Nena Saguil | |
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Born | Simplicia Laconico Saguil September 19, 1914 Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines |
Died | February 1994 Paris, France |
Occupation | Visual artist |
Nationality | Filipino |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines |
Genre | Abstract art |
Notable awards | Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines) |
Nena Saguil (September 19, 1914 – February, 1994) was a Filipina artist of modernist and abstract paintings and ink drawings. She was most known for her cosmic, organic, and spiritual abstract works depicting internal landscapes of feeling and imagination. For these, Saguil is considered a pioneer of Filipino abstract art.[1][2]