OFELIA GELVEZON-TEQUI

 

 

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24 510 Limeuil France

Tel/Fax: (00.33).5.53.24.19.32

E-mail: ofelia@vitenet.com

 

 

 

 

 

Born June 4 in Guimbal, Iloilo, Philippines

 

Nationality: Filipino/ French

 

Education:

     1964           Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines

1966                           Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines

1967                           Diploma in Painting, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy

1968                           Special Studies in Graphic Arts, Pratt Institute, New York City

 

 

Awards:

1968           Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship for Graphic Arts at Pratt

                   Institute, New York City

1969                           First Prize, Second Annual Exhibition and Competition,

Printmakers Association of the Philippines, Manila

1972                    Purchase Prize, International Graphic Arts Exhibition and

Contest, Rustan, Makati, Metro Manila

1982           Gold Medal for Printmaking, 35th Art Association of the

Philippines Annual Art Competition and Exhibition, Manila

1983           Mariang Maya Achievement Award in Graphic Arts,

The Sigma Delta Sorority Alumnae Association, Manila

1985          Quatrième Mention, XVIII Salon Ile-de-France, Bourg-la-

Reine, France

2002                         The Michiko Takamatsu Prize, Salon des Artistes Français,

Espace Auteuil, Paris

2003                         The Lucien and Suzanne Jonas Prize, Salon des Artistes Français,

Espace Auteuil, Paris

 

 

 

Bibliography (Selected Books only)

Art Philippines. Juan Gatbonton, Jeannie E. Javelosa, Ruth R. Roa, editors.

         Pasig, Metro Manila: The Crucible Workshop, 1992.

Leonidas V. Benesa. Okir. Quezon City: Interline Printing, 1982.

Leonidas V. Benesa. The Printmakers. Manila: Department of Information,

         1975.

Leonidas V. Benesa. What is Philippine in Philippine Art? And Other Essays.

         Manila: National Commission on Culture and the Arts, 2000.

E. Bénézit. Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs,   Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Vol IV. Paris, Librairie Grund, 1976,1998.

Flaudette May V. Datuin. Home Body Memory: Filipina Artists in the Visual

         Arts, 19th Century to the Present. Diliman, Quezon City : University

         of the Philippines Press, 2002.

Manuel D. Duldulao. Contemporary Philippine Art. Manila: Vera-Reyes Inc.,

         1972.

Manuel D. Duldulao. The Philippine Art Scene. Manila: Maber Books Inc.,

         1977.

Manuel D. Duldulao. A Century of Philippine Realism. Manila and Hong

         Kong: Vera-Reyes and Toppan Printing Company, 1982.

Alice G. Guillermo. Image to Meaning: Essays on Philippine Art. Quezon

         City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2001.

Homage to the Masters 2.  Introduction by Ana P. Labrador.  Manila: The

         Artlink Group and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, 2002.

Cid Reyes. Conversations in Philippine Art. Interviews by Cid Reyes. Manila:

         Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1989.

Who’s Who in International Art. International Biographical Art Dictionary.

         Lausanne, Switzerland, 1990.

 

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

Over 30 one-man exhibitions since 1970 in Manila, Paris, New York, Monaco, and numerous group shows since 1968 also in Tokyo, Jakarta, Tel Aviv, Sao Paolo, London, Florence, Rome, Cadaques, Munich, Bradford, Berlin, Coruña, Angers, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore.

 

 

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