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About the artist

Edgar Doctor was born in Calabanga, Camarines Sur on January 7, 1941. Studied Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas and graduated in 1965.

He has participated in several art competitions in the country and won: 3rd prize, Shell Co. Annual Art Competition in 1960; 1st prize On-the-spot painting competition from Shell Co. Annual Art show in 1964; 3rd prize, Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Annual Art Show in 1965; 2nd prize AAP Annual Art Competition in 1967; Best Entry, Society of Philippine Sculptors in 1972; Grand prize in 1972 and 3rd prize in 1976, both from AAP Annual Art Competition. 

Doctor participated in numerous group shows since 1965 in the Philippines and abroad. He represented the country in several international exhibitions such as The 2nd International Original Drawing, Rejika, Yugoslavia in 1970; The Indian Triennale in New Delhi, 1978; The 13th International Festival of Paintings, Cagnes Sur-Mer, France in 1981; the VII Biennial of Fine Arts, Valparaiso, Chile in 1985, among others.
He also held one-man-shows since 1969 with 2023 being his latest. 

His contributions to the philippine art scene has been recognized such as the Tanglaw ng Mayoralty Award for the 25th Foundation Day Anniversary in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, 1999; The Distinguished Thomasian Alumnus in 2019; Kawayan Awards in Visual Arts, Las Piñas city in 2021 and Alumni Extraordinaire in 2023. This year, Doctor is the recipient of the TOTAL Award (The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni) for Music, Arts, Literature, and Design category. 

His works has been exhibited in different commercial spaces and institutions such as The National Museum of the Philippines; Cultural Center of the Philippines; Ateneo Art Gallery in Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU); De La Salle University Museum; GSIS Museum; Philippine Center, NYC, among others. 
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My paintings are singing for nature and the environment. The songs have no lyrics, no music but when you look at the paintings, the message and love for Mother Earth are there.” (Fojas, S.C. “A Cry for Mother Earth”, Manila Bulletin, February 6, 2023)

I give more than 100 percent to my artworks. I was once asked how much of me can be seen and reflected in my artworks and I answer them that it’s always more than a hundred percent.” (Lopez, Vince G. “Edgar Doctor: Persisting Passion for the Arts”, Manila Bulletin, December 27, 2010)

“My only goal is to put up a show and present what I have and show my works to society. Artists are the barometers of society; we try to digest what’s happening to the world as artworks play a big role in the society. They serve as the mirror to our world. Ang artist binabalik niya lang ang nakikita niya to the public.



“Art is life and artists cannot be changed. It’s not like some kind of job or occupation that can be changed. It’s something that one just has to do for the rest of his life. I know that I’ll be doing this for the rest of my life.” (“The History Makers of Calabanga”, The Paper, September 4, 2001)