Santiago Bose

Santiago Bose (July 25, 1949 – December 3, 2002), also known as Santi Bose, was a mixed-media artist and community organizer from the Philippines who co-founded the Baguio Arts Guild. He is recognized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines as a pioneer in the use of indigenous materials.

Early life and education

Santiago Bobila Bose was born to Mariano Bose and Lourdes Bobila on July 25, 1949, in Baguio in the Cordillera Region of the Philippines. He attended the Mapua Institute of Technology from 1965 to 1967 for architecture, then transferred and graduated from the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1972.

In 1994, he was a visiting research fellow at the Southern Cross University in Lismore, Australia, and, in 2000, a visiting artist in residence at the Pacific Bridge Gallery in Oakland, California. He served as its chairperson in 1992 and the again in 2002.

Recognitions

In 1976, Bose was recognized as a Thirteen Artists awardee by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.