Hernán Calderón Carvallo, Graduate in Visual Arts from the Central University of Ecuador and Master in Art Studies from the same university. Currently a tenured professor in the Visual Arts Department at the San Francisco de Quito University.
Individual and group exhibitions both in the country and abroad such as: Charpentier Gallery in Quito; Faculty of Arts of the Central University of Ecuador; “Eloy Alfaro” Military School of Quito; College of Architects of Quito; Quito Kingman Arts Inn; Jacarandá Club of Quito; House of Ecuadorian Culture of Quito; Gruen Galleries, Chicago, IL., U.S.A.; San Francisco de Quito University, among others.
National artistic painting competitions organized by the Municipalities and Houses of Culture of Quito, Ambato, Cuenca and Guayaquil in Ecuador.
International watercolor competitions in the United States of America, Italy, Ukraine and Poland.
Artistic and academic awards such as: First Prize, Gold Medal and Diploma, Student Painting Contest, Quito, (1969). Third Prize, Professional Category Painting Contest, Ecuadorian Housing Bank, Quito, (1991). Third Prize, Bronze Medal and Diploma, Caricature Contest, Illustrious Municipality of Quito, (1991). Third Mention, Engraving Contest, Illustrious Municipality of Quito, (1991). Audience Award, Our Wonderful World Watercolor Painting Biennial – International Watercolor Exhibition of Poland and Ukraine, (2020). Finalist of the IWS California – USA watercolor contest; International Watercolor Competition and Exhibition “First International Online Juried Exhibition-Brushstrokes of Harmony”; California, USA, (2021). Gold Medal and Diploma of Honor, “Best Graduating Student, Class of 1992” Award, Faculty of Arts, Central University of Ecuador, (1992). Honorable Mention for Academic Excellence, University of the Americas UDLA, (2014). Letters and certificates of recognition granted by the Teaching Evaluation Committee of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito for finding me among the best evaluated professors; (2018-2019-2020-2021-2022-2023). Award for Artistic Career awarded by the Narda Martínes Pittrice Cultural Association of Italy; (2023).