The Art Scene of Loja Ecuador

Photo: Free Walks Loja Jonathan Poma is a young tourism entrepreneur in Loja. President, operator, and co-founder with Kevin Rohoden of Free Walks Loja Tours, Jonathan is also a fixer and private tour specialist for Southern Ecuador.  A graduate of Loja's National University with a Bachelor of TESOL and Tourism Management, and fluent in Spanish and English, Jonathan will guide you through the vibrant and growing visual arts scene in Loja.  His services include contacting artists; guiding visitors, art collectors and dealers; and providing live interpreting services in Spanish and English.  Jonathan can be reached 24/7 to answer your travel, tour, and accommodation questions for Loja and Southern Ecuador.  Contact Jonathan at: 593997953568 593986745994 freewalksloja17@gmail.com facebook.com/FreewalksLojaec/ Free Walks Loja Blog

"Square in Red" 2010. Ink and watercolor. Diego González Ojeda  is a  Profesor Investigator Artes Plásticas y Diseño ( professor and researcher of visual arts and design)  at the  Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL) - t he Private Technical University of Loja (Loja's private Catholic university).   In addition to teaching painting and design, he has also created a unique multidisciplinary curriculum based on local pre-Columbian rock art petroglyphs. Diego has a lengthy CV of qualifications and publications, including architecture, exhibition design, and historic restoration and preservation.  He also has many credits listed for solo and collaborative exhibits of his own art work.  Diego has a very well-developed web presence, and can converse in fluent Spanish, English, and French. Contact Diego and view his art work and publications at: Email: dsgonzales@utpl.edu.ec behance.net/disagofeci7f6b disago.blogspot.com arteparlante...

"La Mar" (The Sea) ARTIST, CURATOR - Diego Paúl Villavicencio Ordóñez   Administrador Salas de Exposición CCE LOJA for Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión Núcleo de Loja, curates Loja's two national art galleries.  The small galleries, located on Bernardo Valdivieso Street, a main north-south corridor, are open alternatively in the morning and afternoon every weekday.   The main gallery, named for internationally renowned Loja painter Eduardo Kingman, is located at the corner of Bernardo Valdivieso and Rocafuerte streets, and is open from 4 to 7 pm.  The second public gallery is named for Loja's most famous painter of religious and devotional art, Ángel Rubén Garrido.  This small but active gallery, located at Bernardo Valdivieso and and Colón Streets, is open to the public during working days from 9 am to 1 pm. You will usually find Diego at the galleries during their open hours, or he is very reachable via the CCE's websites and ...