From the Archive
SEGMENTS OF A MASTER'S CV
To understand the present, we must look at the foundation. Prudencio Lamarroza’s career is marked by a relentless pursuit of technical excellence. Here are the pillars of his professional journey
Throughout his career, Lamarroza has moved masterfully between vibrant Impressionism, disciplined Grids, and Minimalist studies in oil, acrylic, ink and watercolor. Regardless of the medium, his objective remains constant: to capture the hidden structures of existence. His canvases do not merely show a subject they reveal the prismatic energy that binds all things together.
Today, Lamarroza Paintings continue to archive and curate his lifelong journey, ensuring that his meticulous craftsmanship and transformative vision remain accessible to the next generation of collectors and scholars.
2026
Held a three-man show entitle Synergy at drybrush Gallery, SM Moa with Turs Simsuangco and Caesario from March 11-30.
2025
One-man show and launch of self-titled book authored by Cid Reyes at JuanMiro Gallery from July 20- August 17.
Joined a group show entitled Masterpieces: A Celebration of Contemporary Philippine Art at Nami Gallery from August 1-August 31.
Group show entitled Pamana at dry brush Gallery, SM MOA from February 1 - February 28. 2024
Part of the group show at ArtistSpace Ayala Museum entitled The Distinguished '24 from November 11- December 4.
One of the artworks exhibited at Histories and Horizons: Metropolitan Museum of Manila Permanent Art Collection, curated by Professor May Lyn Cruz from February 13-17, 2024.
2023
Three-man show with Anita Del Rosario and Caesario at SM Megamall, Art Center on January 22-Febraury 2, 2023 by Passion Arts Gallery.
Chosen as one of the Outstanding UST Atelier Alumni Honoree.
Participated on the group show Vision Compendio by Art Lounge Manila and UST Atelier Alumni Association Inc., at the Podium from August 18-31, 2023.
2016
Joined Dom Briones, Henri Cainglet, and Roy Veneracion for a four-man show, Quadrant on July 28-August 17 at Ricco Renzo Gallery.
2015
Joined the group show “RROAR” Ricco Renzo’s Art Rage Exhibit on March 1-11
2014
Passion Arts Gallery exhibit with his student Anna Edillon Tan, Festival of Colors at Ricco Renzo Art Gallery on September 3-15.
2004
Began his series of "organic" drawings. 2002 Held a special collection of his pattern paintings on the last week of July (until August 4) at Gallery Nine, SM Megamall.
2001
Held one-man exhibit which broke new ground: "Landscape in Memory" at the Metropolitan Gallery.
2000
Selected as one of the "Thirteen Painters for the 21st Century" by Sikat Books. The essay on Lamarroza was written by Anthony John R. Riblis.
1999Held three solo shows: "Drawn Dreams" at the Metropolitan Gallery "Notes in the Millenium" at the CCP Little Theatre and "Seasons", also at the Metropolitan.
1998Held three solo shows: "Drawn Dreams" at the Metropolitan Gallery "Notes in the Millenium" at the CCP Little Theatre and "Seasons", also at the Metropolitan.
1998
Mounted two solo exhibitions: "Boundless Realms" at the Art Venue Gallery and "Diwata“ at Gallery Nouveau.
1996
Joined Anna Fer and Aro Soriano for an exhibition, "Three Filipino Artists in London," under the sponsorship of The Economists, a leading publication on global issues. Held in November, the show was curated by Jun Terra, a London-based Filipino poet and painter, and David Bain, Southeast Asia editor of The Economists Intelligence Unit. According to David Bain, head of the Economists art committee, "The Filipino artists we have chosen to invite are highly regarded and are known for the social, ecological, and ethnic motifs in their works."
1995
Joined group exhibitions held at the Philippine National Bank, Robinson's Galleria, and in the cities of Davao and Cebu.
Held one-man exhibition, featuring themes from Nature Transformed, Amburayan Queen, and Riverstones, at the Pre-Metodhist Gallery Hall in Chelsea, England, under sponsorship of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Continued work on video art and notebook collages, installation of found objects, and video-light-music. Appeared on the cover of Twentieth-Century Filipino Artists, Volume II, by Manuel D. Duldulao. The artist’s chronology covered twelve inside pages, featuring 15 plates.
1994
Participated in a tour organized by Alegria Work and Decor which covered the cities of Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit in the U.S.A., Singapore, Jakarta, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and Hongkong in Asia, and Olongapo, Bangued, Vigan, and Manila in the Philippines.
1993
Held two solo exhibitions: "Nature Transformed I," his fourteenth, at Victoria Plaza, Davao City and "Nature Transformed II," his fifteenth, at the SM Art Center, from October 11-24. Included in his show were white-on-white pieces made of Pinatubo ashfall and lahar washout.
Guested in group shows mounted by the Alegria Work and Decor group at the Manila Peninsula and in Cagayan de Oro City.
1992
Held another solo exhibition, "Photo Montage," at the Heritage Art Center.
Joined the "Shell Winners Reunion," exhibition at Shangri-La Plaza and "Tree shirts" at the Ayala Museum.
Featured in Art Philippines, Chapter V, "Pluralistic Expressions," written by Jeannie Javelosa and Paul Zafaralla.
1991
Teamed up with PWU colleague Raul Isidro and UST classmate Romeo Gutierrez for a three-man show, "Dimensions V," at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati.
1990
Participated in two group shows: "Ecology" at the Ayala Museum and "Etnika" at the National Museum.
1989
Held his thirteenth solo exhibition, "Trees and Fish Tales," which opened at the Lopez Museum on October 16, and at the Ayala Museum on October 26.
Interacted with young artists who interpreted his photographs at the Ayala Museum. Participated in a group exhibition, "Master's Pieces," at the Madrigal Art Center in Alabang.
1988
Held his twelfth one-man show. "New Pages" at the Heritage Art Center. (6 St. Wiliams cor Lantana, Cubao, Quezon City) from November 19 to December 2.
Joined a group exhibition, "Filipino Artists," organized by MR Gallery Hawaii.
1987
Participated in the Ecology exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).
1986
Represented the Philippines in the Baghdad International Festival of Arts in Iraq and proceeded solo to the Iraqi International Art Exhibition.
Presented his tenth one-man exhibition of paintings and photographs at the Diviana Gallery in Greenhills.
1985
August 31, Saturday: Held his ninth solo exhibition, "Myth and Magic in the Image of Woman," at the main gallery of Genesis Banco de Oriente Center, 718 Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila). Guests of honor: Ms. Maria Luisa Reyes Llamado and Dr. Genaro Yusi.
Joined the 4th Asean Convention exhibition of paintings and photographs and the R.P.- U.S. Business Development Council art exhibition which toured Washington, D.C., Chicago, Seattle, and Honolulu under the auspices MR Gallery, Hawaii.
1984
Participated in the Genesis exhibition "The Images of the Filipina."
1983
Received the Patnubay Kalinangan Award for Painting from the City of Manila.
Featured on the cover of Who Magazine in its January 19 issue. In her cover sto ry titled "Journey to Amburayan," Margie T. Logarta described Lamarroza as "dark as the bua, a native betelnut chewed and relished by the old folks in his hometown along the banks of the Amburayan River in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur. Where he comes from, nowhere are sun, sky earth more palpable, blending together in an intense combination to sear the senses. It is forever summer in the land and among the people of artist Prudencio Villamor Lamarroza."
1982
Placed second to Manuel Rodriguez, Jr. in the Mobil Art Awards. The other finalists were: Paz Abad Santos, Lao Lian Ben, and Tam P. Austria.
Joined the Gallery Genesis group of residents until 1986.
Given a one-man show by Gallery Genesis entitled "The Expressions of Lamarroza". Appeared on the cover of the Filipinas Journal in its Volume III issue. The cover story titled "The Artist as Ecologist," written by Emilie Mae F. Quimpo, ran for seven pages, illustrated with six plates, including the mural-sized The Joyous Kingdom.
1980
August 14 - October 31: Included in the major group exhibition "Philippine Paintings Old and New" at the Hague, Netherlands. Previewed at the Museum of Philippine Art in the last week of July, the show comprised 61 works by 44 artists, among them Juan Luna, Felix Resurrection Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo, and the Neo-Realists. The young generation was represented by Angelito Antonio, Bencab, Onib Olmeda, Santiago Bose, and eight other painters.
Adjudged one of the semi-finalists in the 1980 Mobil Art Awards.
In her book documenting what she called a "first-of-a-kind event," Alice Guillermo listed Lamarroza, along with Bose, Abdulmari Imao, and Jaime de Guzman as "Artists Beyond Categories."
1979
May 1 - 19: Exhibited his ecological landscapes at the Heritage Art Center (300 P. Guevarra St., San Juan Metro Manila). Amadis Ma. Guerrero, reviewing the show for The Times Journal, was aghast at how "the divinities have forsaken the Amburayan River... Lamarroza unveils a dismal but wondrous sight: wastelands arid plains, dried rivers leafless, gnarled and twisted trees and rotting trunks."
Malacañang donated 300 seedlings of the giant Ipil and Narra trees to be distributed among the guests on the opening day, in connection with the government's campaign for the "Greening of the Countryside."
1978
Received the "Sadiri ti Tagudin" award along with singer Evelyn Mandac. Included in a major group exhibition, "Insights into Contemporary Philippines Art," held in Manila and New York.
1977
February 14 - 28: Unveiled the Amburayan Queen at six in the evening of Monday at the Metro Gallery, LorCalma Building, Paseo de Roxas, Legaspi Village, Makati.
Angel G. de Jesus, writing for Business day, found it "difficult, after seeing the twenty-five paintings, to forget the woman of Lamarroza. Their hypnotic and enigmatic eyes keep haunting you. They are indeed... eternal woman forever asserting herself. They challenge the assumed superiority of man, but like Cleopatra, they also ensnare him. They are the eternal Eve who caused the fall of Adam."
Leonidas V. Benesa, writing for the Philippine Daily Express, called Lamarroza's women "portraits of the great matriarchs - the Gabriela Silangs and the Princesa Urdujas - of his race, and, mutatis mutandis of the Filipino people."
1975
August 12 - 26: Lamarroza exhibited the "Amburayan Series" at the Solidaridad. In November, the series was shown at the Metro Gallery under the sponsorship of Odette Alcantara. The sixth one-man exhibition showed Lamarroza broadening the scope of his canvas and venturing into different colors and symbolic figures in a distinctive style he called "Multiple Images".
1974
Mounted his third one-man show at the Solidaridad Galleries. Held his fourth solo exhibition on the subject of "Population Explosion", organized by Manuel D. Duldulao for the Quad Gallery. Guest of honor: Alfredo R. Roces.
Joined Restituto Embuscado in a two-man exhibition at the Miladay Art Center.
Won second prize at the AAP Annual. Included in the ITT International Exhibition held at the Miami Art Center in Florida.
1973
Held his second solo show at Solidaridad, featuring a collection of elaborate frames that contained nothing but empty space, a Dadaist commentary on collectors who place more value on the amenities that surround art than the work itself.
Won Second prize in the Mobil-AAP Annual with Manila 70's, stirring a war of words between critics, particularly in Alfredo R. Roces's column, "Light and Shadow"
1972
Featured in the book, Contemporary Philippine Art, by Manuel D. Duldulao with his plate, The Neon Hour.
1971
Presented his first one-man exhibition of metal and polymer paintings at the Solidaridad Galleries (corner Remedios and M.H. del Pilar, Malate, Manila) from January 20 - February 5.
1970
Bagged the grand prize in the ITT's First Worldwide Corporate Advertising Campaign in New York.
Joined seven other artists who called themselves "Contours Eight" in an art exhibition at the Manila Hilton Art Center on September 4.
1969
Represented the Philippines in the Tokyo Biennial under the sponsorship of F. Sionil Jose's Solidaridad Galleries.
1968
Garnered third place in an on-the-spot competition sponsored by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA).
Joined Raul Isidro and Raul Lebajo in a three-man exhibition entitled "Dimensions III" under the auspices of PMA. The exhibit later on moved to the Hidalgo Gallery.
Received the "Most Outstanding Art Student" award from PWU.
1967
Transferred to Philippine Women's University (PWU) participated in a group exhibition mounted by Dean Mariano Madarang at the Silverio Building in Makati.
1966
Won third prize in the UST Annual and second prize in the 16th Shell Annual.
1965
Won third prize for a still life in a university-wide art competition. Won third prize with his entry, Girl with a Butterfly, in the 15th Shell Annual.
Won second and third prizes in the Atelier Camera Club competition.
1963
Enrolled at the University of Santo Tomas where he got a scolding from Prof. Diosdado Lorenzo for his rendition of a nude in blue.
Today, Lamarroza Paintings continue to archive and curate his lifelong journey, ensuring that his meticulous craftsmanship and transformative vision remain accessible to the next generation of collectors and scholars.
2026
Held a three-man show entitle Synergy at drybrush Gallery, SM Moa with Turs Simsuangco and Caesario from March 11-30.
2025
One-man show and launch of self-titled book authored by Cid Reyes at JuanMiro Gallery from July 20- August 17.
Joined a group show entitled Masterpieces: A Celebration of Contemporary Philippine Art at Nami Gallery from August 1-August 31.
Group show entitled Pamana at dry brush Gallery, SM MOA from February 1 - February 28. 2024
Part of the group show at ArtistSpace Ayala Museum entitled The Distinguished '24 from November 11- December 4.
One of the artworks exhibited at Histories and Horizons: Metropolitan Museum of Manila Permanent Art Collection, curated by Professor May Lyn Cruz from February 13-17, 2024.
2023
Three-man show with Anita Del Rosario and Caesario at SM Megamall, Art Center on January 22-Febraury 2, 2023 by Passion Arts Gallery.
Chosen as one of the Outstanding UST Atelier Alumni Honoree.
Participated on the group show Vision Compendio by Art Lounge Manila and UST Atelier Alumni Association Inc., at the Podium from August 18-31, 2023.
2016
Joined Dom Briones, Henri Cainglet, and Roy Veneracion for a four-man show, Quadrant on July 28-August 17 at Ricco Renzo Gallery.
2015
Joined the group show “RROAR” Ricco Renzo’s Art Rage Exhibit on March 1-11
2014
Passion Arts Gallery exhibit with his student Anna Edillon Tan, Festival of Colors at Ricco Renzo Art Gallery on September 3-15.
2004
Began his series of "organic" drawings. 2002 Held a special collection of his pattern paintings on the last week of July (until August 4) at Gallery Nine, SM Megamall.
2001
Held one-man exhibit which broke new ground: "Landscape in Memory" at the Metropolitan Gallery.
2000
Selected as one of the "Thirteen Painters for the 21st Century" by Sikat Books. The essay on Lamarroza was written by Anthony John R. Riblis.
1999Held three solo shows: "Drawn Dreams" at the Metropolitan Gallery "Notes in the Millenium" at the CCP Little Theatre and "Seasons", also at the Metropolitan.
1998Held three solo shows: "Drawn Dreams" at the Metropolitan Gallery "Notes in the Millenium" at the CCP Little Theatre and "Seasons", also at the Metropolitan.
1998
Mounted two solo exhibitions: "Boundless Realms" at the Art Venue Gallery and "Diwata“ at Gallery Nouveau.
1996
Joined Anna Fer and Aro Soriano for an exhibition, "Three Filipino Artists in London," under the sponsorship of The Economists, a leading publication on global issues. Held in November, the show was curated by Jun Terra, a London-based Filipino poet and painter, and David Bain, Southeast Asia editor of The Economists Intelligence Unit. According to David Bain, head of the Economists art committee, "The Filipino artists we have chosen to invite are highly regarded and are known for the social, ecological, and ethnic motifs in their works."
1995
Joined group exhibitions held at the Philippine National Bank, Robinson's Galleria, and in the cities of Davao and Cebu.
Held one-man exhibition, featuring themes from Nature Transformed, Amburayan Queen, and Riverstones, at the Pre-Metodhist Gallery Hall in Chelsea, England, under sponsorship of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Continued work on video art and notebook collages, installation of found objects, and video-light-music. Appeared on the cover of Twentieth-Century Filipino Artists, Volume II, by Manuel D. Duldulao. The artist’s chronology covered twelve inside pages, featuring 15 plates.
1994
Participated in a tour organized by Alegria Work and Decor which covered the cities of Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit in the U.S.A., Singapore, Jakarta, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and Hongkong in Asia, and Olongapo, Bangued, Vigan, and Manila in the Philippines.
1993
Held two solo exhibitions: "Nature Transformed I," his fourteenth, at Victoria Plaza, Davao City and "Nature Transformed II," his fifteenth, at the SM Art Center, from October 11-24. Included in his show were white-on-white pieces made of Pinatubo ashfall and lahar washout.
Guested in group shows mounted by the Alegria Work and Decor group at the Manila Peninsula and in Cagayan de Oro City.
1992
Held another solo exhibition, "Photo Montage," at the Heritage Art Center.
Joined the "Shell Winners Reunion," exhibition at Shangri-La Plaza and "Tree shirts" at the Ayala Museum.
Featured in Art Philippines, Chapter V, "Pluralistic Expressions," written by Jeannie Javelosa and Paul Zafaralla.
1991
Teamed up with PWU colleague Raul Isidro and UST classmate Romeo Gutierrez for a three-man show, "Dimensions V," at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati.
1990
Participated in two group shows: "Ecology" at the Ayala Museum and "Etnika" at the National Museum.
1989
Held his thirteenth solo exhibition, "Trees and Fish Tales," which opened at the Lopez Museum on October 16, and at the Ayala Museum on October 26.
Interacted with young artists who interpreted his photographs at the Ayala Museum. Participated in a group exhibition, "Master's Pieces," at the Madrigal Art Center in Alabang.
1988
Held his twelfth one-man show. "New Pages" at the Heritage Art Center. (6 St. Wiliams cor Lantana, Cubao, Quezon City) from November 19 to December 2.
Joined a group exhibition, "Filipino Artists," organized by MR Gallery Hawaii.
1987
Participated in the Ecology exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).
1986
Represented the Philippines in the Baghdad International Festival of Arts in Iraq and proceeded solo to the Iraqi International Art Exhibition.
Presented his tenth one-man exhibition of paintings and photographs at the Diviana Gallery in Greenhills.
1985
August 31, Saturday: Held his ninth solo exhibition, "Myth and Magic in the Image of Woman," at the main gallery of Genesis Banco de Oriente Center, 718 Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila). Guests of honor: Ms. Maria Luisa Reyes Llamado and Dr. Genaro Yusi.
Joined the 4th Asean Convention exhibition of paintings and photographs and the R.P.- U.S. Business Development Council art exhibition which toured Washington, D.C., Chicago, Seattle, and Honolulu under the auspices MR Gallery, Hawaii.
1984
Participated in the Genesis exhibition "The Images of the Filipina."
1983
Received the Patnubay Kalinangan Award for Painting from the City of Manila.
Featured on the cover of Who Magazine in its January 19 issue. In her cover sto ry titled "Journey to Amburayan," Margie T. Logarta described Lamarroza as "dark as the bua, a native betelnut chewed and relished by the old folks in his hometown along the banks of the Amburayan River in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur. Where he comes from, nowhere are sun, sky earth more palpable, blending together in an intense combination to sear the senses. It is forever summer in the land and among the people of artist Prudencio Villamor Lamarroza."
1982
Placed second to Manuel Rodriguez, Jr. in the Mobil Art Awards. The other finalists were: Paz Abad Santos, Lao Lian Ben, and Tam P. Austria.
Joined the Gallery Genesis group of residents until 1986.
Given a one-man show by Gallery Genesis entitled "The Expressions of Lamarroza". Appeared on the cover of the Filipinas Journal in its Volume III issue. The cover story titled "The Artist as Ecologist," written by Emilie Mae F. Quimpo, ran for seven pages, illustrated with six plates, including the mural-sized The Joyous Kingdom.
1980
August 14 - October 31: Included in the major group exhibition "Philippine Paintings Old and New" at the Hague, Netherlands. Previewed at the Museum of Philippine Art in the last week of July, the show comprised 61 works by 44 artists, among them Juan Luna, Felix Resurrection Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo, and the Neo-Realists. The young generation was represented by Angelito Antonio, Bencab, Onib Olmeda, Santiago Bose, and eight other painters.
Adjudged one of the semi-finalists in the 1980 Mobil Art Awards.
In her book documenting what she called a "first-of-a-kind event," Alice Guillermo listed Lamarroza, along with Bose, Abdulmari Imao, and Jaime de Guzman as "Artists Beyond Categories."
1979
May 1 - 19: Exhibited his ecological landscapes at the Heritage Art Center (300 P. Guevarra St., San Juan Metro Manila). Amadis Ma. Guerrero, reviewing the show for The Times Journal, was aghast at how "the divinities have forsaken the Amburayan River... Lamarroza unveils a dismal but wondrous sight: wastelands arid plains, dried rivers leafless, gnarled and twisted trees and rotting trunks."
Malacañang donated 300 seedlings of the giant Ipil and Narra trees to be distributed among the guests on the opening day, in connection with the government's campaign for the "Greening of the Countryside."
1978
Received the "Sadiri ti Tagudin" award along with singer Evelyn Mandac. Included in a major group exhibition, "Insights into Contemporary Philippines Art," held in Manila and New York.
1977
February 14 - 28: Unveiled the Amburayan Queen at six in the evening of Monday at the Metro Gallery, LorCalma Building, Paseo de Roxas, Legaspi Village, Makati.
Angel G. de Jesus, writing for Business day, found it "difficult, after seeing the twenty-five paintings, to forget the woman of Lamarroza. Their hypnotic and enigmatic eyes keep haunting you. They are indeed... eternal woman forever asserting herself. They challenge the assumed superiority of man, but like Cleopatra, they also ensnare him. They are the eternal Eve who caused the fall of Adam."
Leonidas V. Benesa, writing for the Philippine Daily Express, called Lamarroza's women "portraits of the great matriarchs - the Gabriela Silangs and the Princesa Urdujas - of his race, and, mutatis mutandis of the Filipino people."
1975
August 12 - 26: Lamarroza exhibited the "Amburayan Series" at the Solidaridad. In November, the series was shown at the Metro Gallery under the sponsorship of Odette Alcantara. The sixth one-man exhibition showed Lamarroza broadening the scope of his canvas and venturing into different colors and symbolic figures in a distinctive style he called "Multiple Images".
1974
Mounted his third one-man show at the Solidaridad Galleries. Held his fourth solo exhibition on the subject of "Population Explosion", organized by Manuel D. Duldulao for the Quad Gallery. Guest of honor: Alfredo R. Roces.
Joined Restituto Embuscado in a two-man exhibition at the Miladay Art Center.
Won second prize at the AAP Annual. Included in the ITT International Exhibition held at the Miami Art Center in Florida.
1973
Held his second solo show at Solidaridad, featuring a collection of elaborate frames that contained nothing but empty space, a Dadaist commentary on collectors who place more value on the amenities that surround art than the work itself.
Won Second prize in the Mobil-AAP Annual with Manila 70's, stirring a war of words between critics, particularly in Alfredo R. Roces's column, "Light and Shadow"
1972
Featured in the book, Contemporary Philippine Art, by Manuel D. Duldulao with his plate, The Neon Hour.
1971
Presented his first one-man exhibition of metal and polymer paintings at the Solidaridad Galleries (corner Remedios and M.H. del Pilar, Malate, Manila) from January 20 - February 5.
1970
Bagged the grand prize in the ITT's First Worldwide Corporate Advertising Campaign in New York.
Joined seven other artists who called themselves "Contours Eight" in an art exhibition at the Manila Hilton Art Center on September 4.
1969
Represented the Philippines in the Tokyo Biennial under the sponsorship of F. Sionil Jose's Solidaridad Galleries.
1968
Garnered third place in an on-the-spot competition sponsored by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA).
Joined Raul Isidro and Raul Lebajo in a three-man exhibition entitled "Dimensions III" under the auspices of PMA. The exhibit later on moved to the Hidalgo Gallery.
Received the "Most Outstanding Art Student" award from PWU.
1967
Transferred to Philippine Women's University (PWU) participated in a group exhibition mounted by Dean Mariano Madarang at the Silverio Building in Makati.
1966
Won third prize in the UST Annual and second prize in the 16th Shell Annual.
1965
Won third prize for a still life in a university-wide art competition. Won third prize with his entry, Girl with a Butterfly, in the 15th Shell Annual.
Won second and third prizes in the Atelier Camera Club competition.
1963
Enrolled at the University of Santo Tomas where he got a scolding from Prof. Diosdado Lorenzo for his rendition of a nude in blue.
