Mauro Malang Santos (born January 20, 1928), commonly known by

the mononym Malang, is a prominent and awardwinning cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter from the Philippines.[1]

Family[edit]
Malang is the son of Dan Santos and Juliana Malang. He married Mary
San Pedro, with whom he has four children including painters Steve Santos
and Soler Santos.[1]

Education[edit]
Malang started learning how to draw from Teodoro Buenaventura, a private
tutor,[2] when he was ten years old. He studied at the Antonio Regidor
Elementary School in 1934, and attended Arellano High School in 1941.
[2]

For one semester, Malang studied at the College of Fine Arts of

the University of the Philippines in 1946.[2] He stopped attending formal

school at the age of 19 in order to work for the art department of the Manila
Chronicle. While with the newspaper, he apprenticed
under cartoonist Liborio "Gat" Gatbonton. During 1972, Malang attended
art classes at the Otis Art Institute[1] in Los Angeles, California, under a
three-month scholarship[2]

Career[edit]
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Achievement[edit]
At the Manila Chronicles, Malang created Kosme, the Cop, Retired, the
country's first English-language daily comic strip, for the evening edition of
the newspaper. In 1955, Malang established the Bughouse, a gallery
specializing in cartoons. Malang established the gallery together with

cartoonist colleagues such as Liborio Gatbonton, Larry Alcala, Hugo

Yonzon, and Elmer Agustan. In 1966, Malang launched Art for the Masses,
a project that brought printmaking to a larger number of artwork enthusiasts
at affordable prices.[1]

Awards[edit]
In 1957, Philippine Art Gallery founder, Lyd Arguilla, included Malang in the
Twelve Artists in the Philippines-Who's Who. In 1958, the Art Directors
Guild of the Philippines conferred Malang the Award for Editorial Design.
Malang won in competitions sponsored by the Society of Philippine
Illustrators and Cartoonists. In 1964, the Society of Philippine Illustrators
and Cartoonists named Malang as the Artist of the Year. Malang won
awards in the annual art competitions held by the Art Association of the
Philippines, namely for his Street Fight (Second Prize, 1951), Traffic (Third
Prize, 1953), The Yellow Sky (Honorable Mention, 1959), Quarter
Moon (Second Prize), and Gate to Intramuros (Honorable Mention, 1963).
In 1963, Malang was included among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of
the Philippines. In 1981, the City of Manila awarded him the Patnubay ng
Sining at Kalinangan ("Guide of Arts and Culture") award.[1]

Description: Mauro Malang Santos (b.1928)

Woman Vendor
signed and dated 1998 (lower right)
gouache
14 x 10 (36 cm x 25 cm)
Notes: This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by West Gallery
confirming the authenticity of this lot