Benjie Mallari (b. 1955) is a painter and illustrator. A fixture in the Baguio art scene, he is friends with the likes of Kidlat Tahimik and has exhibited at the Tamawan Art Village. Before he moved to Baguio, he was formerly the head of the Art Section of Meralco, and before that was an artist for various newspapers—including Sunday Malaya and The Manila Chronicle. He designed the centennial calendar of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo, and jacket covers of albums of works by National Artist for Music Lucio San Pedro. He has a degree in Fine Arts, majoring in Advertising, from the University of the East.