The art scene in Batanes is fairly new, Abelador said. Prior to their group’s formation, the only prominent artist hailing from Batanes is the late Pacita Abad.

Recently we featured Batanes’ dynamic art as part of a Sunday travel piece for this paper. We’d like to follow up on that article and focus some more on the remarkable art being produced in ...

From a childhood memory to an art world rediscovery, Pacita Abad's 'Sapuno' shines light on her Batanes roots, for auction at Leon on June 8. Skip to content. OCTOBER 27, 2022.