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Papo de Asis
Brief Bio
Danilo Hubbero, “Papo de Asis” was born December 16, 1949, in a small town of Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines. He had a hunger to express himself, therefore, he studied, was an apprentice and was self-taught as he struggled as an artist for most of his youth.
In 1972, when Martial Law was declared in The Philippines under the Marcos dictatorship, his art took on a much deeper, political meaning and the artist became an artist/activist.
In 1975, Papo together with fourteen other artists formed a social realist group called Kaisahan (Unity). Until the day Marcos fled the country ten years later, the group painted murals protesting the dictatorship and helped strengthen the alliance with workers and peasants using creative efforts. All this transformed Papo to paint new subject matter, vividly portraying the ongoing injustices such as military atrocities, salvaging and rampant human rights violations.
When Papo immigrated to the United States in 1990, he continued to be active in the artist and activist communities. He has led many art workshops and contributed numerous murals and banners for demonstrations, conferences and political forums. His art became well-known amongst both artists and social justice activists throughout the U.S. He was one of the founding members of People’s Artist in 1996 and participated in many community-based activities and artist workshops. In the past couple of years, he founded Habi Ng Kalinangan (also known as Habi Arts), a collective of artists in Los Angeles committed to political and artistic empowerment for progressive social change.
Papo is known worldwide for his artwork and has received numerous awards. He has participated in various solo and group art exhibitions in the Philippines, France, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Australia, Korea and the United States (See Curriculum Vitae). His paintings are in the collections of the Philippine National Museum in Manila and in various private collections in the United States, especially in Los Angeles. He recently was elected as Vice President of Lantern of the East, Los Angeles (LELA).
All this transformed Papo to paint new subject matter. He was in exile by choice in Los Angeles and was committed to shed light by vividly portraying the ongoing injustices such as military atrocities, salvaging, and rampant human rights violations.
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