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Pacita Abad

1946 - 2004

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Pacita Barsana Abad (October 5, 1946 – December 7, 2004) was a Filipino-born American Ivatan self-taught 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pacita Abad is the 2,001st most popular painter (up from 2,009th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Philippines (down from 98th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Filipino Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Pacita Abad ranks 2,001 out of 2,023. Before her are Valentin Yudashkin, Marc Quinn, Eastman Johnson, Milo Moiré, Jacob Lawrence, and Fathi Hassan. After her are Stanley Spencer, Kari Byron, Chéri Samba, Maggie Laubser, William Hart, and Thomas Kinkade.

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Among people born in 1946, Pacita Abad ranks 793. Before her are Bill Plympton, Natalya Pechonkina, Aruna Roy, James Kelman, Sandy Duncan, and Mark Metcalf. After her are Debbi Wilkes, F. Drew Gaffney, Allen Lanier, King Sunny Adé, Bill Forsyth, and Malcolm Rifkind. Among people deceased in 2004, Pacita Abad ranks 325. Before her are Hiram Fong, Henry Cockburn, Suraiya, Raja Ramanna, Brenda Fassie, and Dennis Wilshaw. After her are Virginia Capers, Ken Downing, Rodger Ward, Max Abramovitz, Richard Biggs, and Yash Johar.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Pacita Abad ranks 103 out of 155. Before her are Bella Poarch (1997), Rufino Santos (1908), Walden Bello (1945), Mariano Trías (1868), Lea Salonga (1971), and Lino Brocka (1939). After her are Karen Moe (1953), Julio Rosales (1906), Gloria Diaz (1951), Miguel White (1909), Salvador Laurel (1928), and Brillante Mendoza (1960).

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Among PAINTERS In Philippines

Among painters born in Philippines, Pacita Abad ranks 2. Before her are Juan Luna (1857). After her are Satine Phoenix (1980).

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