THE GUITAR SAINT - As a musician, I make my musical masterpieces focusing on guitars and other instruments. My influences varies from Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tschaikovsky, Beethoven, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson, etc. I use a seven-strings Ibanez electric guitar which I highly recommend.

You can listen to a piece of my music "Don't talk about leaving" at www.myspace.com/guitarsaint76 or see my other photos at www.friendster.com/xvolt.

More artworks, paintings and photos at this site:
http://christianvolt.blogs.friendster.com/photos/art_exhibits/

as an Artist and Art Exhibitor:
Send me an email if you're interested to have an art exhibition in your area and/or would like to have commissioned artworks.
Emails: Christianvolt76@yahoo.com, Alcalalegacy76@yahoo.com and
SaintExcalibur76@aol.com
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THE ALCALA LEGACY
MASTER ILLUSTRATOR ALFREDO P. ALCALA AND SON, CHRISTIAN VOLTAR ALCALA.

(art exhibitions, conventions, networking events and community events, etc.)

Friar's Club, CAPS (Comic Art Professional Society) banquet, (2000) Beverly Hills, CA USA

San Diego Comicon International(2000, 2001)San Diego Convention Center, CA USA

Fiesta Filipina (2001) Civic Center, San Francisco, CA USA

San Francisco Public Library, 3rd Floor, Filipino American Center, (2002,2003,2005) CA USA

Cartoon Art Museum (2003, 2004, 2005) San Francisco, CA USA

Stanford Art Spaces, Paul Allen Building, Stanford University (2005) Stanford, CA USA

USS Hornet Museum, Aircraft Carrier (2005) Alameda, CA USA

War Memorial Building, (2005), Philippine Independence Day Celebration, San Francisco, CA USA

PG&E Centennial Anniversary (2005) San Francisco, CA USA

University of the Philippines (2005) komikon, Diliman, Philippines

SM Megamall (2005, 2006, 2007) Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Rockwell Tent (2006) Makati, Philippines

Wondercon, Moscone Center, (2005, 2006, 2007) San Francisco, CA USA

John F. Kennedy University. (Feb.16-18, 2007)
Holistic Approaches to Arts Education.
A Conference for Artists, Educators and Creative Thinkers. Hosted by the Department of Arts and Consciousness. JFK University, Berkeley, CA USA.

Consulate General of the Philippines (Feb. 21-23, 2007) San Francisco, CA USA
(Certificate of Appreciation is awarded to Christian Voltar Alcala, San Francisco CA. USA).

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (2007) Intramuros, Philippines

Philippine Toy Convention (June 2007)
Star Wars Awards: Alfredo P. Alcala
501st Star Wars Fan Organization
SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

Arts and Music Festival & Trade Fair (August 24-26, 2007)
SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

Ateneo De Manila University (Nov. 12-16, 2007)

Komikon Phiippines, University of the Philippines, Diliman (Nov. 17, 2007)

JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY
Vallejo, California USA
January 14 to February 4, 2008
Featuring:
King Arthur, Camelot, Old Glory, Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood, Don Quixote, Voltar, Conan and The Masters of the Universe. etc.

WONDERCON FEB. 22-24, 2008
San Francisco Comic book Convention
Moscone Center at San Francisco, CA USA

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References:

THE ALCALA LEGACY MILESTONE 2007
Comic-Con International Comic Book Convention USA
http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/37/t/008034.
html.

Wikipedia: Alfredo P. Alcala, 1925-2000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Alcala

Consulate General of the Philippines
San Francisco CA, USA (February 2007)
http://www.philippineconsulate-sf.org/news07_028.htm

National Arts Month Celebration (February 2007)
http://www.philippineconsulate-sf.org/news07_013.htm

Department of Foreign Affairs (February 2007)
http://www.dfa.gov.ph/news/pr/pr2007/feb/pr105.pdf

SF Consulate Hosts Alcala Art Exhibit (February 2007)
A Global Filipino Treasure
http://www.philfortune.com/newsfeatures.php?page=Fil-Am_Community_News
&id=70

Philippine News (February 2007)
SF Consulate Celebrates National Arts Month
http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=7ef226
bdf84a22cfb01ba5462a1320fd

Star Wars 501st Legion of Stormtroopers (June 2007)
http://www.pinoy501st.com/?q=node/105

Italy, Europe
Fondazione Franco Fossati
http://www.lfb.it/fff/fumetto/aut/a/alcala.htm

Spain, Europe (Conan published in Barcelona)
http://www.planetacomic.net/comics_detalle.asp?Id=9705&cat=3154

Germany, Europe (August 23, 2005)
Comicforum Hauptforum
www.comicforum.de/showthread.php?p=2153800

France, Europe
BDGest la Bedetheque
http://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-5399-BD-Alcala-Alfredo-P.html

Stanford Art Spaces, CIS Building, SAS (April 22- June 23, 2005) USA
1st Philippine Art Exhibit at Stanford Art Spaces
http://cis.stanford.edu/~marigros/show45.html

USS Hornet, Aircraft Carrier (June 11, 2005) USA
1st Filipino Freedom Fighters Day Celebration
http://www.geocities.com/amn_fernandez/FilipinoFreedomFighters.html

Philippine News (January 2004) USA
Mightier than the Sword part 1
http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=bfe2d3
49c0c4cfdf59d39a968c56a6f1

Philippine News (January 2004) USA
An Artist's Artist part 2
http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=2b28be
d0fd65c326730cc8274bf96d49

Washington University in St. Louis
The Center for the Humanities
http://bluestream.wustl.edu/chlibrary/book_list.asp?browse=author

San Francisco Chronicle (August 16, 2002) USA
Son Pays Tribute To His Artist Dad.He was known for comicbook superheroes
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/16/WB140680.DTL

Alfredo P. Alcala Tribute (2000)
http://povonline.com/cols/COL290.htm

The Comics Reporter (2000)
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/longbox/2073/

Comic-Con International’s Inkpot Awards (1977)
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_inkpot.shtml

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AWARDS:

Christian Voltar Alcala:
2007: Certificate of Recognition Awards, Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco, California USA, National Arts Month.

Alfredo P. Alcala:
2007: STAR WARS AWARDS, HONORARY MEMBER
2006: HALL OF FAME AWARDS
1998: NOMINATED HALL OF FAME
1995: SANDIWA AWARDS, Los Angeles California USA
1993: TOP INTERNATIONAL CARTOONISTS in Comic Strips Illustrations.USA
1977: INKPOT AWARDS USA
1972: SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY AWARDS USA
1971: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1970: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1968: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1967: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1966: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1965: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1964: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1963: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1963: TOP ILLUSTRATORS ASIANWEEK MAGAZINE
1962: FIRST PLACE AWARDS, Society of Philippine Illustrators & Cartoonists
1949: FASTEST ARTIST IN THE PHILIPPINES
1948: OFFICIAL ARTIST for the NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

*Awards includes:
BEST IN COMICS ILLUSTRATION
BEST IN CARICATURE
BEST IN COMIC STRIPS
PAINTINGS
etc.