Contemporary Art

Adriano Baza Pangelinan (1940 – 2022) is considered one of Guam’s pioneers in contemporary painters who began his prolific art career in the late 1960s, when he was a student at George Washington High School in Maite. Pangelinan went on to teach art at the University of Guam for 20 years. His remarkable understanding and use of color make his works memorable and unique within the arts community.

Mark Dell´Isola (1956 – ) is a local artist whose dramatic and colorful paintings have earned him numerous awards and the distinction of holding worldwide exhibitions of his art in galleries in Washington, DC, Spain, Samoa, Palau, Bali, New Caledonia and Guam.  He has been actively producing paintings in the Pacific Islands for many years.

Jose J. Babauta (1952 – 2015) was a painter and art professor at the University of Guam. Babauta, born in Hågat and raised in Piti, typically painted large canvases, though he was known to produce miniatures and pen and ink drawings as well.

Richard “Ric” Castro (1961 – ) , a Chamorro artist born to Juan and Magdalena LG Castro of Yigo, is a Professor of Art at the University of Guam, teaching at the Mangilao campus since the 1990s.  Castro, the third youngest of nine children, was raised on his family beach, Jinapsan, in the north of Guam.  He is known primarily for his paintings but also does printmaking and stone-carving.

Ronald “Ron” J. Castro (1954 – ) is an artist known for his graphic design talents as well as his altruistic endeavors assisting several non-profit and volunteer organizations for civic causes.

Ariel Perez Dimalanta is a commercial artist who began his career on Guam in the 1970s and has since won several awards for his commercial graphic art designs for businesses and organizations on Guam.

Greg Borja Flores (1958 – 2010) was a master artist who was well known locally as a muralist, airbrush artist, caricaturist, political satirist and businessman.