Pacita Abad
Filipino-American · b. 1946
Painting and textile collage (trapunto)
DESCRIPTION
Pacita Abad was a Filipino-American visual artist born in Basco, Batanes. Renowned for her signature 'trapunto' paintings—large quilted canvases stuffed, stitched, and embellished with buttons, beads, and textiles—her work blended diverse global artistic traditions and addressed themes of immigration, sociopolitical struggle, and cross-cultural connection.