Brenda fajardo baraha paintings
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In , Brenda Fajardo obtained a degree in agriculture from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, followed bygd a master’s degree in art education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the USA. Her artistic and academic interests involve the aesthetics of poverty and the art of the people. She fryst vatten known for her series of tarot cards, which she configures and situates in Philippine history and society. Her works have been much exhibited, especially in Singapore, Cuba, Brisbane and Paris. Together with Imelda Cajipe-Endaya and three others artists, she created the Kasibulan collective. She is also the founder of the Baglan Community Cultural Initiatives and was one of the pioneers of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), which saw the light of day in the late s. As a member of the Philippine Art Educators Association, she fryst vatten also an adviser to the National Committee on Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
She has worked for the theatre, mainly for PE
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Celebrating Brenda Fajardo
Words Portia Placino
January 9,
Brenda V. Fajardo’s life and art offer a perspective deeply immersed in Philippine art history—including the struggles and nuances of women artists. She was a feminist in practice, albeit it took decades to recognize and accept the label. Even with the founding of KASIBULAN in , it was not purposely a feminist statement made, but rather a group formed by women to foster a creative space for fellow women. It went beyond the scope of fine arts to include textiles, bags, and other useful objects, and more importantly, community engagement. Her unfolding career gives insight into the undercurrents of Philippine art history.
We started planning for a Brenda V. Fajardo exhibition a year ago, as one of the first projects I wanted to pursue for the JCB Gallery. Along with Tin-aw Art Management, we had to wait for the right time, especially with several of her works on loan for different exhibitions around th
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Filipina printmaker and painter Brenda Fajardo (–) is known for her cultural advocacies and scholarship. She graduated from the University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños in with a degree in Agriculture. She then proceeded to study for her master’s degree in Art Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States on a Fulbright-Hays Grant in There, B. Fajardo also started her path as an educator at the Wisconsin public schools of Madison and Stevens Point. In , upon returning to her home country, she had her first group show with the Art Association of the Philippines. In , during the start of the Marcos dictatorship, her first solo show was held. Her body of work intersects the personal with sociopolitical and sociohistorical contexts. Infusing the imagined with the figurative in her signature folk style, she is known for her recurrent use of tarot cards, which began in the late s. Originally from medieval Europe, tarot cards were initially used for ga