Born in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla,
Colombia in 1967, Araujo joined the Colombian Province of the
Society of Jesus in 1986. He served in pastoral ministries in
various parishes in his own country. Ordained in 1999, Father
Araujo's first assignment as a priest was as Director of
Campus Ministry at Colegio Berchmans in Cali, Colombia. Nine years
ago he moved to United States and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Seattle University, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from
Cornish College of the Arts, and an MFA from University of New
Mexico. His artistic fields are printmaking, ceramics and
painting.
