
Press

Daily Tribune | March 17, 2024
Al Perez: Master Painter of Old Churches
"He further said that “the painterly churches of Perez come across to the contemporary viewer with the weight of centuries, the density of the passage of time, and the gravitas of our colonial past, which together, in the alchemy of history, created the identity, indeed the soul, of the Filipino.”

PHLPost | December 22, 2023
PHLPost Releases Christmas 2023 Stamps Featuring Mother And Child
"The special Christmas stamps feature the classic rendition of Mother and Child artworks of award winning visual artist Al Perez, which reflect the human view of the relationship between the mother and child. Like Mary, Mother of Jesus, the love of a Mother to her child is enduring and endless.”

Lifestyle.inquirer.net | August 14, 2017
Exhibit and auction of Al Perez’s church paintings to raise funds for anti-TB campaign
"TB Seal Campaign is PTSI’s annual fundraising event and art exhibit featuring artworks by various artists used in postage stamps. Theme this year is “Shrines of Faith,” featuring the famous paintings of ancient Philippine churches by Al Perez.”

The Manila Times | March 10 2024
Al Perez, 'father of heritage art'
"According to his daughter Christina, Perez worked hard to support his family and even his siblings with his incredible talent. He left a remarkable legacy with his paintings of Philippine churches that reflected the Filipino people’s spiritual and cultural heritage.”

OneNews | March 17, 2024
Al Perez, Master Painter Of Heritage Churches, Featured In Exhibit At Barasoain Church Museum
"The exhibit, “Obra: Mga Likhang Sining ni Al Perez,” is the contribution to the celebration of National Arts Month in February of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), which runs the museum. Since Ash Wednesday started early this year last Feb. 22, “Obra” could likewise be seen as a fitting artistic complement to Lent.”

Manila Bulletin | March 21, 2023
Take me to church
"When visual artist Al Perez was in first grade, he took a thick pencil and a grade 1 pad paper and decided to draw Barasoain Church, an unusual subject for a six-year-old. Little did he know that his sketch of the historical church would be the first of the thousands of churches...”

Inquirer.net
Al Pérez: From ‘miracle child’ to ‘nude awakening’
"Veteran artist Al Pérez, who has memorialized through his art the country’s heritage churches, fittingly gets a coffee-table book memorial and fond tribute all his own through “Sacred and Profane,” published in 2023 by Kawayan Press of the Cebu-based Museo Cariño of Ambassador José Maria A. Cariño.”

Pilipino Mirror | July 22, 2023
54 ARTWORKS SA SOLO EXHIBIT NI AL PEREZ
"Tampok ang 54 na artworks ni Perez kabilang ang mga pamosong simbahan, mga abstract, nude at iba pa na karamihan ay ginawa nito noong lockdown dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic.”

Metro Style | March 15, 2018
"Church Portraits" Artist Al Perez On The Art Scene Today
"When visual artist Al Perez was in first grade, he took a thick pencil and a grade 1 pad paper and decided to draw Barasoain Church, an unusual subject for a six-year-old. Little did he know that his sketch of the historical church would be the first of the thousands of churches...”

Lifestyle.inquirer.net | August 31, 2015
Al Perez’s ‘Body Scape’ at Art Asia
"Tampok ang 54 na artworks ni Perez kabilang ang mga pamosong simbahan, mga abstract, nude at iba pa na karamihan ay ginawa nito noong lockdown dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic.”

The Varsitarian | September 29, 2019
Painted eggs take center stage in UST Museum exhibit
"Known for his style of using Philippine churches as his subjects, 1968 advertising graduate Al Perez illustrated Ilocos Sur’s Bantay Church and St. Therese in “Bantay Church Bell Tower Ilocos and St. Therese.”