The Art Scene of Loja Ecuador

ARTIST - Karen Elizabeth Ludeña Armijos  (1998 - ) Studied Visual Arts at Loja Unida. more information to come "Death Queen" facebook.com/elizabeth.k.armijos instagram.com/betha

 ARTIST - Claudia Paola Cartuche Flores (Claw CF)  (1984 - ) Studied at, and now a teacher for, the Department of Architecture and Arts of Private Technical University of Loja (UTPL). Trained in various artistic media, now mostly expressing her vision and creating her images using photography. "Classic" (photograph) facebook.com/claw.cf instagram.com/clawcf 500px.com/clawcf

"The sushi eater" ARTIST - Kelly Gualsaqui (kilogramo, or kg) Studied at the National University of Loja (UNL), and Instituto Superior Tecnológico “Daniel Alvarez Burneo” (ISTDAB). Prolific young Lojano artist who brings her female perspective to her images of young women and animals in interesting ways. Works in murals, graphic arts, illustration, body painting, and more. Be sure to check out the link to her Instagram page for examples of her work. Recent exhibitions include "Indómita - Festival De Arte Urbano" in Zamora (2018). facebook.com/kelly.gualsaqui instagram.com/kg_kilogramo

"Fertility 2" ARTIST - Pausa Visual (Paulina Salinas)   (1972 - ) Studied at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Master's degree in Art with a mention in Sculpture from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Currently President of the Asociación de Artistas Plásticos y Visuales de Loja (Association of Visual Artists of Loja), and Teacher for a Career of Visual Arts at the Universidad Nacional de Loja (UNL). Recent exhibitions include Arte Mujer 2018, and II International Salon of Visual Arts in Trujillo, Peru 2018. Artist's statement: "When I played with clay as a child and made small vessels and figures as part of my fun, I still did not think about the possibility of making it the raw material of my sculptures. Little by little I was maturing the idea of ​​working with this material that holds so much meaning, combining between my hands the four elements that are now part of my work." facebook.com/pau.salinas pausavi...

ARTIST - María Fernanda Cárdenas Santín Studied at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL). María's 2018 thesis for UTPL, titled " PROPUESTA ESCULTÓRICA DE LA FIGURAESTILIZADA FEMENINAREALIZADA EN MADERA " (Sculptural proposal of the stylized female figure made of wood) is available online in pdf format (in Spanish). facebook.com/mcardenassantin

ARTIST - Javier Alexander Montaño Escobar Studied Art and Design at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL). Artist frequently signs his work as "Mugre XI - I" or just simply "XI - I." Besides his murals, painting and illustration work, Javier is also a musician. facebook.com/javier.montano behance.net/jamontescoac facebook.com/Mugre-XI-I

"Globus Perdidos" (The Lost Globe) ARTIST - Jeshua Emilio Guajala Ramírez Studied at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL). Recent exhibition: "Wabi Sabi" (2017) in the Sala Eduardo Kingman . Jeshua's thesis for UTPL, titled “ Paradojas del tiempo. El paisaje urbano de Loja de antaño en una interpretación lúdica de acontecimientos intemporales ” (Paradoxes of time. The urban landscape of Loja of yesteryear in a playful interpretation of timeless events) is available online in pdf format in Spanish. “Paradoja en San Sebastian de 1931” no contact info available at this time