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![Artist David Medalla with his work 'Cloud Canyons', 1964-2016, shortlisted for the inaugural Hepworth Prize for Sculpture, during an awards ceremony at The Hepworth Wakefield gallery in West Yorkshire.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/32HX7VNVQY4SWUIYPNX3C3HW3A.jpg?smart=true&auth=cc5f210264519589e121a77f8aea3e73c6610ebe24db47eb8aeebc34c7d3b9be&width=400&height=225)
![A visitor looks at 'Cloud Canyons', 1964-2016, one of the works Medalla created after being shortlisted for the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VEIGSNI3DHST5SYUZHBO2T34HU.jpg?smart=true&auth=7556d3c08ff21ae9ffbe0b94eb5b6fd00bfcebb77eb8e7183035a61c2d01f762&width=400&height=225)
![Visitor interact with the artwork 'A Stitch in Time' by Medalla during the 57th International Art Exhibition Biennale in Venice, May 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/B5NHDEINSG4HNKLPCMFPTPKGGE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f5e0598e9dc4a004ae37815f4fcb4594b5ed99ec6edb07dadce4a050505d405a&width=400&height=225)
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![Artist David Medalla with his work 'Cloud Canyons', 1964-2016, shortlisted for the inaugural Hepworth Prize for Sculpture, during an awards ceremony at The Hepworth Wakefield gallery in West Yorkshire.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/32HX7VNVQY4SWUIYPNX3C3HW3A.jpg?smart=true&auth=cc5f210264519589e121a77f8aea3e73c6610ebe24db47eb8aeebc34c7d3b9be&width=400&height=225)
![A visitor looks at 'Cloud Canyons', 1964-2016, one of the works Medalla created after being shortlisted for the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VEIGSNI3DHST5SYUZHBO2T34HU.jpg?smart=true&auth=7556d3c08ff21ae9ffbe0b94eb5b6fd00bfcebb77eb8e7183035a61c2d01f762&width=400&height=225)
![Visitor interact with the artwork 'A Stitch in Time' by Medalla during the 57th International Art Exhibition Biennale in Venice, May 2017. AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/B5NHDEINSG4HNKLPCMFPTPKGGE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f5e0598e9dc4a004ae37815f4fcb4594b5ed99ec6edb07dadce4a050505d405a&width=400&height=225)
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Pioneering Filipino artist David Medalla dies at 82
Living in London, New York and Paris, he showcased works in renowned international exhibitions during his time
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Alexandra Chaves
December 31, 2020
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