Jerry Navarro Elizalde

Navarro was born on the 22th of May year 1924, in the place of San Jose, Antique Philippines. He studied in the University of the Philippines, Manila as a Ramon Roces Publication Scholar in the year of 1947. The following year (1948) he transferred to the University of Santo Tomas, he studied Fine arts Major in painting. And he graduated with a degree of Bachelors of Art in the year of 1951. While studying in the university he is also an Art Editor for the university newspaper "The Varsitarian". His wife is sculptor Virginia Ty-Navarro.
Early life
Being a young artist, Navarro was very passionate to create a new ways of art. He experimented different kinds of painting using Oil, Acrylic, watercolor. He also tried making sculpture and mixed media. He uses the "incision painting" this method is applied on the stop surface by carving out the artist’s desired pattern on the stone materials and layering paint or plaster on the stone surface.
Career
His first solo exhibit at the Art Gallery in the year of 1954 consisted of woodcuts and construction pieces of mixed media and he also exhibited some sculpture. His paintings consist of many varieties of colors, using metal, woods and other found objects.
In 1967, he is the representative of the Philippines at the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil. He participated the category of sculpture. In the 1970, he headed the creative department of the Design Center of the Philippine. He is the one who is responsible for the Philippine exhibits in key cities around the world.
*2014 - Leon Art Gallery Auction House "The Kingly Treasures"
See Also
*Virginia Ty-Navarro

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