Impy pilapil biography definition

The National Museum of the Philippines celebrates the birthdays of two women artists: modernist painter Nena Saguil and sculptor Impy Pilapil #OnThisDay.

Nena Saguil () was one of the country’s early modernists and abstraction pioneers.

Her works reflect her penchant for mysticism and geometric shapes symbolizing the universe at the macro and micro levels. Born Simplicia Laconico Saguil in Santa Cruz, Manila, her art training started when she enrolled at the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts where she graduated with an Award of Excellence in

In , she was granted the Walter Damrosch Scholarship, which enabled her to study abstract and modern art at the Institute of Spanish Culture in Spain.

She also studied at the School of American Arts in Paris where she had her solo exhibition at the Galerie Raymond Creuze. This was followed by many more shows across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. In , Saguil was posthu