RITA BADILLA-GUDIÑO 

Rita Badilla-Gudiño, started her academic career at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (UPCFA). She propelled the founding of the UPCFA Ceramic Studio in 2008 and was part of the team that institutionalized the Minor Program on Ceramic Arts Technique of the College. Her LUAL Kiln Art is considered a first in Philippine Art History and received recognition at the 2015 International Ceramics Festival in the United Kingdom, as one of the most spectacular performance firings in the more than 30 years history of the festival.  Her presentation of this creative work at the 57th National Council on Ceramic Art Education Annual Conference in the US in 2023, was acclaimed by more than 1500 attendees.