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Virgilio "Pandy" Aviado
Virgilio “Pandy” Aviado (born April 29, 1944), more popularly known as Pandy Aviado. He is a Philippine printmaker and a senior artist. He graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Philippine College of Music and Fine Arts in Philippine Women’s University (PWU).

Life, Career & Education
Virgilio “Pandy” Aviado, was born on April 29, 1944 at ''Sta. Cruz, Manila.'' He is a printmaker and visual artist of great renown.

In 1967, he graduated with Fine Arts degree from the Philippine College of Fine Arts and Music (PWU) with Honorable Mention in Artistic Merit, and in 1969, he was awarded a Fine Arts scholarship to study in Spain with the support of Relaciones Culturales de España. In 1970, he studied at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, obtaining certifcates in pintura libre (painting) and grabado (engraving). Aviado also took up engraving at the Escuela de Artes Applicadas y Ocios under the distinguished Sanchez-Toda brothers as well as the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Training with the best print workshops, he studied lithography at Taller Boj and intaglio with the Grupo Quince, both in Madrid. He also went to the Atelier Gaston Laforcade in Paris. Aviado belongs to a generation of Philippine artists committed to High Modernity, which, in his hands, is a subtle interplay of abstraction and guration. His career has spanned 4 decades, during which time, Aviado has gained a reputation for imagery that is informed by an encyclopedic knowledge of Modern music, trends, and visual history.

Art Education
BFA, Honorable for Artistic Merit

''Phil. College of Music & Fine Arts (PWU) (1967)''

Graduate course in Art Education

Ateneo University Grad School (1968)

Pintura Libre and Grabado

Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes, Spain (1968 – 1970)

'''Grabado- under the Sanchez-Toda Bros.

Escuela de Artes Applicadas y Oficios (1970)

Gravure- Taille Douce

Escole des Beaux Arts, Paris (1973)

Awards, Citations & Honors
National Student Art Competition (SHELL)

1st Prize, Graphic Arts Category (1964)

2nd Prize, Graphic Arts Category (1965)

3rd Prize, On-the-spot Painting (1966)

Student Religious Art Contest

3rd Prize, Modern Painting (1965)

'''Philippine Orchid Society Painting Contest

1st Prize, Watercolor (1966)

1st National Graphic Arts Competition (AAP)

1st Prize, Experimental Category (1966)

2nd Prize, Woodcut Category (1966)

Relaciones Culturales de Espana

Scholarship in Fine Arts (1969)

Cultural Center of the Philippines

13 Artists Awardee (1970)

Araw ng Maynila: Patnubay ng sining

Award for Graphic Arts (1988)

Araw ng Maynila

Award for Painting (2009)

Exhibits
He has done 32 One Man exhibits from year 1967 up to 2012 in different countries including Philippines, New York, Spain, Madrid, Morocco, Amsterdam, etc.