Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo (born 1943) is a Filipino painter and the president of the Fernando C. Amorsolo Foundation.Sylvia Amorsolo Lazo chip off the old block. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://www.philstar.com/cebu-lifestyle/730468/sylvia-amorsolo-lazo-chip-old-block She is the daughter of Fernando Amorsolo, Philippine's first national artist. She is one of the five siblings who followed in her father's footsteps and became painters.
In 1961, Lazo became her father's apprentice and assistant. She stood as the authenticator of her father's paintings.Getting real: Avoiding fake Amorsolos. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://rp4.abs-cbnnews.com/features/09/27/08/getting-real-avoiding-fake-amorsolos
On February 3, 2003, she together with her siblings founded the Fernando C. Amorsolo Foundation. The foundation pursues preservation of the works of Filipino painter, Fernando Amorsolo and to restore and validate the artist’s paintings, sketches and various works.
Life
Lazo was born in 1943 and is the daughter of Fernando Amorsolo and Maria Del Carmen. She has nineteen siblings. She studied at Holy Ghost College College of the Holy Spirit. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://www.holyspirit.edu.ph/index.php?id=28&mt=2We the alumnae october2014. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://www.slideshare.net/viquidr/we-the-alumnae-october2014(now College of the Holy Spirit Manila). She is married to Herman Lazo.
Paintings 1992 "Patintero", oil on canvas, 29x39in.
Books 1992 Fernando C. Amorsolo: Drawings Filipinas Heritage Library. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://opac.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=46775 2009 Maestro Fernando C. Amorsolo: Recollections of the Amorsolo FamilyFernando C. Amorsolo Art Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 3, 2015, from http://www.fernandocamorsolo.com/
See also Fernando Amorsolo
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