Leo Cunanan Jr.
Leo Cunanan, Jr. was born in San Pablo City, Philippines and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada when he was nine years old. He has a background as a musician, graphic artist and publisher of a Filipino community and business directory, Dahong Pilipino. From graphic arts, he developed a strong interest in fine arts upon meeting SYM Mendoza, one of the foremost impressionist arists in the Philippines, who gave him private art lessons in 2001. Leo works with charcoal, pastel and watercolour. He also enjoys doing digital art. “Everything I know in art, I learned it from Tito SYM; he opened the door for me to discover my potentials and I really enjoy making artwork more than anything else.”
