Artist Biography:

I was born in Lima in 1963. In 1986, I was admitted to Peru’s Advanced Autonomous School of Fine Arts (Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Peru - ENSABAP) to study drawing and painting, while continuing studies in civil engineering at the National University of Engineering (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería - UNI). Both majors involved a very specific set of aptitudes and helped shape different life perspectives for me as a future artist. Between the demands of my engineering studies and my vital commitment to art, I made the complex decision to work in the field of plastic arts, where I found my true vocation and personal satisfaction. I currently live in Spain.

Awards and Distinctions:

• First Prize in the “XIV Florence Biennale 2023,” Florence, Italy.

• First Prize at the "V International Biennial of Argentina 2022," Buenos Aires.

• Fourth Prize in the “XIII Florence Biennale 2021,” Florence, Italy.

• Certificate of recognition for the best performance 2020 from Artios Gallery "Art of Being Alone," New York, USA.

• First Prize in the “Ninth National Coca-Cola Painting Contest,” Banco Wiese Sudameris Hall, Peru.

• Honorable Mention in the “XVII Valdepeñas Contest,” Spring Hall through the lands of Castilla de la Mancha, Municipal Museum of Valdepeñas, Spain.

Individual Exhibitions:

• 2024: Gaudí Gallery, Madrid, Spain (Nov 7 to 21)

• 2024: Art Circle, Toledo, Spain (Sep 6 to Oct 19)

• 2023: “In the Shadow of the Obvious,” La Esfera Artistic Space, Alicante, Spain, and Ricardo Palma Cultural Center, Lima, Peru.

• 2022: “The Pleasure of Looks,” Mestiza Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

• 2018: “Fragmented Spaces,” Amano Museum, Lima, Peru.

• 2015: “Exiles of Consciousness,” Impromptu Gallery, El Cultural, Peru.

• 2015: “Apology for Silence,” Casa Francia Gallery, Lima, Peru.

• 2014: “Passerby of Memory,” Anne Kesch Gallery of Contemporary Art, Lima, Peru.

• 2012: “Shared Silences,” Amaranto Gallery, Lima, Peru.

• 2010: “Witnesses of the Night,” Amaranto Gallery, Lima, Peru.

• 2008: Langstaff Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.

• 2006: “Inner Looks,” Maison de L’Amérique Latine, Brussels, Belgium.

• 2006: “Between the Myth and the Metaphor,” Espace Amalgama, Brussels, Belgium.

Collective Exhibitions:

• 2024: "Lorenzo il Magnifico Award," Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, Italy (Jan 11 to 28).

• 2024: "Beyond Borders," Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain (June 28 to 30).

• 2023: “VI Valencia Biennial,” Valencia, Spain.

• 2023: "58 Queen Sofia Award for Painting and Sculpture," C.C. La Casa de Vacas, Madrid, Spain.