Onib Olmedo

“Onib” Olmedo
Born	Luis Claudio Olmedo July 7, 1937(1937-07-07) Manila
Died	September 8, 1996(1996-09-08) (aged 59)
Nationality	Filipino
Citizenship	Filipino
Education	BS Architecture
Alma mater	Mapua Institute of Technology
Spouse	Bettina Rodriguez Olmedo
Children	Gisella Olmedo-Araneta, and Francesca Olmedo-Arias, MD

Onib Olmedo (July 7, 1937, Manila, Philippines - September 8, 1996) was an award-winning expressionist Filipino painter. He illustrated The Body Book (1993) by Gilda Cordero-Fernando.^[1] He created populist art and depicted the marginalized part of the society.^[2] In 1970, he decided to shift from is 12-year career in architecture to painting where he became a leading figure in Philippine expressionism.^[3]

References

1. ^ Mendez Ventura, Sylvia (2005). A Literary Journey with Gilda Cordero-Fernando. University of the Philippines Press. pp. 6. ISBN 9789715424837. http://books.google.com/books?id=BWdzSUyRYhcC&pg=PA6&dq=Onib+Olmedo&sig=ACfU3U2SA1Ef5lyFdtk20qe9IM72jQONWQ. Retrieved 2008-09-17. 
2. ^ Friis-Hansen, Dana; Alice Guillermo, Jeff Baysa (1998). At Home & Abroad. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. pp. 34. ISBN 0939117150. http://books.google.com/books?id=XqZPAAAAMAAJ&q=Onib+Olmedo&dq=Onib+Olmedo&lr=&pgis=1. Retrieved 2008-09-17. 
3. ^ Herrera, Victoria (2007-09-27). "The Art of Friendship with Onib Olmedo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/sosy/sosy/view_article.php?article_id=90849. Retrieved 2008-09-18. 

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Name	Olmedo, Onib
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Date of birth	1937-07-07
Place of birth	Manila
Date of death	1996-09-08
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