Miguel Escobar
«Miguel Escobar was born in Cali, in Valle del Cauca, Colombia in 1992. In 2017 received his Bachelor’s degree in Plastic Arts at the Instituto Departamental de Bellas Artes (Departamental Institute of Fine Arts), in Cali, Colombia with a Distinction for his Bachelor Project “Ejercicios de Reconocimiento de Masas” (2017). During that time Miguel had the opportunity to participate in projects and events with the support of the Colombian Ministry of Culture and other cultural institutions. One of these is events was “CALCO Young Art from Cali Show” (CALCO Muestra de Arte Joven de Cali) where he received a Honourable Mention for his work “Condor del Tiempo” (2013); With the support of the University of Los Andes and the Colombian Ministry of Culture he participated in the exhibition “Narrativa Atemporal” (2016) at the Museo de la Independencia – Casa del Florero. After finishing his Bachelor studies with a merit distiction, he started participating in exhibitions outside Colombia such as “Byte Footage Festival”, at the Palacio de Correo of Buenos Aires, Argentina or “A la Distancia, Muestra de Video-Arte Colombiano”, at the Federal Baltic University Immanuel Kant, Kaliningrad, Russia, both events in the year 2018. One year later he enrolled in the Preparatory Program for the Master in Fine Arts at LUCA School of arts, which he successfully completed. Miguel Escobar is currently on a Master in Fine Arts at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels, Belgium, where he lives and works. »
