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Abdulmari Imao
Filipino painter and sculptor
Abdulmari Asia Imao (14 January 1936 – 16 December 2014) was a Filipino painter and sculptor. Imao was named National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts in 2006.
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A Tausūg, Imao is the first Moro to receive the recognition.[1] Aside from being a sculptor, Imao is also a painter, photographer, ceramist, cultural researcher, documentary film maker, writer, and a patron of PhilippineMuslim art and culture.[2][3][4]
Early life
Imao was born on 14 January 1936 in Siasi, Sulu.
Imao spent most of his childhood in the town of Pata, also in Sulu. His family came from a generation of tokang or boat makers dating back to the precolonial era. At the age of nine, Imao began to show interest for the arts.[5][6]
Imao etched trophies with the shape of a swimmer atop a pedestal for the swimmers in Sulu.
At that time, swimmers from Jolo were the best bets of the country for the
