Artist JefCon for Gallery of the World

The only known and acknowledged art mentor of the Philippines' first female president and an icon of democracy, the late Corazon "Cory" Aquino was still active and kicking in sharing his love for paintings.

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Artist Jeffrey Consumo or JefCon can still vividly recall the late president as a prolific painter. JefCon famous student and the mother of former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III took painting classes from him from 1996 to 1999 and attended the classes weekly.

Art class with the late President Cory Aquino

According to JefCon, “She started it as a hobby and eventually I learned that she continuously paints even the classes under me is done. That’s passion. “

For this year, JefCon with the help of Tag Media Group where he just signed a contract for his marketing and public relations got a chance to meet another person with a Philippines presidential lineage. The grandson of former President Jose P. Laurel and a philanthropist accepted his proposal to showcase his arts at the “Gallery of the world” inside the newly built “Ayala By the Bay” along Macapagal in Pasay.

Gallery of the world is the newest project under the Yupangco Group of Companies that will house 3 shops with engaging activities from Zoomanity Group, Yupangco Music Academy and Yupangco Electronics Corporation.

Partnership sealed between Artist JefCon and Zoomanity Group CEO Robert Laurel Yupangco 

JefCon paintings will be up for auction and will have painting workshops and lots of activities for the young artists.

For more information and to know more about the paintings, contact 09778978877 or 02 2193503