muralism, particularly that of David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera. In his murals he often criticizes the spiritual crisis generated by industrialization, as well as other conflicts of modern man. An example of this is his mural De principio a fin, located in Chillán. His recurring themes are the sense of identity, respect for the idiosyncrasy and concerns of the people, work rooted in the land and mineral exploitation, as in the case of his mural Historia de Lota, where he depicts the exploitation of coal in the city of Lota. Individual exhibitions 1959 - Bharatieja Uitya Bhranau Cultural Institute, New Delhi, India. 1959 - University of Tokyo, Japan. 1969 - Escámez Drawings. National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago, Chile. 1972 - Mural De principio a fin del Salón de Honor de la Municipalidad de Chillán, Chile. 1978 - El Caballo Verde Art Gallery, Concepción, Chile. 1988 - El Caballo Verde Art Gallery, Concepción, Chile. 1988 - Drawings and Engravings by Julio Escámez. Modern School of Music, Santiago. 1996 - Retrospective of Paintings, Drawings and Engravings. National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago. 1996 - Engravings at El Caballo Verde Art Gallery, Concepción, Chile. 1997 - Julio Escamez, Paintings. El Caballo Verde Art Gallery, Concepción, Chile. 2001 - The Fronda Florida. Julio Escamez Exhibition. Chilean-North American Institute of Culture. Concepcion. Concepción, Chile. 2007 - Paintings and Drawings. Codelco Cultural Gallery, Santiago, Chile. Collective exhibitions 1954 - Exhibition Homage to Pablo Neruda. Scenes of Chile. National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago. 1955 - One Hundred Years of Chilean Painting. Exhibition Hall of the Journalists Circle, Santiago. 1956 - Contemporary Art of Chile. Carnegie International Center, United States. 1960 - Exhibition of Chilean Engravings. Lima Art Museum, Peru. 1963 - First American Biennial of Engraving. Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile. 1970 - Collective Exhibition. Concepcion, Chile. 1970 - Contemporary Chilean Engraving. Casa de la Cultura Jalisciense, Jalisco, Mexico. 1971 - Collective Chile-Cuba. Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Chile, Santiago. 1972 - 150 Years of Chilean Painting. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1974 - Drawings and Prints of the Museum of Contemporary Art. University of Chile, Santiago. 1976 - Century and a Half of Chilean Painting. Las Condes Cultural Institute, Santiago. 1976 - Museum of Contemporary Art. University of Chile, Santiago. 1988 - Three Centuries of Drawing in Chile, Germán Vergara Donoso Collection of the National Historical Museum. Las