Santiago Bose (July 25, 1949 – December 3, 2002), also known as Santi Bose, was a mixed-media artist and community organizer from the Philippines who co-founded the Baguio Arts Guild. He is recognized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines as a pioneer in the use of indigenous materials.

Early life and education

Santiago Pavila Bose was born to Mariano Bose and Lourdes Pavila on July 25, 1949, in

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in the

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of the

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. He attended the

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from 1965 to 1967 for architecture, but graduated from the College of Fine Arts at the

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in 1972. Bose furthered his art studies in the

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at the West 17th Print Workshop in

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while in a self-imposed exile. He returned to his hometown of Baguio in 1986 after the

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. In 1994, he was a visiting research fellow at the

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in Lismore,

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, and, in 2000, a visiting artist in residence at the Pacific Bridge Gallery in

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Career

Throughout his career, Bose featured in major international events, including the Havana Biennial in 1989, the Third Asian Art Show in

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, also in 1989, and the First Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the

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, Australia in 1993. His work was also featured in the 1996 exhibit ''Memories of Overdevelopment'' at the

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, and the 2000 exhibit ''At Home and Abroad: 20 Contemporary Filipino Artists'' at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Baguio Arts Guild

In 1987, Bose founded, and was an original board member of, the Baguio Arts Guild, along with

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, Roberto Villanueva, David Barbadas, and Irineo Geslani. He served as its chairperson in 1992 and the again in 2002. The Baguio Arts Guild is an art association based in the Cordillera Region that emphasizes the use of indigenous materials and multimedia, with themes that focus on nature, the environment, and Filipino identity.

Personal life

Bose met his future wife, Peggy, at the University of the Philippines Diliman. They married in 1994 and had three daughters: Diwata, Lilledeshan, and Mutya. The couple separated, Peggy recalling, "I felt that his being an artist got in the way of his being a family man, with three kids. It was not what we promised each other when we got married. And it was making both of us unhappy."

Recognitions

In 1976, Bose was recognized as a Thirteen Artists awardee by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

References

External links

Santiago Bose
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