Guillermo Trujillo
Bio
Guillermo Trujillo (Horconcitos, Chiriquí, Panama, 1927) was a Panamanian artist with a multidisciplinary academic background. He completed his secondary education at the Instituto Nacional and earned a degree in Architecture from the University of Panama in 1953. In 1951, he was awarded a scholarship by the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica to study painting at the San Fernando Academy in Madrid. He later continued his training in Spain with studies in ceramics at La Moncloa and courses in landscape and garden design at the School of Architecture (1954–1958). Upon returning to Panama, he served as professor of Watercolor, Composition, and Garden Design at the University of Panama. In 1981, he founded the Las Guabas Ceramic Workshop, which he directed until 1984.
Statement
Guillermo Trujillo’s artistic practice is defined by a profound exploration of abstraction, symbolism, and spirituality, shaped by his background in architecture, ceramics, and painting. His work incorporates geometric forms, signs, and structures that evoke inner landscapes, cosmological ideas, and pre-Columbian references, resulting in a distinctive visual language. Through color, materiality, and composition, Trujillo developed a body of work of strong formal rigor and poetic depth, playing a key role in the development of modern art in Panama.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
