FIL DELACRUZ

1950 November 22
Sta. Cruz, Hagonoy
Bulacan, Philippines

ART STUDIES

1992    Lithography Workshop, Paris, France

1983    Art Students' League, New York, U.S.A

1974    BFA Major in Advertising Arts, University of Santo Tomas
          College of Architecture and Fine Arts

AWARDS AND DISTINCTION

1998: First Prize, Graphic Arts Category, National Commision for Culture and Arts
         Third Biennial Arts Competition

1995: President, Philippine Association of Printmakers

1992-95: Senior Lecturer, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

1992: Philippine Representative to the Republic of Namibia, Global Print Portfolio

         Thirteen Artists Awardee, Cultural Center of the Philippines

1990: Best Entry - Light Foundation Art Competition  

1989: Best Entry - Light Foundation Art Competition  

1986: Second Prize - Art Association of the Philippines - Rotary Open Art Competition

         Honorable Mention - Art Association of the Philippines - Rotary Open Art Competition
         Graphic Art Experimental Category

1985: Outstanding Bulakeño in the Field of Arts

1983: Grand Prize - 36th Annual Art Competition - Art Association of the Philippines

1982: Finalist, First International Biennial for Print, Republic of China

        Grand Prize - 35th Annual Art Competition - Art Association of the Philippines

1980: Gold Medal - 34th Annual Art Competition - Art Association of the Philippines

1975: Grand Prize - Bancom Graphic Arts Competition

1974: Honorable Mention - Rotary Club, On-the-Spot Watercolor Painting Contest

1973: Benavidez Awardee - University of Santo Tomas, College of Architecture and Fine Arts                      
         Art Editor, Vision Magazine, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila

         Fourth Honorable Mention - Watercolor On-the-Spot Painting Contest,
         National Culture Consciousness Week

         First Prize - Graphic Arts Competition, UST, Annual Students' Art Competition

         First Honorable Mention - Photography Contest, UST, Annual Students' Art Competition

1972: Second Honorable Mention - 2nd Annual On-the-Spot Painting Contest - Public Recreation Bureau     

         First Honorable Mention - 1st AFA Group Sculpture Contest - University of Santo Tomas                      
         Third Honorable Mention - 1st AFA Group Sculpture Contest - University of Santo Tomas

1971: First Prize - YMCA 19th Annual Students' Art Competition of the Philippines

ONE-MAN EXHIBITS

1998: "Tribute kay Inang", Casa Victoria, Newark Ave., New Jersey, U.S.A.

1996: "Bulawan", Galerie Y Artwalk, SM Megamall Mandaluyong City, Philippines

1994: "Painting and Graphic Works", De La Salle University , Manila, Philippines

1993: "Tagubilin", Manila Midtown Hotel , Manila, Philippines

1992: "Larawaginip", Lopez Museum, Pasig, Philippines

         "Oil on Wood and Mezzotint", Galerie Lafayette , Paris, France

1991: "Paintings and Prints", Jupiter Art House, Makati, Philippines

         "Painting * Mezzotint", Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines

         "Painting * Mezzotint", BAA Gallery, Bacolod City, Philippines

1990: "Diwata at Kalikasan", ASTRA Gallery, Makati, Philippines

1988: "Wood Nymph", Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines

1987: "Painted Dreams I", Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines

         "Painted Dreams II", Lopez Museum, Pasig, Philippines

1986: "Watercolor and Pastels", Finale Art File, Makati, Philippines

         "Goddess of the South and Other Painted Dreams"

          Cultural Center of the Philippines Manila, Philippines

1983: "Mezzotint" Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

         "Pasimula", Philippine Consulate, New York, U.S.A.

1982: "Mezzotint", Hiraya Gallery, Manila, Philippines

1981: "Mga Pinakabagong Likha", City Gallery, Manila, Philippines

1998: Art Festival Pekan Seni Ipoh 111, Malaysia

1997: 12th Asian International Art Exhibition, Centro de Actividades Turisticas,

         Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomez, Macau

1986: First International Exhibit of Plastic Arts, Baghdad, Iraq

        Segunda Bienal De La Habana, Cuba

1985: International Print Exhibit, Peoples Republic of China

        15 Kunstler, Grafik der Philippinen, Bonn, Germany

         2nd Art Show, Fukuoka, Japan

1984: Two-Man-Show, Genesis Gallery, Mandaluyong, Philippines

1983: International Print Exhibit, Peoples Republic of China

1982: Philippine Contemporary Prints Traveling Exhibit, London and Glasgow

1981: Mini Gravat International, Galeria d' Art, S. Jordi, Gerona Spain

         Philippine Art, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

         Philippine Contemporary Prints, Hong Kong Arts Center

1976: Two-Man-Show Woodcut Prints, Solidaridad Galleries, Manila, Philippines

1975: Exhibit of Prizewinning Prints, PAP Workshop Gallery, Manila, Philippines

1974: UST Printmakers Group, PAP Workshop Gallery, Manila, Philippines