Francisco FVidal grew up in Barranquilla,Colombia after attending school of fine art-Bellas artes for three years, he worked in his home-studio in barranquilla and in 1969 hi left to new york City for a good opportunity.In 1984 he was honor with a grant from the Jerome foundation in New York city for study lithography, also in 1984 is ohnored with a scholarship for a studio for three years(1984-1986) in National StudioProgram,(P.S.1.)Project Studio One,Long Island City,New york in 1992 gain ascholarship for $5.000,oo and available to produce his first edition of Serigraphy from the Foundation midAtlantic Arts FoundationNationalEndowment for the arts regional scholarship,baltimore,mariland.Hi exhibit his paintings in galleries and museum in U.S.A. also in Mexico,Monterrey,Italy,Spain and SouthAmerica.His works encompasses landscape.portraiture,figure,still life,i painting in a figurative way FranciscoFVidal live and work in New York City