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Pacita Abad | |
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Born | Pacita Barsana Abad October 5, 1946 |
Died | December 7, 2004 | (aged 58)
Resting place | Basco, Batanes, Philippines |
Nationality | Filipino, American |
Education | Corcoran School of Art Art Students League of New York |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, 1968) Lone Mountain College (MA, 1972) |
Notable work | Alkaff Bridge |
Website | http://www.pacitaabad.com/ |
Pacita Barsana Abad (October 5, 1946 – December 7, 2004) was an Ivatan and Filipino-American artist. Her more than 30-year painting career began when she traveled to the United States to undertake graduate studies in Spain. She exhibited her work in over 200 museums, galleries and other venues, including 75 solo shows, around the world. Abad's work is now in public, corporate and private art collections in over 70 countries.