14-year-old Pinay student holds art exhibit in Australia

The artworks of 14-year-old Filipina Kelsy Marie Senturias were selected for display in the annual "Step into the Limelight-Voyage Art Exhibition" in Australia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA said Kelsy is the daughter of Priscilla Senturias, Records and Communication Officer of the Philippine Embassy in Australia. A  Year 9 student at the Stromlo High School in Canberra, Kelsy chose her younger sister Kaithlyn Marian, as the subject of her acrylic painting, Kelsy emphasized her sister’s sporting and musical interests, such as handball and the xylophone, as the focus of her paintings, the DFA said. The exhibit was organized by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Education and Training Directorate.