Painting Demo + Q&A with Esteban Ocampo

(MFA 2015, Chubb Fellow 2016)

 

Join Academy alumnus Esteban Ocampo for a live, 3-hour portrait demo in oil. Watch as he paints directly from a model, sharing his process in real time. Ask questions, get insights, and experience portraiture come to life before your eyes.

 

Thursday, September 18, 2025
3:00pm

Carrera 7 #54-11
Chapinero, Bogota

 

About Esteban Ocampo 
Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo was born in Manizales, Colombia in 1987. He earned his degree in Visual Arts from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá (2012) and completed his MFA in Painting at the New York Academy of Art in 2015, where he received the Chubb Fellowship for 2015–2016.

A three-time Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant recipient, Esteban has exhibited widely across the United States in solo shows and international fairs such as Art Basel Miami and the Dallas Art Fair, as well as in Europe and Latin America. He is represented by ZieherSmith Gallery (Nashville), Gitler & ___ Gallery (New York City), and Maune Contemporary Gallery (Atlanta). He currently lives and works in Manizales, Colombia.

3:00pm - 5:00pm / Individual portfolio reviews (limited slots available)

6:00 pm – 9:00pm / Live 3-hour demo Painting from a model

 

 

 

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