Javier was born in San José, where he received his primary and secondary education. He graduated from the University of Costa Rica with a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and an Honors degree in Pictorial Design. He is passionate about music, which he plays on the violin in his spare time, and enjoys hiking and camping in order to find landscapes for plain air painting. During his university period he has published papers in Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica and he has done solo and group shows including La toma de ingeniería (2019), Antes de que sea tarde (2019) and Hilecinesis (2022). He very much enjoys portrait art, with Alice Neel as his favorite artist and charcoal as his preferred medium. He hopes to learn in Futuro Verde and share his experience and passion for artistic expression.