Manuel Baldemor

Manuel Baldemor ya met la Filipino a pintor, eskultor, printmaker, manurat tan ilustrador na libro. Inanak ya ed March 26, 1947, ed Paete, Laguna, Philippines.

Sika ya kilala ed pintor na nagagamit ya iba-iba a media tan nagpapakita na eksena ed simple ya geometric a porma tan adda folk art a karakter. Kadaklan na obra na ed arte so baley na, so tao na baley, so ar-aramiden da ed aldaw-aldaw, tan so selebrasyon da.

Sikato so obra na sikat et di laeng ed Pilipinas no di met ed sabali a pagilian. Ya artist-in-residence ed Chile, Estonia, France, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland tan Portugal. Sikato so obra na kilala ed intero a lubong ta UNICEF ya mangipatakder na greeting cards na obra na tan ipalawa ed intero a lubong.

 Early career and education 

Inadal so Manuel Baldemor ed University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA), a sayan ya naging College of Architecture tan College of Fine Arts and Design. Bayat na estudyante ya agtrabaho ya kadwa na Mabini a artists para makasapul ed kwarta. Kadwa na klasmeyts na agsapul ya tulong na ed ar-aramiden da a academic art plates, ta kilala da so bukod na bukod a abilidad tan estilo.

Bayat na agadal ya naimpluwensyahan na ed modernist a prinsipyo a inintroduce na National Artist Victorio Edades. Si Baldemor ya naipakita ed exhibits a mangipakita na ugat na modern art ed Pilipinas, kadwa na sabali a kilala a artists a naimpluwensyahan na Edades’ a legado.

Ed senior na taon, agtrabaho ya layout artist tan editorial cartoonist para ed Philippine Graphic. Daytoy ya inumpisaan na karera na ed publikasyon.

 Karera 

Nagsimula so karera na bilang pintor ya inipakita na gandang so baley na Paete, Laguna ed pen tan ink. So mural na obra na "Paete I" ya nagwagi ed grand prize ed Art Association of the Philippines Art Competition tan Exhibition ed 1972. Ed sumaruno a taon, so mural na obra na "Paete II" ya nagwagi met so kapareho a premyo. So agsursurong a panagwagi na inbukas so dalan para maging representante na Pilipinas ed XIV International Art Exhibition ed Paris ed 1973. So art critic a Leonides Benesa, tinawag so sikato bilang "The Folk Artist".

Ed dekada 1970, inaramid na so bukod na estilo na arte a pinag-isa na ed rural a alaala na. Inaramid na so adu a obra a nagpapakita na ideal na Pilipinas babaen ed Folk Modernist a estilo. So umuna na exhibit na "The Graphic of Manuel D. Baldemor" ed Hidalgo Gallery ed 1972 ya markado so pagsimula na karera.

Nangwagi ya met so ikatlo na gold prize para ed annual Art Association of the Philippines competition para ed fine prints na 1983. Ineksperimento na met so sabali a media kasla watercolour, acrylic, tempera, oil-on-canvas, woodcut, ceramics, glass, grass paper, tan fine prints.

Asideg ed panagipakita na aldaw-aldaw a biag, si Baldemor ya ineksplor met so espiritwal a tema ed arte. So obra na "Moments with Christ" ya kilala para ed panangibaga na divino a inspirasyon tan agduduma a dimensyon ed repertoire na.

Si Rosalinda Orosa, met la a art connoisseur tan kolumnista, tinawag so sikato bilang "The Chronicle of the Motherland" ta inipakita na gandang amin a lugar ed Pilipinas. Ed 1992, ginawaran so sikato na Cultural Center of the Philippines bilang maysa ed Thirteen Artist Awardees bilang pagkilala ed kontribusyon na para ed pagilian.

Inawat na travel grants bilang artist-in-residence ed FranceMedina, A. (April 25, 2013). "PHL artist Manuel Baldemor features Ifugaos in Paris art exhibit." *GMA News*. Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/305528/pinoyabroad/pinoyachievers/phl-artist-manuel-baldemor-features-ifugaos-in-paris-art-exhibit, England, Switzerland, Russia, Spain, Portugal, tan Scandinavia ed Europe; United States, Mexico, tan Chile ed Americas; Iran, Israel, tan Egypt ed Middle East; South Korea, India, Malaysia, tan China ed Asia. Bawat pagilian a pinuntahan na inaramid na topiko tan subject para ed arte na. Nakilala ya bilang International Artist tan met la Most Travelled Artist ta nakapasyar ya ed lampas 50 a pagilian.

Ed 1995, ginunita na so 25th anniversary na bilang artist na ed exhibit ed Artists’ Corner ed SM Megamall, a nagpakita so dua a obra: "Sining Bayan", a nagpapakita na Filipino identity na, tan "The Global Village", a nagpapakita na international a partisipasyon na. So mga embahador na ed pagilian a pagtrabahuan na bilang artist-in-residence ya immay bilang guests of honor. Ed 1998, so Presidente Fidel V. Ramos ya immay ed panangbukas na mural na "Pasasalamat"Zaide, Jose Abeto (January 21, 2019). "Peripatetic artist & ambassador of goodwill." *Manila Bulletin*. Retrieved March 3, 2019, from https://mb.com.ph/2019/01/21/peripatetic-artist-ambassador-of-goodwill/?amp, a permanenteng nakadisplay ed United Nations Center ed Vienna, Austria. Padur-as na so international a pagkilala na ed 2013 nu Ambassador Carlos C. Salinas ya nagbukas na exhibit na Symphony of Colors ed Madrid, bilang parte na selebrasyon na Philippines–Spain Friendship Day, a nagpapakita met la ed international a lawak na karera na Baldemor.
Ed met la a taon, inorganisa na met so one-day exhibit a pinamagatan Philippine Skyland ed UNESCO ed Paris, a nagpapakita na biag tan kultura na Ifugao a tao.Medina, A. (April 25, 2013). "PHL artist Manuel Baldamor features Ifugaos in Paris art exhibit." *GMA News*. Retrieved June 21, 2025, from https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/305528/phl-artist-manuel-baldemor-features-ifugaos-in-paris-art-exhibit/story/

Sika met la ya eskultor. Ed 1982, nangwagi ya so ika-upat na gold prize para eskultura ed Annual Art Association of the Philippines Competition gamit na obra na "Tribute to the Filipino Farmer," a naipakita ed City Gallery ed Luneta ed 1980, bilang pagdayaw na ama na Perfecto S. Baldemor. Ed 1999, inrepresenta na so Pilipinas ed 3rd Inami International Wooden Sculpture Camp ed Toyama Prefecture, Japan, a inaramid na monumental a "Pamilyang Pilipino," a 1m lapad tan 4m angat.

Ed Oktubre 1–14, 1999, inorganisa na met so ika-100 na exhibit na pinamagatan "A Distinctive Milestone" bilang pintor tan eskultor ed Artists’ Corner ed SM Megamall. Ed daytoy a tiempo, so sikato so maysa laeng a artist a nakapag-exhibit na ed sangagasut a beses.

Sika met la ya manurat tan membro na Writers’ Guild of the Philippines. So tula tan essays naipakita ed nangunguna a dyaryo tan magasin. Columnist ya para ed kultura ed dua a dakel a dyaryo. So weekly column na pinamagatan "Folio" ya naipakita ed Sunday Times na Manila Times ed 1992 aginggana 1994. Pinadayon na met so weekly column na ed "Art and Culture Section" na "The Philippines Star" ed 1997 aginggana 1999. Ed 2025, aktibo ya partisipante ed 51st National Writers Congress na Writers’ Union of the Philippines (UMPIL), a nagdisenyo tan nagdonar na handcrafted trophies para ed Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas literary awards.

Ipinakita na met so abilidad na graphic designer ed panangaramid na souvenir programs para ed XI World Congress of Cardiology ed 1991, XXII International Conference on Internal Medicine ed 1994, tan sabali pay a commemorative books maipanggep ed kasaysayan tan panagtanom na Philippines.

Ed 1980, ginawaran ya so "Gawad Sikap" para ed Visual Arts bilang pagdiriwang na ika-400 a anibersaryo na baley na. So Paetenians International Northeast Chapter ya inrekognisar so sikato bilang "Paetenian of the Year" ed 1985 tan maysa ed "Ten Outstanding Living Paetenians" ed 2000. Ginawaran ya met bilang maysa ed "Natatanging Buhay na Anak ng Bayan" ed Celebration of Balik-Paete 2004.

Sikato ya agturay ed panangipromote tan panangipakita na Paete babaen ed exhibits na kasla "Salubong" ed Nayong Pilipino ed 1978, "The Masters of Paete Exhibit" ed City Gallery, Luneta ed 1980, grand exhibition na "The Paete Phenomenon" ed Cultural Center of the Philippines, tape-recording na dua a historical concerts na Band 69 – "Konsyerto ng Pamanang Himig" tan "Konsyerto ng Sentenaryo ng Banda" ed UP Abelardo Hall ed 1997, tan "Konsyerto ng Sentenaryo ng Kalayaan ng Bansa" ed sulod na sangagasut a taon a Simbahan na Paete, Laguna.

Sikat so obra na ed intero a lubong ta UNICEF ya agaramid na greeting cards na obra na a ipalawa ed intero a lubong. Kilala ya bilang pintor na nagpapakita ed Pilipinas tan ed intero a lubong, a mangipakita na lokal a kultura habang nakikibagay ed global a tema. Sabali a obra na na-adaptar met bilang cross-stitch patterns tan naipakita ed exhibits ed Europa, a nagpapakita na versatility tan international a atraksyon na estilo na visual.

Ed 2009, natapos na so monumental a glass mosaic mural na pinamagatan "People Power", a naipatakder ed Basilica of St. Thérèse ed Lisieux, France. Inaramid ya kadwa na French mosaicists Sylvie Henot tan François Sand, a mangipakilala na 1986 People Power Revolution ed Pilipinas. So mural ya parte na permanenteng koleksyon na basilica, a simbolo na talna tan espiritwal a panagkakaisa. Daytoy a instalasyon ya maysa a raro a dung-aw para ed Filipino a artist ed maysa ed kadakelan a relihiyoso a pilgrimage sites ed France.

 Notable Works 

 Year  Title and Location 2009  Mosaic at the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux, France 2007  Commemorative Stamps for Philippines–France Relations (60th anniversary of Diplomatic Ties), Philippine Embassy in Paris, France 1990s  UNICEF Christmas Cards

 Awards 

 Year  Title and Location 2007  Most Outstanding Alumni of University of Santo Thomas 2004  10th Asian Biennale Bangladesh 1998  Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Delhi, India 1997  Ministry of Arts and Culture, Prague, Czech Republic 1994  Artist-in-residence, Internationale Austausch Ateliers Region Basel, Switzerland 1992  Thirteen Artists Award, Cultural Center of the Philippines 1991  Ministry of Arts and Culture, Cairo, Egypt 1989 First ASEAN Symposium on Aesthetics, Workshop and Exhibition, National Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1988  Artist-in-residence, Santiago, Chile
Artist-in-residence, Miskenot Shaannmin, Jerusalem, Israel
USIS, Voluntary Visitors Program, USA 1987  China Exhibition Agency, The People's Republic of China 1985  Ministry of Arts and Culture, Moscow, USSR
Leutuvos TSR Kuturas Ministerija, Vilnius, Lithuania 1983  Best Fine Print Award, Art Association of the Philippines 1982  Best Sculpture Award, Art Association of the Philippines 1975  British Council, London
Ministry of Arts and Culture, Paris, France 1974   Honorable Mention Award for Painting, AAP 1973  Philippine Representative, XIV Internationale Art Exhibition, Paris, France
Grand Prize Award, Art Association of the Philippines

 Solo exhibits 
 Year  Title and Location 2019 "Luzviminda", New York City, USA 2014"Mosaique" Alliance Francaise, France 2013  "Moments with Christ", SM Megamall Atrium
"Symphony of Colors" Centro Cultural Galileo, Madrid, Spain"Phl Ambassador opens Manuel Baldemor exhibit in Madrid." Archived on May 18, 2015, from https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093940/http://www.interaksyon.com/lifestyle/phl-ambassador-opens-manuel-baldemor-exhibit-in-madrid
"Philippine Skyland" Salon des Délegués., UNESCO Miollis, Paris, France 2012  "Impressions: An Art Exhibition of Paintings" Vienna International Center, Vienna, Austria
"Images of My Homeland and Switzerland" Switzerland 2010  A Cross-Stitch Exhibit, Event Center, SM Megamall 2008  "The Images of the Philippines and Norway" Norway’s Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, Norway, Iceland 2007 "Somewhere in France" Art Center, SM Megamall
"Windows" Atrium, Singapore
"Chromatext Reloaded" CCP Main Gallery
"The Wonders of China" Galerie Y 2006  Vietnam Fine Art Museum exhibit, Hanoi 2005  Galerie S, Stockholm 1998  "Las Canciones de la Revolucion" Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Madrid, Spain
"From the Heart of India" Art Center, SM MegaMall 1997  "A Gift of Nature" Gallery 139, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa
"Dubrovnik Croatia" Galerie Y, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"Czech National Day" Czech Embassy, Manila
"Songs of the Revolution" Ayala Museum, Makati City
"Prague, The Heart of Europe" Ayala Museum, Makati City
"Mula sa Sinisintang Lupa" GSIS Museo ng Sining, GSIS Bldg, Financial Center, Pasay
"Philippines Nature's Wonder" Hotel Bayerischen Hof, Munich, Germany
"Images of my Native Land" Novomestska Radnice, Prague, Czech Republic
"Hymn to my Homeland" Kunst Im Sonnenhof, Bern, Switzerland
"Transition" The Crucible Gallery, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong 1996  "Cultural and Spiritual Homeland" Museo Iloilo, Iloilo City
"Quelque Part En France" La Galerie, Alliance Francaise de Manille
"Global Village" The Art Center, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"Hymn to the Earth" Luz Gallery, Makati City
"Discovery" The Country of Tagaytay Highlands, Tagaytay City
"Festival of my Hometown" Philippine International Convention Center 1995  "Switzerland Aquarelle" Finale Art Gallery, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"Pasko sa Aming Bayan" EDSA Plaza Hotel, Mandaluyong
"Graces from the Land" Gen. Luna Gallery, Davao City
"Masskara", Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel, Bacolod City
"Sining Bayan" Art Center, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"CEBU, The Queen City of the South" SM City, Cebu 1994  "Madonna Filipina" Sculpture Exhibition, Heritage Art Center, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong
"Flowers from the Alps" Galerie Y, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"A Piece of Switzerland" Ayala Museum, Makati City
"Ein Stuck Schwiz" International Austausch Ateliers Region, Basel, Switzerland 1993  "Maskara ng Buhay" Galerie Y, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"Zona Verde" Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City
"Philippine Skyworld" Phoenix Gallery, Baguio City
"Cogon at Kahoy" Woodcut Prints Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Makati City
"Scent of China" Galerie Y, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"The Gentle Carabao" West Gallery, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"Festival of Colors" Victoria Plaza, Davao City 1992  "Pasko Filipino" Heritage Art Center, SM MegaMall, Mandaluyong
"Mirror" Lopez Museum, Pasig
"Awit at Kulay" Hotel Nikko Manila Garden, Makati City
"Season's Best" Westin Philippine Plaza Hotel, Manila
"Recuerdos de Mexico" Ayala Museum, Makati City 1991  "Underneath the Rainbow" Philippines Center, New York City, USA
"The Wonders of Egypt II" Egyptian Ambassador's Residence, Makati City
"The Wonders of Egypt I" Lopez Museum, Pasig
"The Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" National Gallery, Open House, Cairo, Egypt
"Ugat ng Sariling Atin" UPLB Gallery, Los Baños, Laguna
"Ang Pista sa Nayon" West Gallery, Quezon City
"Sa Duyan ng Pagmamahal" Ayala Museum, Makati City
"May Isang Bayan sa Dakong Silangan" Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
"Sa Lambong ng Bahag-hari" Artist's Corner Gallery, Hotel Intercontinental Manila, Makati City 1990  "Munting Bayan sa Salamin" Hotel Nikko Manila Garden, Makati City
"Nature's Best" Lopez Museum, Pasig
"Sining at Lulturang Kinagisnan" The Luz Gallery, Makati City
"Pagdiriwang" Philippine International Convention Center, Manila 1989  "Chile: A Discovery of Colors" The National Museum, Manila 1987  "The Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" Harry Steel Cultural Center, Kiriat Ono, Israel
"As I Came Down from Jerusalem" Ayala Museum, Makati City
"Munting Bayan" Philippine Center, New York 1986  "Homage to Carlos V. Francisco" Angono Artist's, Angono, Rizal
"Recent Works" Lopez Museum, Pasig
"Homage to Botong" Ayala Museum, Makati City
"American Experience" Thomas Jefferson Cultural Center, Makati City
"The Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" International Art Gallery, Beijing, China
"Xian Beyond Expectations" Ayala Museum, Makati City 1985  "The Graphic Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" The Friendship House, Moscow, USSR
"Manuelis Baldemoras Tapyba Grapika" Lietuvos TSR Dailies Muziejus, Vilnius	 Lithuania
"Folk Vision" The Luz Gallery, Makati City
"Pahiyas and the Year of the Carabao" Gallery Genesis, Mandaluyong 1984  "Summertime" Gallery Marguerite, Hyatt Terraces, Baguio City
"Baldemor Country" The Luz Gallery, Makati City 1983  "Laguna, the Land and the People" Hidalgo Gallery, makati City
"Painting and Sculpture" ELF Arthaus, Parañaque, Metro Manila
"Munting Bayan" Ayala Museum, Makati City 1982  "Roots" Greenhills Art Center, San Juan, Metro Manila 1981  "Korean Impressions" Greenhills Art Center, San Juan, Metro Manila
"Baldemor's Painting Exhibition" Philippine Embassy, Seoul, Korea
"Images of the Homeland" Greenhills Art Center, San Juan, Metro Manila 1980  "Tribute to the Filipino Farmers" (Sculpture) City Gallery, Manila 1978   "Introspective" Print Collections Gallery, Manila
"Kay Ganda ng Pilipinas" ABC Galleries, Manila
"Muslim Impressions" Hidalgo Gallery, Makati City 1977  The Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" Mainz Rathaus, Mainz, West Germany
"Baldemor Paintings" PhilamLife, Iloilo City 1976  "Ceramic Paintings" The Gallery, Hyatt Regency, Manila
"Mother and Child" ABC Galleries, Manila
"Prints and Drawings" Galeria Burlas, Bacolod City 1975  "Kay Ganda ng Pilipinas" Kilusang Sining Gallery Makati
"Recent Paintings" Galeria Burlas, Bacolod City 1974  "Baldemor's Paete" GMTFM Hall, Taguig, Metro Manila
"Paete" Second Laguna Development Bank, Paete, Laguna
"Paete: Sketchbook of a Filipino Town" Quad Gallery, Makati 1973  "The Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" Hidalgo Gallery, Makati 1972  "The Graphic Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" Hidalgo Gallery, Makati City

 Group exhibits 

 Year  Title and Location 2011  "Edades: From Freedom to Fruition", Cultural Center of the Philippines 2006  "Ode to the Pasig River" Ayala Museum
"Through the Palette's Eye" U.P.-Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center 2005  Philippine Exhibit, Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford University
"SCAPES: Images of Time and Place" DLSU Museum 1997  Two-Man Show, Albor-Baldemor, Stadt Museum, Düsseldorf, Germany
Two-Man Show, Albor-Baldemor, Landesvertretung Thuringen, Bonn, Germany 1996  "The Filipino Masters" Ericsson Telecommunications, Manila
Three-Man Show, Albor-Baldemor-Olmedo, Philippine Embassy, Vienna, Italy 1992  Philippine Pavilion, Seville, Spain 1991  "Paete Phenomenon" Cultural Center of the Philippines 1990  Cultural Gallery, Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1989  First ASEAN Symposium on Aesthetics, Workshop and Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1988  International Art Festival, Saddam Art Center, Baghdad, Iraq 1987  Metropolitan Museum, Manila 1986  Bienal de la Habana, Cuba 1985  Print Council of Australia, Melbourne
Asia World Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 1984  Galerie Taub, Philadelphia 1982  ASEAN Traveling Art Exhibition, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Manila 1980  Madurodam Gallery, The Hague, The Netherlands 1977  Wall Panel Gallery, Tehran, Iran 1975  The Philippine Center, New York City, New York, USA1973  XIV Internationale Art Exhibition, Paris, France 1972  AAP Art Competition and Exhibition, Cultural Center of the Philippines

 Books and publications 

 Year Title and Contributors 2010  "Manuel D. Baldemor’s European Journey of Discovery"Manuel D. Baldemor's European journey of discovery. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://www.worldcat.org/title/manuel-d-baldemors-european-journey-of-discovery/oclc/758099557 1996  "Painting the Global Village" with Rosalinda L. Orosa 1993  "Tales of a Rainy Night" with C. Hidalgo
"Sabong" with A. Hidalgo 1992-94  Columnist, "Folio", Sunday Times Life Magazine, Philippines 1992  "Philippine Food and Life" with G.C. Fernando Puto (2015, April 12) 1991  "The Paete Phenomenon" with I.C. Endaya 1990-94  Official UNICEF Card Design 1989  "The Philippines" with C. Nakpil & "Chile, A Discovery of Colors" with S. Fanega 1988  "Sarap" with D. Fernandez, E. Alegre 1987  "Philippine Ancestral Houses" with F. Zialcita, N. Oshima 1986  "Painture, New Lixicom of Philippine Art" with P. Zafaralla 1981  "Images of the Homeland" with M. Baterina 1980  "Tribute to the Filipino Farmers" with L. Benesa 1974  "Paete, Sketchbook of a Filipino Town" with B. Afuang 1972  "The Graphic Art of Manuel D. Baldemor" with M. Duldulao

Notable People

Angeline Baldemor

Angelito Baldemor

Angelo Baldemor

Antero Baldemor

Celoine Baldemor

Charming Baldemor

Felix "Kid" Baldemor

Fred Baldemor

Leandro Baldemor

Mailah Baldemor

Marvin Baldemor

Mike Baldemor

Nick C. Baldemor

Vince Baldemor

Walter Baldemor

Wilfredo Baldemor

Wilson Baldemor

Zoerya Emi Baldemor Abuel

Vicente Mannsala

 References 

 Bibliography 
Africano, C., Baldemor, M., and Casanova, A. (2005). Tatlong Haligi ng Sining. In Mga Natatanging Anak ng Paete. UST Publishing House. Featuring artwork by Manuel Baldemor.

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