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=Benedicto Ducat=

Benedicto "Bong" Ducat (May 6, 1957- ) is a Filipino painter who is noted for his pointillist landscape paintings, often depicting vibrantly colored tropical flora in intricate detail.

Early Life and Education
Ducat was born in Tondo, Manila to an elementary school teacher and a seamstress. Watching movie billboard painters at work sparked young Ducat's interest in the arts. He was apprenticed by Filipino Impressionist painter Ibarra de la Rosa, whose artistic influence continues to reflect in Ducat's works. He majored in Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas. He was a consistent winner in art competitions and won the prestigious Benavidez award.

Career
He proceeded to take up a master's degree at the University of the Philippines while teaching part-time at the Technological University of the Philippines. He worked as a consultant for Clayburn Ceramics until Lahi Crafts offered him a supervisor position in 1990. His mentor de la Rosa invited him to teach as a full-time professor in 1992. After a few years, he felt the compulsion to go back and teach at his alma mater, UST, and has not left since.

Awards and Accomplishments
In the course of his artistic career, Ducat has won a myriad of awards and has staged 21 one-man shows to date. His works are also displayed in several 5-star hotels in the Philippines. Below are the awards he won through the years:

1st prize in the Melchora Aquino Drawing Contest, 1967 2nd Prize at the YMCA Hi-Y Poster-Making Contest, Won two 1st Prizes at J P Laurel High School Contests First prize at the Philtrade National Spot painting Contest, 1979 First prize at the UP Venerable Knight Spot Painting Contest Gold Medal at the AAP Development Painting contest, 1980