Nelia Tonido

Art Statement

Art is a great gift, created by the mind. Allow your spirit to soar...let your brushes go,and make your colors flow.... most
of all, enjoy the best of what God gave you to do.


Biography
Having a degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Sto. Tomas, Nelia worked as an Office Furniture Designer and Interior Design presentation renderer.

She came to Canada in 1977 with her family and currently living in Mississauga. Her childhood interest to create a wedding cake made her to take Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Cake Decorating at McCall's School of Cake Decorating in Toronto, Ontario.

She was a member of the Canadian Society of Sugar Artistry (CSSA), joined several competitions and won a Third and two Second place awards.

Being with the Philippine Artists Group of Canada for a number of years only as a companion to her husband Frank, her childhood interests in wtercolour paintings redeveloped. She started doing artworks and to her surprise, she did not loss her touch and subconsciously enhanced the art.

She made stronger ties with the Phil Artists Group of Canada by being officially one of its members.