Santiago Mendizabal Calderon was born in 1968 in Quito, Ecuador. From an early age is fond of art and begin to demonstrate their skills at an early age where they already had balance and body paintings. It is presumed that inherited this ability from his parents, both artists.

His father was called Galo Mendizábal Cornejo, who empirically, is able to develop our own techniques with the spatula making unique pieces. His works are in possession of the family Mendizabal Mendizabal Calderón y Roca today.

On the other hand his mother Carmen Calderon, a great artist, also encourages James since childhood to paint. Thus began his interest in painting.

In 1972, visiting his family in Paris, is believed to be where the call is further accentuated by the art of Santiago, where his mother buys him a box of paints to spend leisure time in the hotels they visited. From that moment has not stopped painting. His works were not exposed and remained in the hands of family and friends.

Santiago in 1980 to strengthen their artistic expressions that migrate for work in Peru in 1999. In his spare time began to paint again, creating major works dominated by materials such as acrylic and his technique is more inclined to art abstract.