Born 1935, Bluefields, Nicaragua. One of the leading Nicaraguan painters and a cultural icon, he trained as both an architect and an artist. Arostegui studied in the United States, Italy and France including L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He has been exhibited and honored worldwide. He is represented and collected worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art of the OAS and the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C.