Jose has a unique mix of logistics, banking, art and creativity. He worked 6 years for local banks in customer service and sales area, 8 years in logistics for Johnson & Johnson and Red Bull Central America & Caribbean and 2 years in Marketing for Real Estate projects.
In 2016 he officially started as a freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer, working for brands such as Nación Sushi, Ciudad Panamá 500, Museo de la Ciudad (Panama City Museum), and has helped entrepreneurs and small/medium-sized companies to tell their success stories creatively to be the top of heart of their customers.
His work can be found in children’s books, brand identity projects, digital campaigns, murals, and other applications. José studied Advertising and Graphic Design in Panama City, has an MBA and is a self-taught artist, who over time has achieved recognition not only for his multidisciplinary skills in the creative field, but also for his high sense of commitment to each project.
When he is not drawing, he participates in art shows, teaches creative workshops, and attends public events as a speaker, where he shares his experiences as a freelance artist.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING
2023
• Express Admin for Artists: Administrative Tools Workshop to thrive in the creative journey. La Manzana, Santa Ana.
2021
• Isaac Rabin School: The Creative Process through illustration. Educational speech for 6th grade students.
2019
• Aftertalks: Cretive Entrepreneurship.
• Wordcamp Panamá: Building your creative identity in WordPress.
• Foreign Relations Ministry: Children’s Cultural Program for creative stimulation.
• Ciudad Panamá 500: Book launch “Soy una ciudad llamada Panamá. Biblioteca 500 Project.
2017
• Fuckup Nights Vol. XIV: Art & Fashion Special Edition.
• Creativity Workshop: Changing the World with pencil & paper. La Fonda del Diseño.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
• Macrofest: “Jugarte” Pop Up Art Show.
2023
• America’s Logos: Art Collective of Latinamerican graphic culture. Palazzo Hamsa Mill Art Gallery. Balzan, Malta.
2022
• Brava Display: Virtual Art Exhibition on Brava Pizza screens. Locations: Town Center, Multiplaza and Altaplaza.
2020
• Open Studio: Virtual exhibition of best artworks between 2016-2019.
2019
• Imagining the city: Retrospective of Panamanian Cinema. MUCPA Panama City Museum.
2017
• Macrofest: Artist Collective.
• Papel Solo Show: Tántalo Hotel.
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