Manuel Ocampo (b. Quezon City, Philippines) attended California State University, Bakersfield, in 1985. Having exhibited his works extensively in France, Luxembourg, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan and Philippines, Ocampo currently lives and works in the Philippines.
Having lived and worked at numerous places globally, Manuel Ocampo is easily adopted as the poster child for multiculturalism and identity politics. He is known for his bold, controversial references to politics, religion and race, as he utilises a wide range of popular iconography like the swastikas, crucifixes, teeth, feces, flowers, and emoticons.

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