An international artist, Pedro Fuertes Bolanos was born in Lima, Peru, February  22, 1958 in Jesus Maria, Lima, and grew up in the district of El Agustino, Lima.  He is the oldest of four brothers, the son of Esperanza Bolanos and Placido Fuertes.  He studied in the College of  Jose Carlos  Mariategui. He began painting and sketching from early childhood.  In 1974, he won his first competition at the the college level, but his restless for the arts made him start working at an early age. In 1985 he came away from the Servulo Gutierrez art show with an Honorable Mention, being recognized as one of the best students in the show. He received his award in the specialty areas of Drawing, Painting, Teacher Training and Graphic Design. The necessity of abstracting without, at the same time, abandoning shapes entirely, has caused the master, Fuertes, to capture distinct harmonies from numerous relationships, developing them according to a new logic, conveying them to a new, unique level of their own.

Pedro Fuertes currently resides in the United States, where he is engaged in an intense artistic effort, nationally and internationally.