MASTER

Since 1982

Miguel Betancourt

Four decades of chromatic narrative and plastic exploration in contemporary art.

The Sanctuary of Matter

“More than a workshop, my studio in Cumbayá is the laboratory where memory and color merge. It is here where silence allows forms to breathe and textures to come alive on canvas.”

Painting Mujerflor by Miguel Betancourt, 2023, oil on jute and canvas, 100x100 cm, Ecuadorian visual artist in front of one of his contemporary artworks

Mastery and Recognition

“Trained at the prestigious Slade School of Fine Arts in London, my creative process combines technical rigor with a free exploration of matter. Today, my pieces are part of high-level permanent collections, including the United Nations Art Gallery (Vienna and Geneva) and the University of London Art Museum.”

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Chronicles and Publications

Miguel Betancourt interview in Vistazo magazine about Ad libitum

Vistazo Magazine Highlights the “Ad Libitum” Exhibition and Miguel Betancourt’s 40-Year Career

Miguel Betancourt. A painter of pingura. With an exhibition he celebrates the 445 years of ecclesiastical founding of Cumbayá, his hometown. 2015

Critical Endorsement: The Trajectory of a Universal Artist

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Ad libitum: Logbook of a Lived Material in Cumbayá, 2026

Artwork Palimpsesto, intervened by all attendees of the exhibition Palingenesia of the Alianza Francesa of Quito, Ecuador 2025 by Miguel Betancourt, Ecuadorian contemporary artist

Palingenesia – Exhibition at the Alliance Française of Quito, 2025

Exhibition Two Glances of the Middle of the World, in Rome, Italy, 2025 by Ecuadorian artists William Cáceres and Miguel Betancourt

Two Views of the Middle of the World – Exhibition in Rome, 2025

Three Glances of the Middle of the World, Vienna, Austria, 2025, Miguel Betancourt Ecuadorian contemporary artist, together with William Cáceres and David Celi

“Three Views of the Middle of the World” at the OPEC Fund, Vienna, Austria 2025

Voices on the Artwork

Reflections and dialogues with the viewer.

"Congratulations on the tribute of Ecuadorian artists to Benito Juárez in Mexico. The exhibition was an extraordinary success."

Lilian Oliva

Quito, Ecuador

"Dear Miguel, I congratulate you on your exhibition. I just saw and listened to your interview, and it truly transmitted the deep spirit of your art."

Elena Lanham

New York, EE.UU.

"Miguel Betancourt is one of the key contemporary figures in Ecuadorian plastic arts, whose career honors our cultural heritage around the world."

Fabián Valdivieso Eguiguren

Ambassador — Director of Cultural, Heritage and Tourist Affairs

Latest exhibition

El Cubo, La Esquina Shopping Center, Cumbayá

Del 3 al 10 by junio by 2026

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