Fernando Llort

In this Hispanic American name, the first or paternal surname is Llort and the second or maternal family name is Choussy.

Fernando Llort Choussy (7 April 1949 – 10 August 2018) was a Salvadoran artist, often dubbed "El Salvador's National Artist" by the Foundation for Self Sufficiency in Central America (now called EcoViva).

Fernando Llort was a man of passion, spirituality, religion, and community. He was also an idealist. In his younger years, Llort traveled abroad, originally, with the intention to become a priest. Llort visited two seminaries, one in La Ceja a small town in Medellin, Colombia, another Toulouse, France, but eventually decided against priesthood, as his calling and passion for art was much stronger.

He is known for teaching the citizens of the small town of La Palma, Chalatenango, how to make a living through art. His style is colorful and often childlike; it can be compared to that of Joan Miró and in some instances to that of Pablo Picasso.

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