Biography

EDUCATION

  • University of Santo Tomas: A.A. in Painting
  • University of the Philippines, Manila:  B.A. in Fine Arts
  • Corcoran School of Art, Washington D.C.

MILITARY

  • United States Navy, Washington DC:  Served as staff artist to the Curator of the U.S. Navy Museum

EXHIBITS

  • U.S. Naval Museum, Washington, D.C., 1964
  • Carl Vinson Memorial Library, Milledgesville, GA, 1965-current
  • “Surgeons Generals of the Navy” Hall of Fame, Bethesda Naval Hospital Center 1965-current
  • “Master Chief Petty Officers of the Navy”, Chief Petty Officers Club, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., 1966-current
  • Washington Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.,1967
  • Hodges Gallery of Art, Alexandria, VA, 1968
  • University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1968-current
  • Art Linkletter Show, Washington, D.C., 1969
  • First National Bank of Washington, Washington, D.C., 1969
  • Barbara Hower Show, Washington, D.C., 1969
  • Calvert County Courthouse, Prince Frederick, MD, 1970-current
  • U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1970-current
  • Touchdown Club, Washington, D.C., 1972-current
  • University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1972-current
  • Andrews Air Force Base Hospital, Camp Springs, MD 1973-current
  • Calvert Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1986
  • Pentagon, Washington, D.C., 1994-current

HONORS

  • “Top Regional Artist in U.S.A” Business Week Magazine, 1970
  • “First Distinguished Achievement Award in Fine arts”, Philippine Heritage Association, New York, NY, 1978
  • “Outstanding Filipino Overseas for Arts”, President Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines, 1979
  • “The Most Outstanding Filipino Professional Award in Arts”, The United Filipino American Lawyers Association, New York, NY 1982.
  • “Top Awardee in Arts”, Filipino-American Business Association of Washington D.C. 1985
  • “Notable Asian Pacific Americans” for Art, 2005
  • “Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals”, Global Register, 2007-2008

Notable Works

  • President John F. Kennedy for US Naval Museum, 1965
  • Admiral David L. McDonald, Chief of Naval Operations, 1965
  • General Wallace Greene Jr., Commandant U.S. Marines, 1965
  • John J. Reed, Undersecretary of Defense, 1966
  • Paul B. Fay jr., Undersecretary of the Navy, 1966
  • Admiral Ulysses Sharp Jr, Commander in Chief Pacific, 1967
  • President Park Chun-Hee, Blue House, South Korea, 1967
  • Admiral Jocko Clark, Commander of the 7th Fleet, 1968
  • Admiral Isaac Kidd Jr., Commander in Chief of U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1968
  • Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, 1968
  • First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, 1968
  • President Dwight Eisenhower for U.S. Naval Museum, 1969
  • Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Chief of Naval Operations, 1970
  • President Richard Nixon, 1971
  • First Lady Patricia Nixon, 1971
  • Painted 8×10 painting of Jesus Christ in Byzantine style for St. Michaels Archangel Maronite Catholic Church in Fayetteville, NC 1975
  • Painted mural of the image of “Pentecost”, St. Josephs Church Olean, New York 1979
  • President Ferdinand Marcos, Malacanang Palace, Philippines, 1980
  • First Lady Imelda Marcos, Malacanang Palace, Philippines, 1981
  • Secretary of State Fred Wineland, MD 1986
  • President Corazon Aquino, Malacanang Palace, Philippines, 1990
  • President Fidel Ramos, Malacanang Palace Philippines, 1994
  • Recently painted 2 6×10 paintings of the “Divine Mercy” and “Blessed Virgin Mary” for St. Columba Church, Oxon Hill, MD, 2012

 

 

 

 

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