ANITA MAGSAYSAY HO

Born 1914 in Manila. UP Fine Arts under the tutelage of Fabian dela Rosa, Amorsolo and Miranda and in NY at Art Students League and at the Cranbook Academy of Arts. Winner of numerous awards in local and foreign art competitions.  Exhibited her works in leading Manila galleries.  Extensive travels abroad including Tokyo, Hongkong, Canada, Brazil and Washington. Well-known works depict figurative abstracts of women at work.  Her nudes in charcoal are also bestsellers.  Once ventured into commemorative plate painting on the subject of the Madonna and Child.  Broke price records for Asian artists with the phenomenal price paid for her painting at a recent Christie’s Auction in Singapore.