Juan Contreras is a Canadian and Colombian-born  painter. He developed his
own artistic vocabulary and completed his formal art education at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Juan had his first Exhibition  supporting the
Anti-bullying Café event organized by The Latin American  Professional Mental Health Workers Network of Vancouver (APLASM). He also participated in a group exhibition, Awards Reception Psychology Art  Show.

Juan was awarded a solo show in 2011 by the  Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby as part of the Group Exhibition, Celebration of  Spring on the theme of “Rebirth and Renewal” in 2010. The solo show in 2011 … And We Call it Home was an intricate and colorful exhibition of 25 paintings; it  was an exploration of land development, urbanism, construction and city  planning. Juan gathered inspiration from site plans, images of construction sites and aerial views of the lower mainland. As part of the show at the Deer Lake Gallery, Juan was interviewed by CBC Radio Canada  International, in the program Canadá en las Americas (Canada in the Americas).  He discussed the theme of urban expansion and how a city that runs out of land  can continue to build and grow.

Juan is member of the Contemporary Art Society of  Vancouver, Vancouver Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery, CARFAC - Canadian Artists’ Representation/le Front des Artistes Canadiens and the Deer Lake Gallery.

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