His career spans more than 50 years of painting, sculpting and other forms of visual art. His interdisciplinary practice; together with his wanderlust which landed him various grants, teaching positions, and exhibitions in Australia, the USA, Japan, and Indonesia; have made his works among the most elegant, cosmopolitan, and sophisticated among the Philippine artists of his time, vaulting his reputation as an artist, and garnering him the National Artist Award in 1999.Recipient of a Creative Exchange Program from Compton Advertising , New YorkWorked as an Art Director and Vice President for Creative and Print Production servicesRepresented the Philippines in the sculpture category of sculpture at the 9th and 11th Art Biennales in Sao Paolo, BrazilRepresented the Certificate of Merit Award by the Art Directors Club of New York, U. S. A.1974 Represented the Philippines, Biennale de Arts Graphiques, Brno, Czechoslovakia1975 Served as Graphics Designer for the Philippine participation, Ocean Expo, Okinawa, Japan1977 Designed the Philippine booth, 12th Tokyo International Trade Fair, JapanDesigned the Philippine booth, 1st ASEAN Trade Fair, Manila, Philippines1978 Represented the Philippines, Biennale de Arts Graphiques, Brno, Czechoslovakia1979 Designed the Philippine Trade Exhibition, Hamburg Centrum, Hamburg, GermanyActed as designer for the Philippine participation in TELECOM 79, Geneva, Switzerland1980 Became first Filipino artist to be represented at the Yayasan Dharma Seni Museum Neka, Bali, Indonesia1984 Participated in “Ugat Suri”, Intergallery Exhibition, (sculpture category),ASEAN Institute of Art, Manila, PhilippinesServed as delegate, 2nd All-Asian Consultation on Christian Art, Mt.Makiling, LagunaFirst Filipino artist to be represented at the Yayasan Dharma Seni Museum Neka, Bali Indonesia1999 National Artist Award – October 14 at the Leonardo Locsin Hall of the NCCA, Intramuros1954 First one-man exhibition, Philippine Art Gallery1989 “Bali on My Mind”, Ayala Museum, Makati City1993 “A Return to Abstraction”, Ayala Museum, Luz Gallery, Galleria Duemila1995 “J.
Yet this was not always the case. J. Elizalde Navarro. OVERVIEW ARTWORKS EXHIBITIONS AT AUCTION PERFORMANCE BIOGRAPHY FILTER MANAGE FILTERS. Jerry Navarro Elizalde (22 May 1924 – 10 June 1999) was a Philippine artist. This visit exposed him to traditional Japanese art which greatly influenced him.He continued to paint and sculpt while working at an advertising agency, eventually becoming the creative director and handling its major multinational accounts.In 1967, he represented the Philippines at the Sao Paolo Biennale in Brazil in the category of sculpture. His devotion to the visual arts spans 40 years of drawing, printmaking, graphic designing, painting and sculpting. Artworks. A proficient painter and sculptor, Navarro was … A proficient painter and sculptor, Navarro was born in 1924 and named National Artist in 1999. Painting 59; Works on Paper 35; Sculpture 1; Prints & Graphic … In the early 1970’s he headed the creative department of the Design Center of the Philippines. Navarro also worked on some illustrations for “The Stories of Juan Tamad” by Manuel and Lyd Argullia. Navarro died on …
J. Instead, he occupies a more quiet place; mythic still, because of his prodigious output which are well-placed in private collections and museums, but rather impalpable to the general public, particularly the younger set of art collectors and connoisseurs. For more information, see our Elizalde Navarro: 45 Years of the Artist’s Work”, Metropolitan Museum of Manila1998 “DANSE” GSIS Theater, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City1999 “Selected Paintings and Sculptures”, Galeria Veintiuno, XXI2000 “Jerry Elizalde-Navarro National Artist”, Galleria Duemila, SM Megamall2003 “J. 1998 “DANSE” GSIS Theater, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.