Juan Zurita was born in Shell-Mera, little town of the province of Pastaza, Ecuador, in 1969. He estudied Social Psicology and philosophy in Mexico
City, and worked like a freelace photographer in several medias.
He studied art with the photographer Wanda Michalak, and advances curses in photography in Fotogram school in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for two years.
He is teacher of photography in Arts School of the Catolic University of Ecuador, currently resides in Quito.

09/2002 Museo del Banco Central, Loja, Ecuador
Exhibicion individual: Patas calientes: Mujeres Ecuatorianas en Holanda

02/2002 Museo de la Ciudad, Quito, Ecuador
Exhibicion individual: Patas calientes: Mujeres Ecuatorianas en Holanda

07/2002 Galeria Sato, Quito, Ecuador
Exhibicion colectiva: Dos de Quito y uno de Shell Mera

02/2001 Centrum voor Fotografie van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Holanda
Exhibicion Colectiva de estudiantes

05/1999 Centro Cultural Imagenes, Quito, Ecuador
Exhibicion colectiva
Tema personal de la muestra: Diez maneras de ser hombre

08/1998 Centro cultural y salsoteca Seseribo, Quito, Ecuador
Exhibicion colectiva
Tema personal de la exhibicion: Los rockeros del sur de Quito

jezurita@hotmail.com

AUGUST 2003 FOTO ART MAGAZINE