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🇵🇦 PANAMÁ 🇵🇦

BIOGRAPHY

Vladimir Barrios is a Panamanian artist with more than 15 years of experience in the visual arts.
He studied art at Panama’s National Institute of Culture, standing out for his innate disruptive style.

He held his first exhibition at the cultural space La Buat in Panama’s Casco Antiguo, where he successfully showcased more than 20 paintings.

Since then, he has participated in both solo and group exhibitions in Panama, Mexico, Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, Monaco, and France.

He has also collaborated with various social welfare organizations, dedicating some of his works to their causes.

His artistic techniques include Geometric Abstraction, Neo-Impressionism, Neo-Cubism, and his favorite style, Neo-Expressionism.

His works are distinguished by strong, primitive brushstrokes contrasted with vibrant colors and a balanced composition of elements — an expression that is at once aggressive and chaotic, yet friendly and captivating.

🇷🇼 RWANDA 🇷🇼

BIOGRAPHY

Shema Cedrick is a contemporary visual artist based in the Western Province of Rwanda whose work reflects the beauty, struggles, and spirit of everyday life within his community.
Deeply inspired by the Creator and the natural world, Cedrick transforms ordinary and recycled materials into meaningful works of art that speak to both human experience and environmental awareness.

Working primarily with mixed media and acrylic paint on canvas, his artistic practice embraces creativity without limits.
By incorporating recycled objects and unconventional materials into his compositions, he gives discarded items a second life, turning them into powerful visual stories filled with texture, emotion, and cultural identity.

His work stands as a reminder that beauty and purpose can emerge from what others may overlook.

Cedrick draws much of his inspiration from the local life surrounding him — the people, traditions, daily activities, and shared experiences that shape Rwandan society.

Through bold colors, expressive forms, and layered compositions, he captures moments of resilience, unity, hope, and transformation. 

His art not only reflects the realities of contemporary African life but also celebrates the strength and humanity found within it.

As an artist who considers his talent a gift, Shema Cedrick is passionate about sharing his knowledge and inspiring others through art. 

Beyond creating, he actively supports and encourages young people and members of his local community by teaching artistic skills, promoting creativity, and demonstrating how art can become a tool for expression, empowerment, and positive change.

Through his work, Cedrick continues to build a bridge between creativity, community, and sustainability, establishing himself as a rising voice in Rwanda’s contemporary art scene.