Virtual Exhibition Opening | Passages: Celebrating the Artistic Journeys of Betsy Westendorp

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila launched the retrospective exhibition of the celebrated and beloved Spanish artist Betsy Westendorp on 29 January 2021 via Zoom and Facebook Live. This online event was graced by the presence of the esteemed artist herself, and hosted by multi-awarded broadcast journalist Karen Davila.

The exhibition title, “Passages'', alludes to Betsy Westendorp's transitions in life and art, taking us through several poignant memories encountered in her life and travels within her natal country, Spain, and adoptive home, the Philippines; and through the introspections of her identity as a woman, wife, mother, and artist. Over 100 artworks spanning more than sixty years of Ms. Westendorp's illustrious painting career form the retrospective collection curated by Dannie Alvarez, and featured in a catalogue written by art critic Cid Reyes. Her great body of works consists of portraits of the society elite of Madrid and Manila, her landscapes of Philippine terrain, seascapes of Manila Bay, her colorful celebration of Philippine flora, in particular the various species of the native orchid, and, literally in the sunset of her years, the grand symphonic cloudscapes across Philippine skies.

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