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Dennis is  a full-time artist since 2010, a protegè of the Tuesday Artist Group, later renamed Q Art. He is the in-house art teacher for the gallery, specializing on sepia portraiture. pen and charcoal drawings.Dennis is also a musicial and songwriter who studied Theology at the Apostolic Center for Theological Studies.

Winner of our 500 Years of Christianity and Catholic Devotion contest (2023), in cooperation with Museo ng Arkidiyosesis ng Maynila and Manila Cathedral. Cris is the 8th of 12 children from Ronda, Cebu, he worked at Art Crafts Exports British Company at age 14 and was a designer at Bon Ace Fashion Tools. His skills were developed at Aroma Art Atelier where he learned the basics of anatomy, perspective and color theory. He won second place at Cebu Sinulog Foundation painting contest in 2012. Today, he is one of the most sought after realism artist. Meet him in person: https://youtu.be/b-SQGX_D

Clint Normandia, ( 1969 Misamis Occidental, Philippines ) Currently living in Cebu City.

Better known for his realistic rendition of any given subject,

•A Multi-awarded student of Cebu Academy of Arts. 

•A Winner of the Martino Abellana Annual Art Competition in Carcar, Cebu. 

•Won a Grand Prize Award of Art Petron 2003.

•He garnered an international art awards at International artist magazine as Finalist and at Art Renewal Center - Finalist 2022.

Gary is a graduate of Fine Arts from the University of San Carlos, Top Seventh in our Jose Rizal National Portraiture competition. Aside from painting, his other passion is teaching. He eagerly shares his knowledge in the arts as an instructor of Multimedia Arts in Cebu Institute of Technology- University. He is trained in the style of Realism and loves to paint portraits. His aim as a portrait artist is not just to paint any body’s faces, but people he considers as “Winners”.

Winners for him are “everyday folks” like a hardworking and responsible father, loving husband, devoted wife, obedient children or passionate people like athletes, entrepreneurs, innovators and movers of society. The reason why he paints these “winners”, because of their contagious positive attitudes. He wants to be infected with it and be like them as “winners”. Somehow these people are very idealistic in their “approach of life”, very similar to Garry’s approach i

From Samboan, Cebu, Jess joined several art competitions in 2006 organized by Cebu Artists Inc, where he became a member and  honed his skills, with the encouragement of member artists. He started as a contemporary realist, occasionally embarking in impressionism. He is now exploring abstract style of painting as he continued to participate in annual activities at Cebu. His self-portrait is an award-winning piece. Meet Jess: https://youtu.be/zTuvv8xuLDI

A native of Kidapawan City, Lucas was engaged in cinema ads for 30 years, until 2005 when technology took over his job. He then focused on painting, inspired by the greatest Filipino realism artists, including our Living Master Orley Ypon. Among many competitions he won, Lucas is a recent finalist in figurative category for the 14th Annual ARC Salon (2019-2020), our Matanglawin Honorable Mention during the 2020 Fourth of July Virtual Exhibit. Meet Lucas: https://youtu.be/vK0iGQw5hTY

Rembert topped the blind jurying and emerged as Grand Prize winner  of our First Matanglawin Award for Realism category, on Fourth of July 2020 Exhibit, he was also Fifth Place at the 2022 Jose Rizal National Competition and Top Ten in the 500 Years of Christianity  Contest 2023, a very promising virtuoso in the making. Rembert’s biggest advantage as an artist is the support he gets growing up in an encouraging home. Having a mom who likes to draw, a father who supports, and a multi-awarded realist for an uncle, he showed interest in  art as early as five years old. In effect, he cultivated a love for family and a strong dedication towards his craft. The 18-year-old paints portrait and still life, his works speak eloquently of life around him. Meet this young talent: https://youtu.be/HZCWwskXT7A

Jonathan is our Fourth Placer in the Jose Rizal National Portraiture competition awarded in May 2022. He was born in Talisay City, Cebu. Having grown up next to the sea; his love for nature grew tremendously. His fascination for nature draws him to express it in drawing. This interest was cultivated. He took up Graphics and Media in Cebu Institute of Technology University while also attending at Juanito Zafra’s Studio doing Sculptural Works. 

Junevy is our Top Sixth in the Jose Rizal National Portraiture competition awarded in May 2022. He  also won First Prize in the Jose Rizal competition at Cebu in 2021. A sel-taught artist, born in Calubian, Leyte, he calls Rodriguez, Rizal as his home. He is a BS Architecture undergraduate at TIP-QC. He won several competitions as a student incl the Shell National art stude

Francisca cultivated a motivation to capture nature through art in thick swathes of oil paint that create depth and texture on an otherwise flat canvas. Fransisca’s progress was rapid, she put her basic education on hold in place of a full-time training in art. Francisca and her works have gained recognition at Art Renewal Center's 13th International ARC Salon Competition (2017-2018) Honorable Mentions/ Da Vinci Initiative Award, and in Vision Petron “Tuklas Kultura” in 2018 where her work entitled “Bagóbo Tribes” became finalist. Her recent self-portrait is another product of her continuing innovation in style, execution and subject matter. She never ceases to surprise us! Meet her upclose: https://youtu.be/Dd0ZTgkL-W4

Renulo was awaded our Matanglawin Honorable Mention at the 2020 Fourth of July Virtual Exhibit, Early awareness of art and painting came by way of his father, who did framing jobs for many local artists. A very promising young man, he trained under Tony and Vidal "Undo" Alcoseba and he actively participated in paintings exhibits in Paris (Cultural Confluence_IV 2011), Malaysia (Art Malaysia Art Tourism Fair 2013, 2014) and also joined Langkawi Art Biennale (LAB 2014) at Malaysia 2014, group exhibit in Kluang Mall, Malaysia, and Aroma Art Atelier group shows. Meet Renulo: https://youtu.be/LcPEH3iBcC4r

Angie grew up being able to draw and paint all her childhood. Sister to the ARC Living Master, she took on administrative duties for Aroma Art Atelier and started painting out of the art group’s encouragement. She pursues art with a focused mind and a passion to progress her skills in sketching and traditional oil painting. Her works painted in darker tones and limited palettes, take shape on the canvas in formal stages, from graphite to paint. She experiments with different mediums and techniques, demonstrating her perspective towards art. Visit our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/hWOQgQajVXo

One of the most versatile artists hail from a fishing village of Bohol, Philippines, graduated with Fine Arts major in Advertising, the “Stripewalker“ braved continents through his performing arts, paintings and sculptures. His endless imagination injected with humor and passion for innovation is unequalled. His series “multitext” found its home at Shangrila Hotel BGC. Sam is the Grand winner of Don Papa Rum at the Art Fair Philippines 2020. Nor surprisingly, he grabbed the blind jurying of our First Matanglawin Awards for Modern Arts in the 2020 Fourth of July Virtual Exhibit. Meet Sam: https://youtu.be/Q6ZJPnp0R4Q

“Everywhere there is beauty to behold, an artisan’s hands are just mere instruments in shaping and molding the magnificence around him. Creating art and functionality is the ultimate goal.” Eugie comes from generations of carpenters in Bulacan, he learned from his father how to choose the quality of wood and incorporates functionality in his art. He teaches history, Philippine government and political science. Watch his Facebook interview. Meet Eugie: https://youtu.be/wUvivzWMoZ8

An Iliganon-Cebuano artist, Jean "Govinda" Marquesto is a self-taught visual and theatre artist-musician. As a biology graduate, he is captivated by wild life and the Philippine culture, and uses them as recurring themes. He is also influenced by Dadaism, cubism figurative abstraction. Finalist in the 2018 International artist competition in Taipei, Taiwan.Honorable mention at the Mother May 2020 juried virtual art exhibit by Art Works Inc. at Richmond,VA. Meet Govinda Jean: https://youtu.be/EcU9bxfbLDM  

Helen Dimaya took up Fine Arts, major in Advertising at the University of the East. She also studied at the Philippine School of Interior Design (PSID) and opened an interior design firm that specializes in furniture. In the U.S., she did restoration work on old buildings and interior-designed private homes. Helen’s passion for outdoor painting bore fruit when she won in the En Plein Air Easton Quick Draw in 2015, a competition sponsored by the Chesapeake Art Gallery in Maryland and the Avalon Foundation.

Greta started a group of plein air artists at Central Park, New York where she holds sessions every week. She recently joined the Florence Academy to embark in realism style of portraiture, an added feather to her long line of accomplishments , from her solo exhibits at Manila to working as a curator at Boca Raton, until she settled in New York in 2008, where she founded the non-profit meet up for plein air artists. She is a member of the Society of Philippine American Artists holding exhibit every year.