ABOUT THE WORK

Araceli-Limcaco Dans is a dauntless painter – an artist who continues to push her virtuosic boundaries. She is highly acclaimed for her meticulously detailed paintings in oil, watercolor, and acrylic. She had her first formal training in the arts at Sta. Rosa College then went on to the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts where she was taught by Fernando Amorsolo. As one of the most outstanding students of the master painter, Limcaco Dans strove to find and explore the distinctiveness of her artistry, saying: “I did not want to be like Amorsolo and so forth. I had to look for myself.” Aside from her famous calado paintings, Limcaco Dans has also depicted various subjects, as seen in this piece titled Mga Ibong “Tarat.” Veering away from her usual media, she employs the use of graphite and conte crayon, an exemplary proof of her pushing her capabilities beyond the limits of her traditional style. Limcaco Dans has exhibited at major museums and galleries both locally and abroad and has received numerous accolades throughout her professional career as an artist and educator.