Juan Eugenio Ochoa was born in Medellin, Colombia, in 1983. He graduated in Medicine in 2007 and then obtained a PhD degree in Cardiovascular Research at the University of Milan-Bicocca.

During the period 2011-2013 he attended the department of Visual arts at Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan obtaining a master degree in Painting in 2013. He lives and works in Milan.