Ariel Quiroz is a pastel and oil painter and a fine arts professor, born and raised in Chile.

He has been living here on Maui since 2014, after spending time in Rio de Janeiro and Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He speaks and teaches in 3 languages.

Ariel’s past travels have inspired and influenced his images of cultures and peoples, as he specializes in contemporary expression of portraits and in the human figure.

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“I think we are born with the Intuition of what is Beautiful and what is Good. Naturally, we are attracted to Good and Beauty and for me, these two things are represented in Art and People. I try to Celebrate Love, Respect, and Diversity without needing a canon, stereotype or model that dictates what is Healthy or Beautiful. For me, the Human Being is endowed with the Intuition necessary to reject or be attracted to what makes us good or what can make us ill.
It is necessary to use our experience and Intelligence to develop this Intuitive Sense and not allow it to degenerate or atrophy.
True Beauty is Always Natural.”