Fine Art by Jaime Villa
Jaime Villa was born in Baños, Ecuador in the Province of Tungurahua. He has long been a part of the fine art community in Ecuador and is very well known both inside and outside the the art world in his native country. His distinctive style and flare has marked his works from the beginning. He continues to actively paint in his studio and is regularly involved in important exhibitions throughout the country.
Since 1960 Jaime Villa has been participating in many excibitions both national and international, like the Salon de Octubre and the first Bienal of independence for Latinamerica in 1972. He has made many individual excibitions in Quito and Guayaquil - Ecuador and has also had excibitions in Los Angeles, USA - Lima, Peru - Mexico City, Mexico.
Currently he is a Professor of Artistic Drawing and Design in the University Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil, Ecuador. These are but a few of the many exhibitions he has participated in in the past decades.
Jaime Villa nacio en Baños Prov. Tungurahua Ecuador. Jaime Vila desde 1960 ha participado en varias exposiciones nacionales como el salon de Octubre , La Primera Bienal del Quito Salon de la Independencia Latinoamericano 1972 y en otros de caracter internacional. Ha realizado varias exposiciones individuales en Quito,Guayaquil,Los Angeles (U.S.A.), Lima ( Peru ) , Mexico .
Sus obras se encuentran en importantes colecciones de Alemania, Francia, Suecia, España, Estados Unidos, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Pakistan, Australia, Japon.
Actualmente es profesor de Dibujo Artistico en la Escuela de Diseño de la Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil. Algunos Galardones Obtenidos
Primer premio Salon de pintura de Ambato. 1986 Obtuvo la Condecoracion de la Orden Nacional " Al Merito Artistico." 2002 Gano concurso y diseño 4 murales sobre paso a desnivel para la Ciudad de Guayaquil
1967 - He was invited by the the State Department to visit the United States and tour various cities to observe museums of art. Among other places he visited was Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles.
1969 - He opened a Fine Art gallery, "Pachacamac", and bec
ame more intensely occupied with his paintings and as a result his works became widely distributed in Guyayaquil, Ecuador.
1972 - He had an exhibition in the Museum Central Bank of Quito and participated in the Bienal in Quito, Ecuador
1974 - Exhibition in Maxwell Gallery in San Francisco, California. The exhibition was called: "The nine Ecuadorian Painters"
1976 - Grand Opening of the new Pachacamac Gallery.
1977 - He travelled to Telaviv- Israel to supervise an exhibition of his works. He also was commisioned to design for Ecuadorian Aviation the exterior Logo and design for 3 of thier airplanes.
1986 - Recieved the Decoration of the National Order of " Artistic Merit "
1987 - Participated in the Bienal in Cuenca, Ecuador
1990 - Exhibition in the Central Bank of Guayaquil
1991 - Febrery Exhibition in The Modern Art Museum in Cuenca, Ecuador
1995 - Exposition of The Private Collection of Banco del Pacifico for their 25 th. Anniversary. They also have a large collection of his art which on display in many of thier branches.
2002 - Exposicion in the Fine Art Museum in Cuenca
2002 - He was commissioned to design 4 murals in Guayaquil, Ecuador in an effort by the city to improve it's image. These murals can be found on the base of an overpass on one of the major thoroughfares of the city.
2003 - Exposicion Art Center of Guayaquil.
1961 - Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Nucleo del Guayas Guayaquil
1962 - Galeria "Artes " Quito
1963 - Galeria "Paul Rivas " Los Angeles USA
1964 - Galeria Las formas
1965 - Exhibicion Alianza Francesa
1966 - Centro Ecuatoriano Norteamericano Guayaquil
1967 - Galeria Comtempora Quito Viajo a los Estados Unidos , invitado por el Departamento de Estado , en gira de observacion artistica por algunas ciudades de dicho Pais.
Galeria Artes Quito
1968 - Centro Cultural Albert Camus, Guayaquil
Mansion Jack West Lima Peru
Galeria Contempora Guayaquil
1969 - Biblioteca Municipal Guayaquil
Galeria Artes Quito
Galeria Kitgua Quito
Galeria de Arte del Teatro de Camara Andsa Mexico ( OPIC )
Abre y dirige la Galeria de arte Pachacamac e inicia una intensa labor de difusion de arte en Guayaquil - Ecuador
1970 - Galeria Pachacamac Guayaquil
Salon de exposiciones Manta
Salon de exposiciones " El Dorado " Cuenca
1971 - Galeria Altamira Quito
Galeria Pachacamac Guayaquil
1972 - Expone en el Museo del Banco Central del Quito y participo de la Primera Bienal en Quito
1974 - Expone en la Galeria Maxwell de San Francisco -California " Nueve Pintores Ecuatorianos "
1976 - Inaugura las nuevas instaliciones de la Galeria Pachacamac.
Galeria el Parque Medellin Colombia
1977 - Viaja a Israel para supervicion profesional ,realizo el diseño decorativo exterior para pintar aviones de la compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion
1978 - Exposicion Galeria Altamira Quito
1980 - Galeria Goribar Quito
1981 - Galeria Madeleine Holllander Guayaquil
1987 - Participacion en la Primera Bienal en Cuenca
1990 - Exposicion en el Banco Central de Guayaquil
1991 - Exposicion en el Museo de Arte Moderno en Cuenca
1995 - Exposicion de todos los cuadros del artista Jaime Villa . Ahora coleccion privada del Banco del Pacifico, por 25 años de la Institucion
2002 - Exposicion de Arte Moderno Cuenca
2003 - Exposicion en Centro de Arte de Guayaquil.
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Jaime Villa - Ecuador Abstract Artist.
Ecuador Canvas
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