Our team
Dolly Delgado
President
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Colombian by birth and a cultural manager since 1987, passionate about Latin American art in all its expressions.
Their commitment has been to foster talent from childhood to adulthood, guiding new artists in their creative awakening and promoting their international projection.
With over 30 years of experience, he has organized exhibitions in Colombia and the United States, spreading the richness of Latin American art—dance, theater, literature, poetry, and visual arts—to show the world our roots and cultural essence.
Their purpose: to continue supporting and showcasing Latin American artists on the world stage.
Alejandro Montoya Delgado
Legal Representative and Vice President
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Alejandro Montoya Delgado, 51 years old, is a responsible and committed professional with experience in administration, customer service, and service management. He has technical training in Livestock Production, which has enabled him to develop discipline, organizational skills, and the ability to manage productive processes. He has held administrative positions at the restaurant Las Dos Estaciones and at Rinnova S.A.S. spa, where he stood out for his leadership, team coordination, and quality customer service. He also managed the rental division for mountaineering equipment and bicycles, as well as the sale of related parts and supplies, demonstrating initiative and the ability to create business opportunities. He is distinguished by his honesty, responsibility, and commitment in both his professional and personal life, and is recognized for his strong values and dedication to his family.
Henry Garcia
Treasurer
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Highly organized and professional supervisor with a proven track record of overseeing operations and boosting performance results, focused on delivering exceptional service. Strong project management skills. Excellent communication, organizational, and goal-oriented.
I am motivated by working towards objectives and continuing to develop my social skills and negotiation abilities. I base my work on effective communication and efficient process coordination.
Sandra Lizette Romero
Director of Operations
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Sandra Lizette Romero was born in Bogotá, Colombia; she currently resides in Houston, TX, USA.
Advertising Designer, graduated from the Inuniversitas University Foundation – Bogotá. Certified in: Public Relations – Pontifical Javeriana University – Bogotá. Strategies Applicable to Fairs, Exhibitions and Events – Jorge Tadeo Lozano University – Bogotá. Leadership Program – Prairie View A&M University – Houston, TX, USA.
Upon arriving in the United States, she and her husband founded a graphic design and printing company, Four Solutions – Graphic Design & Printing, which remains open to the public today. Alongside her professional work, she has ventured into event development and management in both Colombia and the United States, participating in various organizations and foundations, such as Tomas Benítez – Fashion Designer and his event “The Next 15 Model,” and the Cascajal Foundation – Community Forum “Cancer Prevention,” which was endorsed and sponsored by the City of Houston. Ar7seven Fundation Inc. Perteneciendo a su staff, colaborando y apoyando en el desarrollo y ejecución de los diferentes proyectos y eventos ofrecidos a la comunidad Houstoniana.
Their greatest motivation and satisfaction is being able to promote events that enrich our roots and expand our culture.
Camila Montoya
Member of Parliament and volunteer coordinator
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Responsible for coordinating, supervising, and approving the foundation's volunteer programs. Extensive professional experience in project management at both macro and micro levels; a highly organized and professional supervisor with a proven track record in operations and excellent results in project expansion. I am motivated by working towards objectives and continuing to develop my social skills and negotiation abilities. I base my work on effective communication and efficient process coordination.
Carlota Buitrago
Project leader in Bogotá and artist manager
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An administrator and educational supervisor from the University of La Sabana, with a diploma in Family Ministry from Javeriana University and over 12 years of experience as a school principal. Her love for the performing arts began with the artistic career of her daughter, Juliana Velásquez, a prominent actress in television and musical theater. In 2015, she directed the Academic Coaching Program for the young artists of the Caracol TV series "Tagged." Her commitment to the training and development of young talent has led numerous artists to participate in film, television, and theater productions, achieving leading and starring roles in companies such as Netflix, Disney, Nickelodeon, Nat Geo, Discovery, Paramount, Foxtelecolombia, Telemundo, Televisa, Dynamo, Sony Pictures, Mediapro, CMO Internacional, RCN, and Caracol TV, among others.
Leonor Murillo
San Andrés project leader and director of the Evony Foundation
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Born in Quibdó, Chocó, and residing on the island of San Andrés, she directs the group EVONY, made up of more than 40 children and teenagers trained in traditional Afro and Caribbean music and dance. Since the 1970s, she has been a leader in the Colombian Afro-Colombian movement, passionately promoting Afro-descendant identity and cultural heritage.
Between 1961 and 2024 he worked as an art teacher in various institutions of the archipelago, in addition to standing out as a luthier of traditional percussion instruments such as the Horsehawbone and the Tub, preserving the sound memory of the insular Caribbean.
Author of the Afro-Colombian Primer (2005), an educational guide for teaching Afro-Colombian studies, and the book Who's Who in San Andrés (2008), which inspired the La Bata Biográfica initiative, recognized for highlighting and honoring the cultural memory of the Raizal people. She is also a singer of alabados, salves, romances, and chigualos from the Pacific coast, and vocalist for La Contundencia, a Chocoan chirimía group with which she was part of the Kilele Afro-Colombian music and memory project.
Who are we?
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Ar7seven Foundation INC is a non-profit organization founded in 2022 in Houston, Texas. We were born with the conviction that art, culture, and talent are not only creative expressions, but also bridges for social transformation.
Our purpose is to accompany, inspire and open opportunities to vulnerable populations through the power of art as a universal language of dignity, resilience and hope.
Our essence
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At Ar7seven we believe that culture cannot remain isolated: it must be part of a human movement that values diversity, dignifies talent, and celebrates Latin American identity in the world.
We are a platform that connects artists and communities. We promote the creation of a new generation of artists and cultural agents who not only showcase their talent, but also make it a life's mission: to bring beauty, joy, and social transformation to those who need it most.
Brand archetype: The Caregiver + The Creator → A brand that protects, inspires, and builds.
Mission
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We work to ensure that culture and art are recognized as a right and a tool for psychosocial support.
Our mission is to use art, culture, and talent as means of inclusion and support, providing opportunities to vulnerable populations and supporting Latin American and international artists so that their talent becomes an engine of social transformation, refuge, and opportunities for growth.
Vision
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Ar7seven Foundation INC envisions itself as an international organization that leads the application of culture as a means of collective expression for Latin American and world artists, creating bridges of support for cultural institutions, communities, and projects.
We are looking for:
- Promoting a better quality of life for Latin American artists.
- To create international bridges of support for cultural institutions, communities, and projects.
- To consolidate Houston as the epicenter of Latin American cultural exchange, radiating a global impact.
Brand promise
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Ar7seven is art with a purpose. Every project, every encounter, and every initiative is created to transform lives through culture. We represent the union of Latin American roots with the possibility of a more dignified, inclusive, and humane future.
Institutional values
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Inclusion: No one is left out, art is a universal language.
Dignity: Human talent is our highest expression of value.
Identity: Pride in our Latin American roots.
Transformation: We believe in the power of art to heal and open paths.
Solidarity: We work with and for communities.
CreativityWe innovate in every project, because every life deserves a different path.
Our story
Ar7Seven began in 1987 in Cali, Colombia, born from a deep sensitivity and love for the arts and Latin American culture. Alongside renowned artists such as Héctor Rojas Erazo, Alejandro Obregón, Fernando Botero, Luis Caballero, and Armando Villegas, among others, Ar7Seven began to take shape as an art gallery and a platform connecting artists with their ability to transform lives.
The big dream
The passion and love for art allowed Ar7Seven's social purpose to become increasingly profound over the years. That is why Rinova was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 2006, a place where art and alternative medicine integrated processes as an essential part of well-being.
Art with a purpose
Art with purpose not only brought well-being to the elderly and cancer patients from Rinova; thanks to the results obtained, since 2016 Dolly Delgado, founder of Ar7Seven Foundation Inc., has been able to bring art with purpose to Cartago – Valle, together with the Colombian military forces, creating a civic-military integration, allowing art to weave new realities from resilience and the healing of collective memories.
These experiences confirmed that art is the greatest bridge of connection and social transformation, so from an innovative perspective Ar7Seven International Gallery consolidates the confirmation of art as a transformative bridge.
In 2018, Ar7Seven migrated to Houston, TX as an international gallery, partnering with Galería Serrano to open a new chapter. This marked a milestone in its consolidation as Ar7Seven Foundation Inc. The first project, "Latin American Expression," was born, establishing transcendental connections through intercultural and charitable spaces.
New stage
After numerous exhibitions and social projects, Ar7Seven decided to establish itself as an NGO, transforming lives through art and culture by fostering dignified, inclusive, and hopeful experimentation. Art serves as a tool for psychosocial support, promoting the creation of international bridges of support and social transformation.