Timeline

1928

Born in Roldanillo Valle del Cauca, Colombia

1947

Worked as a newspaper and magazine illustrator, Santafe de Bogotá, Colombia

1959 - 1986

Lived and worked in Mexico and New York, NY

1959

Recipient, scholarship to work in Mexico City, Mexico

1970

Graduated from the Academia Zier de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Recipient, Second Prize in Drawing, XI Salon of Colombian Artists, Colombia

1972

Recipient, São Paulo Biennial International Prize, São Paulo, Brazil

1977

Recipient, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Fine Arts

1981

Founded the Museum of Rayo in Roldanillo, Colombia

1983

Inaugurated the project Arte Vial with international artists

1994

Participated in the Order of Boyacá as Gran Oficial, Colombia

2010

Died in Roldanillo Valle del Cauca, Colombia