LETINA "LEA" C. PADILLA
Lea has a degree in Fine Arts majoring in Painting from the University of Sto. Tomas. She taught at the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology and researched on Maranao Okir Art as used in Architectural and Interior Design. She has participated in various group shows and had several solo exhibits. She won third place in the Babayi Bayani Painting Contest in 1998. She owns and operates the Likha Visual Arts Training Center since 1983. At present she is one of the National Commission for Culture and Arts - Committee on Visual Arts (NCCA-CVA) Coordinator for Mindanao.
"My art is usually a composition of people from different walks of life depicting their everyday struggle for existence. It is evident in the numerous street children depicted on my artworks. I also depict the struggle for the recognition of their identity of some of our Filipino brothers and sisters (e.g. the Maranaos in Lanao del Norte and Sur). I also portray the continuing struggle of Filipina as seen in some of my works."
(Extracted from Paleta 1997-1998 Reports)
"Kababaihang Pilipino"
Oil on Canvas, 34 x 46 inches
By Lea Padilla
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1999 Lea Padilla - Iligan, Philippines
