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Elkin Cañas is a figurative painter and draftsman born in Santander, Colombia, in 1974, very interested in human emotions, their psychological and spiritual aspects. His work is based on the intense observation of nature and the study of the old masters and their methods. He grew up in Venezuela, where his parents moved when he was 3 years old. Drawing was always part of his life, and he discovered his passion for painting at a very early age. He studied graphic design at the Institute of Design in Caracas, followed by the Arturo Michelena Art School in Valencia, where he attended for 2 years. He studied and worked with Italian painter and sculptor Francesco Santoro traveling with him between studies in Milan, Italy and Valencia, Venezuela. In 2010 he moved to Florence to finish strengthening and refining his technique and knowledge. There he is part of a community of artists called The ArtSpace Florence, where he has the opportunity to learn from masters such as Ramiro Sanchez and Hunter Eddy. In 2013 he settled in Miami-USA where he founded with his wife the academy Chiaroscuro Studio of Art, which then in partnership with Teresa Jessurum Uribe becomes Miami International Fine Arts, a multidisciplinary center where he currently directs the academic guidelines.

Elkin Cañas is a Venezuelan contemporaryartist born in 1974.

Elkin Cañas’s first verified exhibition was Grounded: Featuring Artists from Chiaroscuro Studio of Art at MDC Galleries of Art+ Design in Miami, FL in 2016, and the most recent exhibition was Perception at MIFA - Miami International Fine Arts in Miami, FL in 2022. 

Elkin Cañas is most frequently exhibited in United States, but also had exhibitions in Mexico. 

Cañas has at least no solo shows but 13 group shows over the last 6 years (for more information. A notable show was Perception at MIFA - Miami International Fine Arts in Miami, FL in 2022. Other notable shows were at MDC Galleries of Art+ Design in Miami, FL and Centro Cultural Caja Real de Universidad Autonoma in San Luis Potosí, SLP. Elkin Cañas has been exhibited with Darío Ortizand Carlos Martinez Leon.

Elkin Cañas is ranked among the Top 100,000 globally, and among the Top 100 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic.