Mauricio Paz Viola

Contemporary artist Paz Viola (b. 1985, Carmelo, Uruguay) embarked on his artistic journey early in

life. He began making visual art at age seven and participated in various art competitions in his

native Uruguay and abroad. At fourteen, Paz Viola began to take part in group shows and individual

exhibitions nationally and internationally, in galleries and museums in countries including Uruguay,

Argentina, Chile, United States, and Italy. His works have been featured in doctoral studies programs

in art by universities in Chile, Mexico, Argentina, and Spain, and are frequently featured in

magazines and art books, such as Latin American Annual Art Review, High Impact: The Art of the

Visual (New York) as well as publications in Venezuela, Spain, Argentina, UK, and France, to name a

few. He now lives and works in Beijing, China.