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Jose Santos III

John received his BFA from the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts. His early paintings consisted of collages and appropriated images from Western artworks which he juxtaposes to come up with unexpected and surprising compositions.

In the late 1980's, he started working on his own iconography, producing a series of figurative works for several exhibitions, both solo and group shows here and abroad.

In 2000, he was chosed as one of the Thirteen Artists Awardees by the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In 2005, his works were included by Christie's (Hong Kong) and Larasati (Indonesia) in their respective auctions of contemporary Asian art. In the same year, his works were part of a group show titled "Portal Shifts" in Singapore. In 2006, he had a one-man show titled "Journey" in Singapore.

He is a Founder of Art Informal where he teaches advanced painting techniques from time to time.