Filo-artist Patti Centenera donated all earnings from her paintings as a gesture of gratitude to Australia

Patti Centenera a Canberra-based painter, is obsessed with drawing plants and decided to focus on arts. She is currently creating a series of paintings for local markets and profits will be donated to Rainforest Rescue Conservation Project in Australia. Source: Pinterra Studio/ Patti Centenera

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According to Canberra-based artist Patti Centenera, all the proceeds from her paintings were donated to the Rainforest Rescue Conservation project here in Australia, as a gesture of gratitude for the good life she has as a migrant.

Key Points

Patti Centenera is a Canberra-based artist who has a penchant for painting about nature, particularly plants.
She engaged with the Pearce Crafters Market in Canberra, offering her original paintings. The group also supports the Canberra Circle of Women, which distributes reusable menstrual kits to women in various countries, including the Philippines.
Patti hails from Angono, Rizal, dubbed as the Art Capital of the Philippines.