One of the most talented young artists in recent times. He was born on September 30, 1978. He graduated in the Arts Faculty at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), majoring in painting in 2003. He received the Adolfo Winternitz Award of the Arts Faculty of the PUCP, in 2002, and that same year he received the first prize in the Philips Art Expression national contest. In 2003 he received the Unión Latina award and in 2006 he was granted the scholarship of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.
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Of Japanese background, Eduardo Tokeshi Namizato studied Architecture and Urbanism at the Federico Villarreal National University, but his true call led him to the Faculty of Arts at the PUCP, where he finished his studies in 1992. He has taken part in several exhibits, both personal and collective, and has been a part of the Peruvian delegations for the biennials of Lyon (2000) and Sao Paulo (1996), among others. His works are exhibited in museums and collections in different countries. If you wish to know more about his life and works, please go to www.eduardotokeshi.com

Born in Lima in 1972, Philippe Gruenberg’s photographs are one of the most interesting in recent years. He studied Economics and Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, but his interest for arts led him to study photography in Geneva, later furthering his studies in Peru, at the Gaudí Institute. He formed a creative duo with photographer Pablo Hare, with whom he carried out the exhibit called Residencial San Felipe. He is a founding member of the collective art association La Culpable. His work is part of the catalog at the LeMe gallery.
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One of the young artists with great international presence, Miguel Aguirre was born in Lima in 1973. He studied in the Arts Faculty at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru and a doctorate degree in the Fine Arts Faculty at the University of Barcelona. He has taken part in several personal and collective exhibitions, and his work is exhibited in important galleries both in the country and abroad. More information in: www.espacioliquido.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=77

Bendayán (Iquitos, 1973) is one of the most important promoters of the art from the Amazonian city of Iquitos. Self-taught artist, his works stand out for incorporating popular and peripheral elements with an amazing technique. He has also worked as a curator and organizer of important exhibits of Amazonian art. For further information on his works, please visit 33bendayan.blogspot.com

Born in Lima in 1965, Fernando Bryce is one the most notorious contemporary artists in modern-day art. He studied briefly at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and later moved to Europe, where he furthered his studies in Paris. His work, defined by him as a ‘mimetic analysis, consisting in collecting graphic material already existing (such as advertisings and journalism) and reproducing it with a brush in black and white. His works are displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and in prestigious galleries such as the Tate Gallery in London, ad the Prats gallery in Barcelona. In 2005 he presented Lima Atlas Peru, a book published by the Lima Museum of Art in five volumes containing a selection of his drawings on history of the twentieth century in Peru. In 2006 he was invited to take part at Art Basel, the most important fair in the world. He now lives in Berlin, Germany.
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Born in 1972, Sandra Gamarra graduated as BA in Painting at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in 1997. Since 1998 she has participated in several collective exhibitions. In 2000 she was awarded the Passport for an Artist prize by the Embassy of France, which got her a scholarship in the French country. She was also awarded at the II, III and V Plastic Arts Contest of the Patronato de Telefónica, in 1998, 1999 and 2001, respectively. In 2002 she won the Carolina Foundation prize. In 2003 she got her doctorate degree at the University of Cuenca, Spain, where she currently lives.
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Sculptress Johanna Hamann (Lima, 1954) is one of the most important female figures in Peruvian arts. Her work begins in the mid 1970s; her first solo exhibition comes earlier than her participation in group exhibitions. Her work has been displayed in the biennials in Havana and Puerto Rico. She has been a senior professor in the Arts Faculty at the PUCP since 2000. Her work is part of the Lima Museum of Art collections, and also of the Artistic Fund of the PUCP and of the Museum of Art and History of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. More information in www.latinartmuseum.com/hamman.htm

One of the most notorious figures of national photography, Roberto Huarcaya (Lima, 1959) studied Psychology courses at the PUCP. He also studied film making at the Italian Institute and photography at the Video and Image Center in Madrid. He has participated in several exhibits, both in Peru and abroad, and his works are part of important collections and galleries in the world. He is also a professor and founder of the Photography Center. More information in www.robertohuarcaya.com

One of the most prominent ceramicists in our country, Carlos Runcie Tanaka was born in Lima in 1958. He studied philosophy but he always had an artistic vocation. He was trained in ceramics in Brazil, Italy and Japan. His works have been part of the Peruvian delegation at the biennials of Venice, Sao Paulo and Havana, and have been exhibited in Latin America, the United States, Japan and Italy. Along with his work as an artist, he has been a professor in American and Japanese universities. More information in:
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A must as a reference in Latin American art and literature, Jorge Eduardo Eielson was born in Lima in 1924 (although he lived a great deal in Italy, where he died in March, 2006). His paintings have been exhibited and are part of the most important galleries and collections in the world. His poetry has been published in several languages. Without a doubt, one of the most illustrious Peruvians in the arts and literature of the world. More information in eielson.perucultural.org.pe/indexflash.htm

Art collective from the late-70s and early-80s scenario in Lima. Its artistic work is closely related to political contents. Its name, Social Service Aesthetics Huayco, refers to a Company of Social Property, the name of the cooperatives promoted by the State during the military and revolutionary government of General Juan Velasco Alvarado (1968-1975).

Towards the end of the 80s, collective NN took hold of cultural and political icons, reflecting upon identity in the midst of a socially and politically confusing context. Members of this collective in the project presented in Urbe & Arte were NN Nenadu (Jennifer Gaube), NN Papalucho (José Luis García), NN El-Lío (Elio Martuccelli), NN Depreche (Claudia Cancino), NN Negrita (Michele Beltrán), NN Acarajo (Alex Ángeles), NN A-C-Falo (Alfredo Márquez), NN Detuchino (Enrique Wong), NN Kafarlitos (Carlos Abanto) and NN Pervert (Herbert Rodríguez).

Collective working group composed of students from the faculty of architecture of the Ricardo Palma University, active from 1984 and 1987. Their work intended to claim, in a critical way, a type of architectural and artistic production with recycled materials.