – Buhay Pinoy, Gallery Genesis, Manila, Philippines[2][18]
- 1993 – Sandosenang Eksena, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines[2][18]
- 1994 – Sa Paglipad ng mga Lobo, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines[2][18]
- 1995 – Paskong Paksiw, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines[2][18]
- 1999 – Giliw, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines[2][18]
- 2002 – Paradeisos, Liongoren Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines[2][18]
- 2003 – In My Quiet Room, Red Dot Gallery, Makati, Philippines[2][18]
- 2007 – Relish, Blueline Gallery, Rustans, Makati, Philippines[2][18]
- 2008 – Random Delight, Art Verite Gallery, Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines[19]
- 2008 – Fruition, Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore[20]
- 2009 – Cloud Nine, Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore[2][18]
- 2012 – Unplugged Ceremony, Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Ortigas, Mandaluyong, Philippines[21]
- 2013 – The Wall of Values, Museo de La Salle, De La Salle University, Dasmariñas, Philippines[2][18]
- 2013 – Indissoluble, Art Elements Asian Gallery, SM Aura Premier, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines[6][22]
- 2018 – Joie de Vivre, Charlie's Art Gallery, Bacolod, Philippines[18][23]
- 2020 – Detour, Secret Fresh Gallery, San Juan, Philippines[1][24]
Group exhibitions
Alicdan also has had multiple group exhibitions with his group, Anting-Anting, and also with various other artists in different cities around the world.
- 1990 – Pilipino Portfolio, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco, California, United States[1]
- 2000 – Kasama (Wilfredo Alicdan–Emmanuel Garibay Two-Man Show), Galeriasia, Hong Kong[9][25]
- 2000 – Sa Aming Bakuran, Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines[13]
- 2001 – Anting-Anting sa MAC, Madrigal Art Center, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines[13]
- 2002 – Anting-Anting Exhibition, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay, Philippines[13]
- 2002 - Anting-Anting Exhibition, Museo de La Salle, De La Salle University, Dasmariñas, Philippines[13]
- 2003 – Ubod, Boston Gallery, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines[13]
- 2003 – Dencities, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay, Philippines[13]
- 2003 – Surrounded by Anting-Anting, Surrounded by Water Alternative Space, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines[13]
- 2004 – Matahati / Anting-Anting Exhibition, National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[18][13]
- 2005 – Anting-Anting / Matahati Exhibition, Pinto Art Gallery, Antipolo, Philippines[18][13]
- 2005 – Sulyap, Sentro Oftalmologico, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines[18]
- 2005 – Gallery Night, Abode Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island, United States[18]
- 2006 – Beyond Borders, Substation Gallery, Singapore[2][18]
- 2006 – Emerging Fires, Taksu Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[2][18]
- 2006–07 – Through the Palette's Eye, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines; Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; University of Santo Tomas, Manila; Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines[26]
- 2006 – Anting Anting Exhibition, ArtExchange Gallery, Makati, Philippines[18]
- 2006 – Tipon, Metropolitan Museum, Pasay, Philippines[13]
- 2007 – Convergence: Faces of Filipino Contemporary Art, Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore[2][18]
- 2007 – Playful Moods (Wilfredo Alicdan–Allan Balisi Two-Man Show), Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore[18]
- 2007 – Tiga Seni, Sokka Gakai Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[18]
- 2008 – Art40, Pinto Art Gallery, Antipolo, Philippines[2][18]
- 2008 – Love Story, PhilAm Life Lobby, UN Avenue, Manila, Philippines[2][18]
- 2008 – Bisperas, Art Verite Gallery, Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines[27]
- 2009 – Convergence (A Three-Man Show by Deise Dias Cavalheiro, Wilfredo Alicdan, and Anne Severyns), Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore[2][18]
- 2009 – Salvation History (Part 1, Anting-Anting 10th Anniversary Show), Tin-aw Art Gallery, Makati, Philippines[13][28]
- 2010 – Saving the Land (Part 2, Anting-Anting 10th Anniversary Show), Art Verite Gallery, Makati, Philippines[29]
- 2010 – Eternal Damn Nation (Part 3, Anting-Anting 10th Anniversary Show), Manila Contemporary, Manila, Philippines[30]
- 2012 – India Art Festival, Studio 3, MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India[2][18]
- 2012 – ArtsGoogle 2012, AKR Fusion Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas, United States[2][18]
- 2013 – Ni Hao, Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Ortigas, Mandaluyong, Philippines[31][32]
- 2015 – Iskwalado, Galerie Anna, SM Megamall, Ortigas, Mandaluyong, Philippines[33][34]
- 2017 – Pamana, Museo de La Salle, De La Salle University, Dasmariñas, Philippines[35]
- 2018 – World Art Dubai 2018, Za'abeel Hall 3, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates[36]
Advocacy
Alicdan supports UNICEF which reproduces his art works as greeting cards for the benefit of children around the world.[20][37][38]
In 2017, he participated in Art and Advocacy, an art auction for B-Aware, a Hepatitis B awareness campaign by the Hepatology Society of the Philippines.[39][40]
Awards
Alicdan was a finalist at the 1992 Philippine Art Awards in Makati.[citation needed] In 2007, he was awarded the 5th General Emilio Aguinaldo Outstanding Achievement Award for Visual Arts in Tagaytay.[16][41]
Personal life
Alicdan is the oldest of eight children.[12][42] He is married.[20] He speaks English and Filipino.
References
- ^ a b c d "Wilfredo Alicdan". Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t San Antonio, Diosdado M. "ADVISORY No.27, s. 2013" (PDF) (Press release). Department of Education, Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Cortés, José (December 1, 2014). "Unicef y Wilfredo Alicdan". Sellos Ficción (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Люди из геометрических фигур". Risunoc.com (in Russian). Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Stangl, Jane (2000). Kayumangi: Biographies of Philippine Visual Artists. Peso Book Foundation. p. 5. ISBN 9789719223603.
- ^ a b "Art shorts: Gallery opens at SM Aura, CCP tours". ABS-CBN News. October 22, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Wilfredo Alicdan Filipino Figurative painter". Jigidi. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ de la Paz, Christiane. "The Filipino Artists of the 17th Century to the Present Day" (PDF). Artes de las Filipinas. Artes de las Filipinas. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Watson, Amanda (September 29, 2000). "Rare glimpse of a thriving community". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Причудливые произведения от Wilfredo Alicdan". Above Art (in Russian). Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Bihiku, Tutt'Art (December 18, 2017). "Wilfredo Alicdan (Filipino painter, 1965)". Tutt' Art (Fine Art Video Photography) (in Italian). Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Art Elements Asian Gallery opens at SM Aura". Inquirer.net. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 27, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Salvation History" (PDF). Tin-aw Art Gallery. Tin-aw Art Gallery. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Stangl Alvero, Jane (1996). Award Winners: A Visual Arts Registry. Peso Book Foundation. p. 134.
- ^ Art Association of the Philippines (1996). AAP Annual Art Competition, 1996. University of Michigan. pp. 52, 54.
- ^ a b "#PaghilomArtCampAndFestival2017". Facebook (in Filipino). Paghilom. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ Baniquet, R. (April 20, 2010). "PGMA walks past the painting of multi-awarded painter Wilfredo Alicdan". Balita.ph. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Wilfredo Alicdan". ArtZest. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Gus Albor at Alliance Française de Manille". Philstar. December 1, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pinoy UNICEF artist in solo Singapore exhibit". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN News. April 16, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Unplugged Ceremony". Artslant. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Art lovers' new abode". The Manila Times. October 26, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Joie de Vivre". Charlie's Art Gallery. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Detour". Facebook. Secret Fresh. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Chinese University of Hong Kong. Department of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Arts Development Council (2000). 香港視覺藝術年鑑 (in Chinese). 香港藝術發展局. p. 144.
- ^ "Through the Palette's Eye exhibit goes to CCP". Lebanon Art. Lebanon Art. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "UP Centennial Artists at Gateway Mall". Philstar. Philstar. December 15, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Legaspi-Ramirez, Eileen. "Pananaw, Philippine Journal of Visual Arts (vol. 7)". Pananaw Philippine Journal of Visual Arts. Pananaw ng Sining ng Bayan, Inc.: 144. ISSN 0118-4504.
- ^ "Anting-Anting". Asia Art Archive. Asia Art Archive. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "'Eternal Damn Nation' at Manila Contemporary". Philstar. The Philippine Star. April 26, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Say 'Ni Hao' to Chinese New Year". The Manila Times. The Manila Times. January 30, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Galerie Anna opens "Ni Hao" art exhibit". Philstar. The Philippine Star. January 31, 2013. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "'Iskwalado' at SM Art Center". Philstar. Philstar. December 7, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "'Iskwalado' at SM Art Center". PressReader. The Philippine Star. December 7, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "National Arts Month 2017 presents Pamana Group Exhibit". De La Salle University – Dasmariñas. Museo de La Salle. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Roopsha (April 18, 2018). "Telangana works @Dubai Art Fair". The New Indian Express. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "UNICEF Christmas Collection 2006" (PDF). UNICEF Philippines. United Nations Children's Fund. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Rodriguez, Federico. "Wilfredo Alicdan, Un Arte Generoso". El Encanto Oculto de la Vida (in Spanish). Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ Jambora, Anne (January 17, 2017). "Forget the stigma–Hepa B is deadly but preventable". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Art & Advocacy: A Silent Auction". Publitas.com. January 19, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ "Artists Profile". Paghilom. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Art Elements Asian Gallery Opens at SM Aura". ClickTheCity. October 23, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
External links
- Wilfredo Alicdan's Paintings on Pinterest
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