Alejandro Mario Yllanes

Alejandro Mario Yllanes (1913–1960) was an Aymara painter and printmaker from Bolivia. He disappeared from the public spotlight in 1946, after he was awarded, but did not claim, the Guggenheim Fellowship.

Art career Alejandro Yllanes was born in Oruro in 1913. He first worked as a tin miner. His art career began with an exhibition in his hometown in 1930 when he was only 17 years old. He went on to show in La Paz and other cities, including Mexico City. The Bolivian government exiled the artist due to his political stance. He says that Yllanes remains a highly popular artist in Bolivia. Mario Alejandro Yllanes, A Bolivian Muralist, Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings Drawings and Graphic Works by Victoria Combalia for Martin du Louvre, Paris. https://www.martindulouvre.com/publications/catalogue-mario-alejandro-yllanes/