Olga Sinclair

There she also did three years classic art drawing lessons at the Arjona Studio. Back in Panama she obtained her BA-degree in Interior Design at Santa María La Antigua University in 1984. At the same time she took engraving lessons in Giangranddi Studio. Then she continued her studies in London for another two years. In 1987 she married Hans Risseeuw (whom she divorced 20 years later) and they moved to Bolivia where Olga was Cultural Attaché to the Panamanian Embassy. Since 1994 Olga and her family reside again in Panama. Olga is currently Panama's Cultural Ambassador.

• Name — Olga Sinclair • Birth Name — Olga Sinclair • Born — 1957 • Birthplace — Panama City, Panama • Occupation — Artist, figurative painter • Years Active — 1971–present • Training — Academy of Applied Arts, Madrid; Arjona Studio (classical drawing); Santa María La Antigua University (BA, Interior Design); Giangranddi Studio (engraving); further studies in London • Known for — Figurative painting; portraiture; organizing large-scale community art events (2014 world-record simultaneous children’s painting) • Movement — Figurative painting • Spouse — Hans Risseeuw (m. 1987; divorced c. 2007) • Children — Natasha; Suzanna

On January 18, 2014, in Panama City, Sinclair organized 5,084 children to paint simultaneously for three minutes to break the world record. The piece depicted a set of Canal locks as the event commemorated 100 years of the Panama Canal.