Images reveal diversity of Latin America, Caribbean

Rramon H. Almanza, a painter, muralist and sculptor from Panama, displayed his works at last year’s Beijing International Art Biennale. He shows paintings in which he repeats flowing lines seeking to create an emotional link with the audience, regardless of their backgrounds.

His career spanning more than 20 years, Shawn Peters from Trinidad and Tobago brings paintings from his De Sculptor series. The paintings tell how a young sculptor helps people find solutions to their growling malaise.

Nikhil Ramkarran, 43, is a self-taught photographer in Guyana. His photos on display show his great pleasure in street photography. He likes the connection he builds with ordinary people entering his lens: taxi drivers, vendors and workers.

Luis Elias Lucio Ramos, 62 and from Ecuador, hails the creative energy of colors, light and forms in his vivid paintings. He shows the cultural traditions of those native groups living in Ecuador’s mountains with an abstract approach.

Lusymar Blanco Delgado of Venezuela, 49, worked in the media for over three decades. She now teaches at a foreign languages university in Zhejiang province, while also working as a photographer. She has taken photos in both Venezuela and China over the past two years.