Contemporary Local Artist (Southern Leyte)

SJC. Contemporary Local Artist (Southern Leyte). by: Habib Dismangcop Shadden Ragas Kristvelle Frantz Galeon (Grade 11).

Contemporary Local Artist: GERSHON VILLAMOR DESTORA.

E ducational B ackground: E lementary - MAASIN CENTRAL SCHOOL H igh school 1st-2nd yr - COLLEGE OF MAASIN 3rd-4th yr - MAASIN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL C ollege - Saint Joseph C ollege BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING ( J uly 2021).

E arly life and C hildhood: Grew up in Maasin City and have 4 siblings (him being the 1 st child). He spent his elementary years in MAASIN CENTRAL SCHOOL. At a young age, he used to draw and sketch anime and copy the figures from the books. He dreamed to be enrolled in art school but poverty hindered him..

E arly life and C hildhood: When he was in fourth grade, his teacher was so amazed and sponsored him in art school and he continues to study arts and spent two (2) years in College of Maasin for him to develop his art skills and join various competitions..

E arly life and C hildhood: He transferred in MAASIN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL where he won lots of events in national competition. In college, Gershon studied civil engineering at SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE and still continues to paint that helped him pay his needs in school and in their family. He was passionate and tried his best to finish his studies..

Career History: •Island coordinator in VIVA EXCON ( S outhern L eyte) •GUHIT PINAS SOUTHERN LEYTE OFFICIAL.

Career History: •featured in SunStar Phillipines (3 times) •featured at C! M agazine •featured at Ormoc City •featured at Maasin City.

Career History: •solo exhibit at Tagum City 2017 (sold all paintings) •exhibited virtual museum in Haifa, Israel for covid paintings.

Awards: • won gold, silver and bronze (elementary) • several gold, silver and bronze medal (district level) •several gold silver and bronze (division level) • gold medal regional for science art fair.

Awards: •gold medal regional journalism cartooning • won the logo contest of SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE 50th yrs •won national events •won Banday mural contest.

Awards: • second placer ASEAN poster making •second placer DOST poster making •Top 5 Civil engineering Got talent entire Philippines.

Exhibitions: • Tagum City Exhibit 2017 • Maasin City DPWH 2016 •HAIFA, ISRAEL Virtual Exhibit 2020 • Maasin City Balay K an- anan 2021.

GERSHON VILLAMOR DESTORA’s ARTWORKS.

GERSHON VILLAMOR DESTORA’s ARTWORKS. 470.

GERSHON VILLAMOR DESTORA’s ARTWORKS.

GERSHON VILLAMOR DESTORA’s ARTWORKS. NH 1525 4MP A1 QUAD CAM Ot by gershFOT.

Contact information: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCmQua7xOtv2w3FJMxkbOTOA https://www.facebook.com/GershonVillamorDestora/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068037111168 https://www.facebook.com/GJ-clothing-shop-105032198780152/.