Juliana Montes de Oca Chacón
Illustration, painting, and fine art
Bio
Juliana Montes de Oca Chacon (2001) is a Costa Rican-Colombian painter, freelance illustrator, and multi-disciplinary artist living in Toronto, Ontario. She studied and completed her Bachelor of Design in Illustration at OCAD University.
Through figuration and abstraction, she uses painting to explore memory and make sense of quiet or transitory moments. Her interests lie in topics of memory, material essence, psychoanalysis, and the natural landscape.
She loves collaborating with others, wishes to contribute positively to her community, and wants to continue learning and growing in her creative practice.
Reach out at jmontesdeocaart@gmail.com
Education
Bachelor of Design, Illustration, OCAD University, 2024.
Exhibitions
Aug 15- 30, 2025. Sundial, Gallery 1065, Toronto, ON. (upcoming)
July 30-Aug 11, 2025 ZZZ by 6:1 Collective, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON. (upcoming)
July 17-23, 2025 Weeks of Vengeance (with Yu-Sheng Chiu), curated by Iris Andrici, Youthful Vengeance, Toronto, ON.
2025 Hungry Little Show, 222 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON.
2025 Gradex 110, OCAD University, Toronto, ON.
2025 Lines of Inquiry: Expanding the Boundaries of Drawing, 100 McCaul St., 4th floor, OCAD University, Toronto, ON.
2024 Self-Portrait Exhibit, Gallery 1313, Toronto, ON.
2024 House Party, 688 Richmond St. W, Toronto, ON.
2024 Bridging Homes International Student Art Exhibition, The Great Hall at OCAD University, 100 McCaul St, Toronto, ON. + Virtual Exhibition https://bridginghomes.ca/
2024 Awenda Inspired Group Exhibition, OCAD University Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON.
Art Markets
2025 Vendor at Vengeance Indie Market, at Youthful Vengeance Cafe, Toronto, ON.
2023 Vendor at Mutual Art Festival, at OCAD University's Great Hall, Toronto, ON.
Publications
2022 Solace in Solitude zine (self-published).
2019 Illustrator for Tesoro de Recuerdos, published by Fundación Destino Extraordinario Costa Rica in 2019, Costa Rica. https://isbn.cloud/9789930970409/tesoro-de-recuerdos/.
