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The media was also drawn to Pacita and her paintings, but were not always sure how to react to her work, what she said, and who she was.
Pacita Abad , internationally renowned, Philippine-American contemporary painter, was born in Basco, Batanes, a small island in the northernmost part of the Philippines.
Since that time Pacita never stopped being a gypsy, and painted the globe while working on six different continents and traveling to more than 50 countries.
During her career Pacita created over 4,500 artworks, and her paintings were exhibited in more than 200 museums and galleries around the world.
Pacita Abad's painting is characterized by color, constant change and experimentation from the 1970's right up to her passing in 2004.
Pacita's most extensive body of work is her vibrantly, colorful, mixed media painted textile collages, abstract assemblages, and trapunto paintings.
Throughout her career Pacita also constantly worked on colorful prints, paper collages, and other works created on a complete range of materials from paper, bark cloth, metal, ceramics and glass.
Pacita's early paintings were primarily figurative, socio-political works of people, refugees and tribal masks drawn from her experiences in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
A disciplined and prolific painter, Pacita created over 4,500 artworks and, among her public art projects painted a 55-meter long bridge in Singapore and covered it with 2,350 multicolored circles, just a few months before she died.
Pacita Abad and her artwork were actively involved with all of the diverse global communities where the artist worked.
Pacita believed that everyone, whether young or old, should be able to enjoy and make art and she did her best to make that possible everywhere she went.
Not surprisingly, Pacita received numerous awards during her artistic career.
Probably her most memorable award was her first, when she received the «TOYM Award for Art» in the Philippines in 1984.
In 1984, Pacita became the first woman ever to receive this prestigious award and it caused quite a public uproar.
Numerous articles were written in the newspapers and lots of angry letters sent to the editor from men and male artists who thought that they, not Pacita, should have received the award.
Pacita was thrilled by the fact that she had broken the sex barrier and said in her acceptance speech that it was long overdue that Filipina women were recognized, as the Philippines was full of outstanding women and referred proudly to her mother.
Cardinal Sin, who presented the award called Pacita the true First Lady of the Philippines, in a not so subtle jab at the corrupt Imelda Marcos.
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The Pacita Abad Art Estate - a non-profit, private organization - was established in Singapore in 2005, shortly after the passing of Pacita Abad.
At that time the Estate took ownership of Fundacion Pacita, the artist's studio home in Batanes, Philippines, and all artwork, documents, photos and all copyrights associated with the artistic career of Pacita Abad.
The Estate subsequently gifted Fundacion Pacita, to the Jorge, Aurora and Pacita Abad Foundation, which now runs the Fundacion Pacita Center for the Arts , and operates Fundacion Pacita as a nature lodge.
The Estate is owned by Jack Garrity, the late artist's husband, and is managed by Jack and Kristi Garrity, who are both very knowledgeable about Pacita's artwork.
Jack lived and traveled with Pacita during her entire 32-year artistic career, and Kristi assisted with Pacita's exhibitions, publications and website documentation since 1996.
The Fundacion Pacita Center for the Arts was established by the Estate and Pacita’s brother Florencio «Butch» Abad in 2005 to provide art opportunities to the children and communities living on the islands of Batanes, Philippines.
In recent years, the Center has been directed by Pacita’s artist sister Victoria Abad Kerblat.
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