"In my paintings I want to express the astonishment of being a continuous fragmented witness on the wonders of life forms. In powerful colors and lines dancing all over the canvas, I create a metaphor of the eternal dances of children, woman, musicians with their instruments and notations, plants, animals, flowers, constellations all of them with calligraphic rhythms."

"I mix and remix them, simplify and pack them with expressive and bright colors captured by pretentious engraved lines. I’m astonished and tantalized by the cosmic dances around me, capturing these feelings keeps my art busy. If I wake a smile in you from my canvasses I’ll be happy."

- Don Jaime Koss


Professional History

1969 Lic. en Química UCR, Costa Rica
1971 Fotografía Colectiva Grupo Gamma, UCR, Costa Rica
1972 Pintura Colectiva Centro Regional, San Ramón, Costa Rica
1973 Pintura Individual Centro Cultural Americano, Costa Rica
1975 Pintura Individual Sonoma State University, CA
1976 Pintura Individual Stone Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
1984 Pintura Colectiva International Center, University of Stanford
1985 Pintura Individual Tressider Union, University of Stanford
1987 Pintura Colectiva La Roche Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1989 Pintura Colectiva Galería Perspectiva, San José, Costa Rica
1991 Pintura Colectiva Artistas Latinos, Fort Mason, San Fransisco, CA
1991-1993 Pintura Colectiva Center for Contemporary Art, San José, CA
1996-1999 Pintura Individual Café Mundo, Costa Rica
1997 Pintura Individual Galería 11-12, San José, Costa Rica
1998-2007 Pintura Colectiva Galería Sicomono, Quepos, Costa Rica
2002-2008 Pintura Colectiva Galería Lunática, La fortuna, Costa Rica