Santiago Perez

Is a representational figurative artist who seeks to depict personal visions of faith, humanity, and romanticism through the classical oil painting techniques of 18th and 19th century masters.

A mid-life paradigm shift occurred for Santiago after returning from visiting the Prado museum in Madrid. He realized the bestowment of singular talents from God upon all individuals as having purpose for greater ends. And thus began Santiago’s feverish quest to fulfill leaving a tangible legacy of hope and inspiration through his unique artistic works.

Santiago is constantly looking to improve his skills by attending life drawing sessions. He attends workshops with living master artists yearly. He has studied at Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA), formerly known as Chiaroscuro Studio of Art in Miami, FL. under Elkin Cañas who studied at Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, and Milixa Moron who studied at Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. He is largely influenced by works from Jean Leon Gerome, John Singer Sargent as well as living masters like Michele del Campo, Matt Talbert, Cesar Santos, Daniel Gerhartz and Jeremy Mann to name a few.