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Born in Quito, Ecuador in 1968

Colegio Americano de Quito, 1986

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SBA Society of Botanical Artists, UK

DipSBA(Dist.) 

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B.F.A. Summa Cum Laude (Bachelor of Fine Arts, concentration in painting) Saint Mary´s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A. Class of 1990

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Other studies, workshops and classes:

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Natural History Illustration Certificate

University of Newcastle, Australia, 2021

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Botanical drawing workshops 2020-2024

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Rogeiro Lupo (Brazil) Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, (VA.) Advanced hatching techniques in pen and ink.2024

Rogeiro Lupo (Brazil) Advanced techniques in colored pencil.2023

Valentina Nieto (Colombia) Botanical Illustration in watercolor. 2022

Noemí Cevallos and Santiago Cordero (Picturatus Conservación-Ecuador) Botanical Art and Scientific Illustration.2021

Paula Laverde ( Arte y Conservación-Colombia) Bird Illustration in watercolor.

Wendy Hollender ( Draw Botanical and Woodstock School of Art, USA)2021

Valentina Nieto (Botanical Art and Bird Illustration in watercolor- Colombia)

Antonia Reyes (Paraíso Perdido-Bird Illustration, Chile)

Emmanuel Laverde (Arte y Conservación, Colombia) Orchid Illustration.

Noemí Cevallos (Picturatus Conservación-Ecuador) Bird Illustration.

Paulina Maciel ( Botanical Illustration- Mexico) 

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Mixed media and pencil drawing online workshops,digital resources and books: Patty Brady, Chris Cozen, Julie Prichard, Jodi Ohl, Tracy Verdugo, Seth Apter, Darlene Olivia Mc Elroy, Sandra Duran Wilson, Janie Gildow) 

2013-2017

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Acrylic techniques course with Pablo Cabrera Zambrano. Centro de Estética y Artes Visuales, Quito

2008-2011

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Watercolor workshops and art classes for adults and children.

2005-2008

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Advanced techniques in watercolor course. Continuing Education Department, USFQ, Universidad San Francisco de Quito,

1996

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Watercolor and Figure Drawing courses. Continuing Education Department. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago,

1993-1994

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Watercolor workshop with Lea Kliner, Santiago, Chile,

1994

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Watercolor courses with Oswaldo Moreno Heredia,

1991-1992

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Redbud Art Workshop, Saint Mary´s College, Michigan, 

1989

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Rome Program, Saint Mary´s College, Rome, Italy,

1987-1988

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Watercolor workshop with César Tacco, Quito, 1987

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