Sonny de Leon Palles is a visual artist hailing from Calamba, Laguna. A Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate with a Major in Painting at the University of Santo Tomas, he spent most of his years working abroad until returning to his homeland, intending to retire and fully explore his terrain into the arts. Currently seated as the Culture and Arts Director at the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, Sonny actively practices his splendid technique and wit for the arts as a passion-turned-career.

Palles’ artistic style exceeds the boundaries that it is commonly predisposed to. He explores the genre of Cubism, yet further surpasses its rules and technicalities by applying bold strokes, enlivened colors, and diverse palettes of texture onto the canvas. As a result, Palles uncovers an oeuvre that is recognizable yet exhilarating to the viewer, leaving a sense of liberty and reintroducing itself as a revitalized form of the classic Filipino tropes and genres.