Dr joven cuanang biography

Over 30 years ago, a group of artists known as Salingpusa launched their careers with a series of shows on the grounds of what is now the Pintô Art Museum. The artworks were displayed casually, hanging on clotheslines, referred to fondly as “sampayan art.” Those artists are now some of the brightest lights in Philippine art.

Through the years we have nurtured so many of the talented artists that our country never ceases to produce.

We have celebrated these talents and hosted them at Boston Gallery and at Pintô Art Museum. And we have witnessed the growing interest in

Philippine contemporary art, driven not only by their quality and ambition, but their broad range of subject matter and spirit of innovation.

From a handful of connoisseurs, the number of art collectors has multiplied exponentially.

Art in the Philippines has enjoyed an unprecedented boom, marked by the establishment of numerous galleries, art fairs and