Lito Mayo

Mayo was born on December 17, 1954, in Lipa City, Batangas, the eldest son and second child of banker and entrepreneur Sebastian Mayo and teacher and homemaker Belen Tolentino Mayo. He was born into one of the oldest and historic clans of Lipa City; the Mayo clan of Lipa City has claimed and has documented their roots from Spanish, Chinese, and Irish-British ancestry. His father was an employee at the Philippine National Bank branch of Lipa City who had retired early to establish The Lipa Trading Company, a multifaceted family business that included insurance, financing, real estate, agriculture, tax preparation and a Suzuki motorcycle dealership and tricycle shop. While at UST he received several art awards at the university: 1st Honorable Mention, Sculpture Contest (1973); 3rd Prize, Graphic Arts (1973); 3rd Honorable Mention, Graphic Arts Competition (1973); and Honorable Mention, Annual On-The-Spot Painting Contest (1974). ==Art and career==

Mayo's early work was heavily inspired by Cubism, wood print blocks, and sculptures. He established himself in graphic arts, with print plate etching as his major technique. Intaglio, xerographics, and silkscreen processes were also incorporated into his early works. Business Day writer Angel G. De Jesus wrote that Mayo was "a surrealistic expressionist with a satiric sense of humor". He was president of the Philippine Association of Printmakers from 1975 to 1976, and was a member of the board of directors of the Art Association of the Philippines in 1977. From 1981 to 1983 he taught Visual Arts and Design at the Philippine Women's University School of Fine Arts and Design. He infused art and punk as a subculture and influenced many young artists and musicians to explore the subversion and excitement of the genre. ==Personal life==

In 1971, at the age of 17, Mayo married Irma Hermano, the daughter of Philippine Air Force official Porfirio Hermano and Pacita Hermano who owned and operated D'Crowns Tailoring, which served the uniforms and flight suits need of the military student aviators and officers inside Fernando Air Base. ==Awards and recognition==

1975 • 2nd Prize (Mixed Media Category): Print Competition in Manila sponsored by Bancom, Eurasia Arts, and the Philippine Association of Printmakers 1976 • First Runner-up: Grand Art Competition in Manila sponsored by the Art Association of the Philippines ==Museum collections and posthumous exhibitions==

Tirada: 50 Years of Philippine Printmaking 1968-2018 (05/19/2018- 07/15/2018). Cultural Center of the Philippines. Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, 1003 Metro Manila October 17–30, 2015: Hiraya Gallery. 35th Anniversary Exhibition, ArtistSpace, Ayala Museum Ateneo Art Gallery • Temptation, 6/10 (1974) – Etching – 32 cm x 27.5 cm (Gift from Emmanuel Torres) • Untitled (1975) – Etching and aquatint – 20.5 cm x 20.5 cm (Gift from Mayo) The Ateneo Art Gallery presents Print(Ed): The AAG Print Collection Revisited (July–September 2019). Selected works from Wilson L Sy Prints and Drawings Gallery collection, curated by Pandy Aviado ==Gallery of works==

File:Gemini (1982).jpg|Gemini, 1982 File:SelfPortraitA.jpg|Self-Portrait of Lito Mayo, 1981 File:Temptation (1976).jpg|Temptation, 1976 File:Mukha Ethnic (1976).jpg|Mukha Ethnic (Ethnic Face), 1976 File:Mukha (1976).jpg|Mukha, 1976 File:Maskara (1976).jpg|Maskara 2, 1976 File:Insekto (1976) 01.jpg|Insekto, 1976 ==References==