Cebuano Artists Painting Collection- Billy Pomida
Born in the island of Samar in the Philippines on July 11, 1963, Billy Pomida started the rudiments of drawing at a young age which inspired him to take up Fine Arts in college at the University of the East in Manila . In 1986, he worked as a graphic designer for a government research institution before devoting to full-time painting in 2001. Since then, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions in different places in the Philippines and a series of Three-Man Shows in the United States in 2002. Parola sa Liloan, Watercolor, 2009 He has won numerous awards, among of which are the following: One of the Top Five Watercolorists for 2001 and 2007 and the runner-up for the 2008 in the Kulay sa Tubig Annual Invitational Watercolor Competition and Exhibition in Manila, Grand Prize , Cebu Arts Association 70th Anniversary Painting Competition in 2007, Grand Prize , President Ramon Magsaysay Death Anniversary Painting Contest, Grand Prize ,...