PAGDIRIWANG PHILIPPINE FESTIVAL 2026
Del Bermudez
He pursued his art work in Seattle. Inspired by his affinity to Philippine Handicrafts one of his art projects in college was the Sarimanok oil painting and was an inspiration to create a few graphite rendu exhibited as the Sarimanok Series at the Pagdiriwang Art exhibition, Seattle Center, WA. A self-taught artist he later continued it in oil.
The use of palette knife or brush was restrictive in most of his strokes which motivated him to research for an instrument to achieve his painting requirements. A sewing needle was the instrument of choice to render his oil paintings, thus the birth of Needle Painting.
The Sarimanok Series goes on in a variety of compositions of birds in flight, butterflies and fishes.
Del A. Bermudez II was born in the Philippines on November 11, 1942 the youngest and only boy of 4 siblings. He finished the degree of BS Architecture in 1959 at St. Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines. He migrated to the USA in 1971 to join his parents, sisters and later to start his own family at Mercer Island, WA.
He designed woodcarvings, handwoven fabrics and trend setting handicrafts for their family handicraft business in the Philippines and in Seattle, WA. He was awarded a Plaque of Distinction for Outstanding Executive in the Field of Cottage Industry by the Far East Commentators.
He joined the 1964 World Tour of the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company was later appointed as consultant & researcher for the company by the late Dr. Lucrecia Reyes Urtula, Choreographer and Directress & National Artist in Dancing.
He founded, directed & choreographed Tribal Dances in his dance company The Bermudez Kaibab Tribal Dance Company which received an Honorary Award in 1965 BIBAK Canao and annual Igorot Festival and was choreographer director of various dance companies in the Philippines and USA.
