Filipino Artists
Convergence Internationale
The Embassy
The landmark exhibition, which runs until Oct. 6, is supported by Canadian Embassy in the Philippines, the Philippine Embassy in Canada and the Philippine Consulate in Toronto.
The Delegation
It is being jointly organized by the P.A.G. with former president Romi C. MananQuil heading the delegation and the Philippine Canadian Centre Foundation, Inc. with its president, Toronto lawyer Bayani Abesamis, as a fund raising resource for the maintenance of the Philippine-Canadian Centre in Makati.
The PAG
The Philippine Artists Group of Canada (P.A.G.C.) started out as a group of Filipino artists with a common background and interest in actively pursuing and promoting their art which mostly came to a lull when they came over to start a new life in Canada.
Some Artists
Some of its members are already established names in Manila and now in North America, former art professors and teachers in leading art schools and universities both in the Philippines and Canada, prize winners and awardees, members of prestigious international art organizations and young but highly talented artists.
The Filipino community
Now, the P.A.G. has evolved into a robust and distinguished group openly supported by the Filipino community in promoting Philippine culture through the visual arts in this part of the world.
The Other Artists
The P.A.G. show will also include equally top caliber and internationally acclaimed artists as guests like Jun Bueno Silva from Chicago, Lenore S. Lim from New York, Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi from Paris, Rafael Asuncion, Bencab, Pete Castaneda, Dan Dizon, Bill Ibanez, Entes Magpusao, Slim Torres, Platon Varquez, and Francisco Verano from the Philippines.
Artspace Glorietta in Makati
The Philippine Artists Group of Canada (P.A.G.), the Toronto-based artist group in Ontario composed of artists of Philippine origin, is going to the Philippines for the first time in its sixteen years of history for an art exhibition.
The show, entitled “Convergence Internationale,” takes place at the prestigious Artspace Glorietta in Makati and formally opens on Sept. 24 with the Canadian ambassador to the Philippines, Peter Sutherland, as Guest of Honour.
Some of the Artists
Jhun Ciolo Diamante
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Jun Bueno Silva
“First memory that comes to mind is the portrait of Pope Paul VI in 1970 that became the cover of all magazines in the Philippines during his pastoral visit. This painting was brought to the Vatican as gift from the Philippine government. My second memorable work was unveiled in November 1979, for the former Mayor of San Francisco, California (now US Senator) Dianne Feinstein.
Antonio ‘Jun’ Afable
Antonio ‘Jun’ A. Afable, Jr. took up Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas and graduated in 1981. His passion for his art brought him to participate in numerous art exhibitions in the Philippines and in Italy.
Romi C. MananQuil
Mananquil played an important role in organizing Filipino artists in northern America when he migrated to Canada in 1985. He founded the Philippine Artists Group (PAG) and was President for 14 years. His group aims to unify Filipino artists and propagate Philippine visual arts in the region. In 2004, he organized the 1st PAG show in Manila followed in 2006 by a 3-man show with former UP classmates, Dan Dizon and now National Artist Bencab. MananQuil is now one of the more established Filipino artists in Canada.
About Convergence Internationale
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