Ignacio Gómez Jaramillo

Who was Ignacio Gómez Jaramillo?

Ignacio Gomez Jaramillo was a Colombian artist born in Antioquia. Master Gomez Jaramillo was one of Colombia's most important artists of the 20th century. He was part of the Colombian Muralist Movement along with Santiago Martinez Delgado and Pedro Nel Gómez. He won the 1940 and 1961 Salón de Artistas Colombianos.

Jaramillo was known as an "atitrabista" for his defence of post-modern Colombian Art. He was a professor at the Fine Arts School of Bogota.