The Jaime Andrade Ecuadorian Collection

Born in 1931 in Otavalo, Ecuador, a city known for its arts and crafts, Jaime Rodrigo Andrade-Vargas was one of eleven children. He attended the Central University in Quito, where he received a degree in Education and Social Sciences. Before emigrating to the United States in 1962, he held governmental jobs in Quito and in Bogotá, Colombia.

In New York, he became active in promoting the works of many modern artists and today is widely acknowledged as a veritable ambassador of Ecuadorian culture, receiving the Fundacion Gonzalo Rubio Award from the Instituto Otavaleño de Antropología for his contribution to the diffusion of Ecuadorian culture.

During Summer 2011, the QCC Art Gallery was honored to display some of his personal collection.