Pacita Abad (1946–2004) was a Filipino-born American Ivatan visual artist. Her more than 30-year painting career began when she traveled to the United States to undertake graduate studies in Spain. She exhibited her work in over 200 museums, galleries and other venues, including 75 solo shows, around the world. Abad’s work is now in public, corporate and private art collections in over 70 countries.
Artist info
1946 — 2004
United States
3 holdings
Artworks
This is a collection of artworks by the artist, including both physical and digital pieces.
Designer of the exhibition catalogue for Pacita Abad, Mỹ Linh Triệu Nguyễn explores how the artist's woven trapunto paintings, maximalism, and Philippine pre-colonial scripts influenced the creation of this unique book.
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) curator Clarissa M. Esguerra explores the global textile materials and techniques that Pacita Abad utilized to create her work 100 Years of Freedom: From Batanes to Jolo.
Discover the exuberant and wide-ranging works and life of Pacita Abad, an artist who refused to back down and spoke truth to power via unapologetic expression in artwork and style.
