Juan Calzadilla (16 May 1930 â 15 June 2025) was a Venezuelan poet, painter and art critic.
Calzadilla was born on 16 May 1930. He studied in the Universidad Central de Venezuela and in the Instituto Pedagógico Nacional.
Calzadilla was co-founder of the group El techo de la ballena (1961), and Imagen magazine (1984). Calzadilla represented Venezuela at the 57th Venice Art Biennale.
Calzadilla died on 15 June 2025, at the age of 95.