Born in La Paz, Bolivia.
Lives and works in La Paz – Bolivia.
Architecture, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia.
Economics and Political Science studies, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
Completed studies at the Vancouver School of Art, Vancouver, Canada.
Since 1972 has had 58 one-man shows and over 160 collective exhibitions:
Selected Exhibitions
| 1978 | I Biennial; Latin-American Art; Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 1979 | XV Biennial of Sao Paulo; Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 1980 | IV Biennial of Maldonado; Museum of American Art, Maldonado, Uruguay |
| 1981 | V Biennial of San Juan; Latin-American & Caribbean Engraving, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1982 | XII Biennial of Paris; Paris, France |
| 1983 | VI Biennial of San Juan; Latin-American & Caribbean Engraving, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1985 | XVII Biennial of Sao Paulo; Sao Paulo, Brazil Neo-Expressionism de Tres Continentes; Teyler Gallery, Virginia, USA III Biennial of Graphics; Cayman Gallery, New York, New York, USA |
| 1986 | VII Biennial of San Juan; Latin-American & Caribbean Engraving, San Juan, Puerto Rico IV Latin-American Biennial; New York, New York, USA I International Biennial of Painting; Miami, Florida, USA II Havana’s Biennial; Havana, Cuba |
| 1987 | I Cuenca’s Biennial of Painting; Cuenca, Ecuador |
| 1989 | II Cuenca’s Biennial of Painting; Cuenca, Ecuador |
| 1990 | Mito y Magia en las Americas: “Los ochenta” Marco Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Monterrey, Mexico |
| 1991 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1992 | Expo Seville ’92; Seville, Spain. |
| 1996 | Seven Visual Artists from Bolivia; Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile |
| 1997 | I Visual Arts Biennial of MERCOSUR; Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 1999 | XII Havana’s Biennial; Havana, Cuba |
| 2001 | 49th Venetian Biennial; Venice, Italy |
| 2002 | Gallery Evan, New York |
| 2003 | “4ta Bienal de Mercosur” Porto Alegre, Brasil |
| 2004 | “Museo de Arte Contemporaneo ” Santiago, Chile “La Recoleta” Buenos Aires, Argentina “Cuerpos Pintados” Santiago, Chile “Nota Gallery” Dusseldorf, Germany “Cuerpos Pintados” Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2005 | 2005 “Museo de Arte Moderno ” La Paz, Bolivia |
| 2006 | “Cuerpos Pintados” Sao Paulo, Brasil |
| 2007 | “Bienal de Valencia” Valencia, Spain “Casa de las Americas ” Madrid, Spain |
| 2008 | Arteamericas Miami, FL |
| 2008 | Notal Gallery - La Paz, Bolivia |
| 2008 | Buenos Aires Photo, Argentina |
| 2008 | Art Santa Fe, New Mexico USA |
| 2009 | Venice Biennale |
* In 2002 he was honored with the prestigious Konex award along with Brazilian architect Oscar Niemayer.