Fil Delacruz

Filimon "Fil" Delacruz (born 1950) is a National artist nominee, visual artist and a master printmaker who specializes in mezzotint prints, a printmaking process used to achieve producing half tones without the use of line or dot based techniques such as hatching, stippling and pointillism.^[1][2][3][4] His works is known for being rich in ethnic imageries and indigenous symbols.^[5][6] He is a former president of the Philippine Association of the Printmakers and a former senior lecturer of college of fine arts in University of the Philippines Diliman.^[7][8]

Filimon "Fil" Delacruz
Born	(1950-11-22)November 22, 1950 Sta. Cruz, Hangonoy, Bulacan
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation(s)	Painter, printmaker
Relatives	Jan Olympus "Janos" Delacruz

Early life and education

Delacruz was born on November 22, 1950, in Hagonoy, Bulacan.^[9] He is the father of Janos Delacruz, an award-winning printmaker.^[10][11] He studied in University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture and Fine Arts and pursued Advertising major.^[12] He went to New York to be part of Art Students' League in 1983 and in 1992, he attended a lithography workshop in Paris, France to study printmaking techniques^[12] and at the same time, he was named by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) as one of the Thirteen Artist Awardees, a triennial and prestigious award granted by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18]} During his early years, he is fond of participating national competitions, which he wins consistently especially in the annual art competition by the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP). He is an awardee of Benavidez Award for Outstanding Achievement.^[19]

Career history

From 1992 to 1995, Delacruz worked as a senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts in Diliman, Quezon City.^[12] After years of teaching, he was appointed as the president of the Philippine Association of Printmakers in 1995.^[3][12] He is also a president of Lakansining ng Bulakan.^[19] His works has been exhibited in France, New York, New Jersey, Czechoslovakia, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Spain, Belgium, and in the Philippines.^{[20][21][22][23]} He is currently residing in his studio named "Bahay Sining", which is located in Muntinlupa together with his son, Janos.^[24] Delacruz is holding art workshops in the Artist Gallery BF located in Paranaque.^[25]

Awards, distinctions and achievements

Award	Year	Competition
First prize	1971	YMCA 19th Annual Students Art Competition of the Philippines [12]
First honorable mention	1972	1st AFA Group Sculpture Contest, UST[12]
Second honorable mention	1972	2nd Annual on-the-Spot Painting Contest, Public Recreation Bureau[12]
First honorable mention	1973	Photography Contest, UST Annual Students’ Art Competition[12]
First prize	1973	Graphic Arts Competition, UST Annual Students’ Art Competition[12]
Benavidez Awardee	1973	University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture and Fine Arts[12]
Honorable mention	1974	Rotary Club, On-the-Spot Watercolor Painting Contest[12]
Grand prize	1975	Bancom Graphic Arts Competition[12]
Gold medal	1980	34th Annual Art Competition, Art Association of the Philippines[12]
Grand prize	1982	35th Annual Art Competition, Art Association of the Philippines[12]
Finalist	1982	First International Biennial for Print, Republic of China[12]
Grand prize	1983	36th Annual Art Competition, Art Association of the Philippines[12]
	1985	Outstanding Bulakeño in the Field of Arts[12]
Honorable mention	1986	Art Association of the Philippines, Rotary Open Art Competition, Graphic Art Experimental Category[12]
Second prize	1986	Art Association of the Philippines, Rotary Open Art Competition[12]
Best entry	1989-1980	Light Foundation Art Competition[12]
	1992	Philippine Representative to the Republic of Namibia, Global Print Porfoliio[12]
Thirteen Artists Awardee	1992	Cultural Center of the Philippines[12]
Senior lecturer, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City[12]	1992-1995
President, Philippine Association of Printmakers[3][12]	1995
First prize	1998	Graphic Arts Category, National Commission for Culture and Arts Third Biennial Arts Competition[12]

See also

• Janos Delacruz
• Printmaking
• Mezzotint
• Art Students League of New York