Leyla Painting

Biography: Born in 1982, Jorge "Vascano" Vasquez-Elescano spent his childhood north of his birthplace of Lima-Peru, in the jungle-like atmosphere of Tarapoto. There, Jorge grew a fascination with the exotic forms and bold colors of his Amazon’s surroundings. This early exposure eventually became an ongoing inspirational source in his art making, which allows him to explore his interest in humans’ complexities through the beautiful inner qualities of the material world. Jorge continued to develop his skills in the arts and received formal training after he moved to the United States and enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College, where he got his Associate Degree in Fine Arts. Later on he went to Corcoran College of Art and Design, and then finished his undergraduate on 2015 at Maryland Institute College of Art with a focus in painting. After, he move to New York in pursue of his graduate education, where in 2017 received his Master’s degree in Fine Art at the New York Academy of Art. During his studies, Jorge's works were displayed at exhibitions across educational institution’s campuses, participated in group shows, had his first solo show at the Peruvian consulate in Washington DC, was in international group shows and was awarded merit international residencies to Giverny, France and Carrara, Italy. Also he has been published in schools’ newspapers, literature journals, news articles, featured in selected web art portfolios and lately in 2018 had his works featured in a motion picture. Jorge currently resides in the New York where he has upcoming shows and continues to build his professional portfolio.