Aquiles Jiménez
Costa Rica

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Born in May 14 in Santo Domingo del Roble de Santa Bárbara de Heredia, Costa Rica.

When he was at secondary school, he met sculptor Olger Villegas who introduced him into sculpture. He gets a Bachelor Degree in sculpture and painting at the Conservatorio de Castella. He joined the School of Fine Arts at the University of Costa Rica. Travels to Italy with a scholarship from the Italian government to study at the Professional Institute Pietro Tacca, for carving marble and hard stones in Carrara, Italy. He studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara, where he obtained a degree in sculpture under the guidance of sculptor Rino Giannini .

Professor of sculpture at the Conservatorio Castella and the National University. Meets Luis Ferrero Acosta, who urges him to write The Higher Education Council. His artistic work is declared as Work of Merit. Writes poetics of sculpture.