Damián Toro was born in 1966 in Quito, Ecuador. He began his studies at the Faculty of Arts of the Central University of Ecuador but left after one year, deeming the training incomplete. He went on to study philosophy before returning to art, ultimately completing his studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil in 1995. He held his first solo exhibition at the Humboldt Association in Quito in 1990.  Subsequently, he embarked on an experimental journey that led him to performance art; he was the first Ecuadorian artist to present an experimental performance at the Old Military Hospital (now the Center for Contemporary Art, or CAC) in 1993. He has since continued working in the field of performance art, carrying out projects in both the United States and Ecuador. Damián Toro’s other areas of work include sculpture, drawing, painting, and literature.Toro is a psychoanalyst, a conflict resolution specialist, and a researcher in the field of art. He has published various works across the fields of literature, psychology, and art.  His most recent publication (2023) examines the role of cultural institutions, criticism, and so-called "Contemporary Art". He is currently active in both experimental art and painting and is based in Ecuador.