Luis Miranda (painter)

Miranda's childhood memories were of harvesting honey from his family's many beehives, which they owned all along the route from Empalme to Guayaquil.

Miranda finished his primary studies in River Basin, where his parents had transferred for work related reasons.

In 1955, Miranda graduated from the School of Fine Arts and was granted a scholarship by UNESCO to travel Europe and settle in Italy.

Miranda was influenced by great Italian masters such as: Americo Bertoldi, Mario Mafai, Jarvi Lini, Pericles Pazinni and many others.

Miranda was turned off by the Indeginist art scene that dominated in Ecuador for many decades, so he decided to move to New York City.