KINTAB ARTISTS GROUP, INC. (KAGI) is a thriving art collective composed of various artists based in the Bicol Region. Their most recent PANALMINGAN Art Exhibit ran from September 10 to 30, 2023, at the KAGI Art Space in Robinson’s Naga City. The featured image shows the ribbon-cutting at this art exhibit.
The participating art groups were Artists Media and Artworks, Bula Artists Circle, Camarines Norte Artist Guild, Dawani Artists Tribe (Libmanan), Isla Catanduanes Visual Artists, Jail Artists (Naga, Iriga, and Libmanan), Rinconada Artists, Samahang Kartonista ng Pilipinas, Sining Bicol and Tabaco Open Gallery. The exhibit was curated by Richard Cruz, Kintab Vice President.
KINTAB was founded and organized in 2013 by artist, Harold Gomez, from Pili, Camarines Sur. It is currently guided by a Board of Trustees which consists of Harold Gomez {Chairman), Michael F. Sales (President), Richard Cruz, Reymel Gonzaga, Cris Fragata-Gomez, Vladimir Grutas, Gladys Borromeo, and Architect Noe Garcia. The trustees represent the various member groups.
This coming February 4 to 20, 2024, KINTAB will be exhibiting at the ARTEPINTURA Gallery in Ermita, Manila, with 20 participating artists. Famed national artist Manny Garibay will be the guest speaker during the exhibit opening. Click to learn more about KINTAB at ARTEPINTURA.
The KINTAB catalog below showcases the expansive and diverse works of the KINTAB artists who participated during the PANALMINGAN Art Exhibit. The 87 pieces of art (paintings, sculpture and other media) are arranged alphabetically by artist and presented in groups of six. These were downloaded from their Facebook page. Not all could be included however because of image quality. To browse, click an image to start scrolling.
GROUP 1 – featuring .Marcial Kato Abay Jr., Bernido Abraham, Cresencio Adlawan, and Ako Nieves (Naga Jail).
GROUP 2 – featuring Ako Pupa (Jail Artist), Ako Senar (Libmanan Jail), Ako Toto (Jail Artist), and Aldrin Amaro.
GROUP 3 – featuring Joel Anonuevo, Andrew Apancia, Jolanda Apostol, Frederic Arcilla, Eugene Arjete, and Pedro Austria (Iriga Jail)
GROUP 4 – featuring Tutaw Badiola, Al Baleda, Warren Ballane and Vicky Balunzo.
GROUP 5 – featuring Maria Theresa Benjamin, R. Bolanos (Libmanan Jail), Alekhin Bresinio (Iriga Jail), James Buquid, and Marc Allison Aguirre Calleja.
GROUP 6 – featuring Maricris Cadag Campana, Wendell Cilot, Ma. Cristi Renee Clavecilla-Person, and Richard Cruz.
GROUP 7 – featuring Rebecca Co, Dhan Jason De Belen, Carmen De Jesus, Jam De Los Reyes, Arwin Divina Diaz, and Mia France Dorosan.
GROUP 8 – featuring Desiree Escalante, Geoffrey Evasco, Cris Fragata Gomez, and Harold Gomez.
GROUP 9 – featuring Paolo Gerero, Reymel Gonzaga, Mia Jamito, and Jerie Jesusalem.
GROUP 10 – featuring J. Judavar, Ananias Lontayao, Mary Ann Arcilla Martinez, Manuel Dondon Medenilla, and Susaine Molina.
GROUP 11 – featuring Rafael Angelo Morales, Nabong (Naga Jail), Maree Angeli Nadora, Rodel Noora, and Pat Noveno.
GROUP 12 – featuring Bicbic Barra Oliva, Jaffa Arela Oliva, Rene Alster Oliva, Archie Ombria, and Juber Orada.
GROUP 13 – featuring Nestor Pacardo (Iriga Jail), Maruja Panti, Frank Penones, Justin Reginales, Yssa Bel Reyesm and Rubio (Libmanan Jail).
GROUP 14 – featuring Alchie Salinas, Janelle Salleni, Rence Tatad, Julian Tuangco, and Salvador Tuazon.
GROUP 15 – featuring Ray Ubaldo and Jualin Vela.
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About Harold Gomez and the Kintab Artists Group
Harold Balatinsayo Gomez, in the inset photo with his wife Cris, is a leading art and cultural advocate from Pili, Camarines Sur. As a budding artist, he joined the “Pandayan Art Workshop” which was sponsored by Philip Morris Group of Companies. This provided him with formal training and discipline in art. Since 1992, he has participated in more than 100 group shows in Bicol and Manila, including an online international exhibit titled “Hope.”
As he continued journey in the arts, he organized his fellow art enthusiasts in Bicol as an art group called Kintab Artists Group Inc. Now on its 10th year from its founding, this non-profit group of visual artists, writers, musicians, and other art mediums express their different identities through their art works. He continues to encourage and inspire them to preserve, promote and develop the Bicol Region’s arts, culture, and tradition. Learn more about Kintab by clicking the link below.