Chona David

Chona David is a multidisciplinary artist who finds magic in everyday moments. An
impressionist painter, she captures the essence of daily life — flowers, gardens, street
scenes, and familiar objects reimagined in landscapes and still life — emphasizing light
and rich color over detail. Her canvases invite viewers to pause and feel.

Her works had been exhibited at leading Philippine venues including the GSIS Museum,
Philippine Heart Center THeart Gallery, Drybrush Gallery, Passion Arts Gallery, Daloy
Likha Art Gallery, ARTablado at Robinsons Galeria, Gateway Gallery, F.B. Sena Buenas
Artes Gallery, and LRI Design Plaza. She has also participated in the PGH Medical
Foundation’s Biennial Art Auction, and in 2025 and 2026, her paintings were featured
internationally at the Urbino in Aquarello Festival in Italy.

Chona’s journey into painting began in 2016 under the mentorship of master painter and
National Artist nominee, Fernando B. Sena. In 2022, she joined the Dynamic Art Group
(DAG) where she continues to collaborate with veteran and emerging artists.

Beyond her art, Chona has championed public sector reform, serving as Assistant
Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under President Benigno
Aquino III, contributing to the Congressional Commissions on Education (EDCOM) and
Agricultural Modernization (AGRICOM), and working with international and civil
society organizations to advance meaningful change.

She is an honors graduate of the University of the Philippines with degrees in Law and
Communication, and holds a Certificate in Change Management, Organization
Development, and Appreciative Inquiry from Pennsylvania State University.