Andrés Camilo

Andrés Camilo is a Colombian-born, American-raised artist whose work bridges emotional truth and magical realism. His paintings are raw, symbolic, and emotionally charged, exploring the deeper currents beneath personal experience. He draws from nature, memory, and archetypes to create work that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant.

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Before committing to art full-time, Andrés served as an officer in the U.S. Army, including a deployment to Afghanistan. He later built a successful career in the corporate world, but beneath the surface, he was carrying the invisible weight of trauma. Painting began as a way to navigate the effects of PTSD and slowly became a form of therapy, self-reclamation, and truth-telling.

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Whether depicting the male form, surreal elements of nature, or moments of internal rupture, his work is both confrontational and tender. In recent years, his creative path has taken him across continents, shaped not only by spiritual seeking but also by the loss of his home and most of his artwork in a devastating fire. That experience marked the beginning of a new chapter, one centered on creating again from the ashes.

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Through his art and public voice, Andrés creates space for others to witness themselves more clearly. His practice is an invitation to feel more deeply and to come home to the parts of ourselves we’ve left behind.