John Michael Ng and Lani Ferrer, Rotary Club of Bacolod-Marapa District governor and president, respectively, and Ma. Carmen and Fernando Kabigting (l-r) at the opening of the latter’s solo art exhibition titled “Kabigting at Prime” at the Negros Occidental Golf and Coubtry Club in Brgy. Bata, Bacolod City, Monday.*
The Rotary Club of Bacolod-Marapara is staging an exhibition of 29 recent paintings by highly-acclaimed Filipino artist Fernando Kabigting.
The artworks are on display at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club from Monday, October 10, to October 16 during the MassKara Mayor’s Cup golf tournament. The exhibition will then move to the Acacia Hotel from October 17 – 22.
Kabigting, a self-taught artist, is well known for his paintings on antique wooden batyas, featuring daily life and scenery from the Philippines. His paintings are much in demand, especially in the US where he has held countless one-man shows including major sell-out exhibitions at the New York Philippine Center and the United Nations, a press release said.
Now 83 years old, he paints every day in his home-studio Iloilo City despite suffering a severe stroke in 1999 which forced him to begin painting with his left hand. But every piece he creates now carries more depth and with more emotions that conveys life and love. In 2015 he was presented with Iloilo City’s Achievement Award.
All 29 paintings will be for sale with part of the proceeds to be used to help fund Marapara Rotary’s community outreach projects.
“Fernando Kabigting is one of the country’s most celebrated artists and we’re honored to be able to stage this exhibition. This will be the second show of his works we’ve presented and they have all been a huge success. We extend a warm welcome to all art lovers to come and see his new paintings”, said past Marapara Rotary president Remy Montemayor.*PR