With 28 years of experience in the art industry, Addie Cukingnan has been a professional visual artist, a gallery owner, and has served on the Executive Council for the National Commission of Culture and the Arts for the National Committee on Arts and Galleries, with a dedication to preserve and promote Philippine art and heritage sites.
As a visual artist, Addie is most known for her signature style featuring bold and radiant florals. She has always believed that her talent is a gift to glorify God and to make Him known.
Because of this, she is a staunch advocate of ministries that focus on serving and bringing God’s love to the Filipino people in tangible ways.
She has held charity exhibits for organizations such as UNICEF, World Vision, American Chamber of Commerce, Millennium Foundation, Banaue Good News Clinic & Hospital, Greenhills Christian Fellowship, International Care Ministries, and more.
Addie is married to Head & Neck/ENT surgeon Dr. Alexander Cukingnan, with three married daughters and three grandchildren.
Addie has had over 50 group shows in major galleries, art festivals and museums, including: the Ayala Museum, GSIS Museum, Paseo Gallery, Art Center, Renaissance Gallery, Art Asia, Artepintura, ArtLounge Manila, and ManilArt.
She has also exhibited at the Mecenavie Le Carrousel Du Louve in Paris in 2024, and the Philippine Center in New York in 2003.
See the list of exhibits here.
Professional Appointments
Luis Pantoja Foundation
2010 – Present
Board of Trustees
Banaue Good News Clinic and Hospital
2017 – Present
Board of Trustees
National Commission for
Culture and the Arts – National Committee on Art Galleries
2014–2019 (2 terms)
Executive Council
Kitaro Foods Corporation
1999–2011
President
Education
BS Occupational Therapy, 1977
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
Accolades
Official Philippine Postage Stamp
2023 TB Seal Campaign
Philippine Tuberculosis Society
Official Philippine Postage Stamp
2018 TB Seal Campaign
Philippine Tuberculosis Society
Official Philippine Postage Stamp
ManilArt 10th Anniversary Collection
ManilArt 2017
Official Philippine Postage Stamp
2013 TB Seal Campaign
Philippine Tuberculosis Society
Collections
Featured in numerous Private and Institutional Collections
Rizal Commercial
Banking Corporation, RCBC Tower, Makati
College of Architecture,
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
Greenhills Christian Fellowship –
Ortigas
Greenhills Christian Fellowship –
East
Publications
Addie:
A Retrospective Volume II
2024
Published by Kenstar Graphics, Inc.
ISBN 978-971-95519-2-8
Addie:
A Retrospective
2008
Published by Arte Pintura Gallery
ISBN 13: 9789719419600
FLORA & FAUNA in Philippine Art
2008
Published by Onion & Chives, Inc.
ISBN 13: 9789719402022
In the
Press
- Arty Facts’ National Women’s Month 2025 – Artist’s Profile
by Arty Facts Facebook Page - Color My World
by Art Plus Magazine - Life In Bloom
by S.C. Fojas, Manila Bulletin - Artist Spotlight: Addie Cukingnan
by Imahica Art - ‘Breaking the Glass Canvas’ a tribute to women’s achievements
by The Daily Tribune - Radiance Through Art: The Journey of Addie Cukingnan
by Imahica Art - Addie Cukingnan in the Philippine Star archives
- This Artist Will Give 100 Percent of Her Solo Show’s Proceeds to the Ultra Poor
by Esquire Philippines - Addie Cukingnan: A Chinese heritage comes alive
by Cid Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer - Addie Cukingnan for Children
by World Vision Philippines - Addie SyCip Cukingnan dedicates art exhibit to World Vision
by World Vision Philippines - ‘Addie for Children’ at SM Art Center
by the Philippine Star - Featured Rider: Addie Cukingnan
by Bike Project MNL
From Art Critics and Circles
“Though Addie’s works are lush and luxuriant – notice the flaring petals of the magnolia, the bird’s preening feathers – all are bathed in a visual quietude steeped in serenity, exulting in solitude.”
Cid Reyes
Artist and Critic
“Addie’s art transcends mere aesthetics. It embodies a deeper purpose: her belief in art as a divine gift to illuminate spirituality and serve humanity.”
Imahica
Art Gallery
“Tita Addie has been like a mother to us at Arte Pintura Gallery. Her joyful and vibrant personality lights up every occasion. Despite her high stature in life, she remains humble and down-to-earth. A prolific artist, Tita Addie has been consistently passionate about the arts for decades. I wish her all the best in everything—she truly is an icon.”
Dr. Aladin Antiqueño
Dean of Fine Arts, GK College
“Addie is most known for her signature style featuring bold and radiant florals. She has always believed that her talent is a gift to glorify God and to make Him known.”
Galerie Francesca
Art Gallery
“I love Tita Addie. I owe a lot of where I am in the art scene to her. Her generosity knows no bounds and her honesty, blunt they may be, is a much needed salvo for us artists to improve our crafts.”
Jo Uygonco
Artist
In Her Studio
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