Nationality Filipino | Name Danilo Santiago | |
Full Name Danilo Palomer Santiago Awards UST Albertus Magnus Awardee in Visual Arts 2009, UST Benavides Awardee 1971, Similar Elito Circa, Geraldine Javier, Rodel Tapaya | ||
Danilo Palomer Santiago (born November 27, 1951) is a Full-time Filipino Eclectic painter, professor and Department Chair of University of Santo Tomas - College of Fine Arts and Design (UST-CFAD), Painting Department. His murals are displayed at the Malacaňang Palace, UST Main Building - Faculty of Civil Law and Veterans Memoraila Medical Center and whose works won awards in various art competitions. He was born in Sorsogon, Philippines and now lives in Manila.
Contents
- Early life
- Awards
- Style and Influence
- One man shows
- Group exhibitions
- Art Association of the Philippines
- Benavidez Art Group
- Tuesday Group of Artists
- Gruppo Biswal
- Grupong Tomasino
- Other facts
- References
Early life
Santiago was born in Irosin, Sorsogon on November 27, 1951. He started his painting career when he entered college in 1971 at age 17 and finished his college education at the University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture and Fine Arts in Manila, with a degree in Painting in 1978. He is also a scholar in the College of Architecture and Fine Arts of UST during his schooldays. He finished his masteral degree in Fine Arts at the UST Graduate School. He now teaches Drawing & painting in the UST Painting Department where he is also the department chair.
Awards
Style and Influence
Danilo Santiago is an Eclectic Artist. He is skillful in several art media such as watercolor, oil, pastels and others and applies different art movements in every painting he made. He offers a fresh and colorful point of view, a glimpse of his luminous genius in his individual works of art. He was trained under Angelito Antonio, Antonio Austria, Bonifacio Cristobal, Wenceslao Garcia, Diosdado Lorenzo, and Mario Parial.
One-man shows
Group exhibitions
BIKOL EXPRESSIONS - Art Center,Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines -2015 "Meeting of the Minds"- ArtAsia Gallery, megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines "Brushstrokes"- Students and faculty joint exhibit for the Freshmen Parents' Orientation of Painting Program of CFAD-UST
Art Association of the Philippines
Art Association of the Philippines is an art organization that aims to "advance and foster, and promote the interests of those who work in the visual arts
Benavidez Art Group
Benavidez Art Group is an exclusive group of eight Thomasian alumni artists. They share a common love and discipline for the art and a common vision which is very much aligned to being a Thomasian.
Tuesday Group of Artists
Tuesday Art Group is a small group of Filipino artists decided to tear down the disarray among local visual artists, and organized an umbrella group called Visual Artists Cooperative of the Philippines (VACOOP). Otherwise known as the Tuesday Group of Artists.
Gruppo Biswal
Gruppo Biswal an art group composed of visual artists who work using various media.
Grupong Tomasino
Grupong Tomasino is group of 69 alumni and faculty members of UST-CFAD.
BIKOL Expressions Art Group