Born in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Edwin Wilwayco took up Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines. Prior to finishing his degree in 1972, Edwin already showed streaks of his brilliance. As a student at the University of the Philippines, he was handpicked, along with Rock Drilon, Benjie Cabangis and Fred Liongoren, by National Artist Josè Joya to assist in the making of the mural “Pagdiriwang” at the lobby of the Philippine International Convention Center. Wilwayco also won a series of Shell Merit awards as well as merits of excellence for advertising design at the U.P. College of Fine Arts.

The paintings of Edwin Wilwayco are an important contribution to the language of abstract art in the expressive use of color and space and in their origins in musical inspiration. They invite the viewer to embark on expeditions that he may discover to be meaningful to his life and world.

Edwin Wilwayco was interviewed by James T. Valliere, whose interviews with Jackson Pollcok’s contemporaries, including Willem de Kooning and critic Clement Greenberg have appeared in many publications and are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Museum.