Francisco Orellana Lara

Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1973, he spent his childhood with his family in England and Central America, an experience that shaped his reflective and observant personality. During this period, he passively incorporated the idea of colour as a distinctive element of places and territories, cultures, animal and plant species, and the geography where they live.

“Expressing myself artistically is as important to me as breathing, and from a very young age I have been self-taught in music, drawing, and literature.”
During his architecture studies, he deepened his knowledge and exploration of the visual arts, incorporating photography and watercolour as tools for his projects, a period that coincided with the massification of personal computers and the internet. His profession allowed him to incorporate many digital tools into his visual language, and after a while it became natural to fuse analogue and digital media to produce art.

During his university years, he learned many drawing techniques and styles, but he also discovered the works of several artists, among whom the important Chilean painter Mario Toral stands out, whose watercolours made a deep impression on him. During the same period, he had the opportunity to work for a summ...

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture / Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile 2008.

4th year of Architecture / Validation Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Los Lagos 1999.

2025 - Solo exhibition 'From Analogue to Digital to Analogue', Panichini Art Gallery, Puerto Montt, Chile.