from 2 – 6 P.M.
Davalos graduated from the Institute of Fine Art in Mexico, where he majored in painting and sculpture. He went on to study design and applied arts, including enameling, pottery, woodworking, and textiles. Legendary Mexican artist Jesus Helguera was influential in his decision to become a painter, as was his own family of silversmiths and potters.
With over twenty-five years of experience, Davalos has had his work published in children’s books, magazines and art history/archeology books focusing on pre-Columbian cultures.
He describes the role of the illustrator as a “communicator who uses images, colors and forms” to visually enhance the written word. Davalos’ compositions are content-packed, because his job is to further deliver the message of the author. He describes his work as “figurative with a focus on craftsmanship.”
Davalos’ clients include National Geographic Magazine, Scientific American, Secretaria de Educacion Publica (Mexico), Zanders Feinpapiere (Germany), Unicef (France), Simon & Schuster (New York), Marshall Cavendish (New York), Lee and Low (New York), Dumbarton Oaks (Washington, DC), University of Texas Press (Texas), Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), and Fondo de Cultural Economica (Mexico).
He was recently honored with a one-person exhibition at La Raza Galeria Posada (Sacramento), and has been featured in shows at CalExpo FIL (Sacramento), Feria Internacional de Libro (Guadalajara), and The Capitol (Latino Capitol Association, Sacramento). His work is represented in the permanent collections of Grupo Industrial Alfa (Monterey, Mexico), Dumbarton Oaks (Washington, DC), Yale University (Connecticut), Bank of America (Mexico), and Grupo Chemisse Lacoste (Mexico), among several others. Davalos has won several prestigious illustration awards including the Pura Belpre Illustration Honor Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Award.
The Folk Tree is located at 217 South Fair Oaks Avenue, minutes walking distance from the Gold Line’s Del Mar Station (and just fifteen minutes from downtown Los Angeles off the end of the 110 freeway) near the heart of Old Pasadena. Gallery hours are:
M-W, 11-6; Th-Sat, 10-6; Sun, 12-5. For more information, contact The Folk Tree at 626/795-8733 or Gail Mishkin at 626/793-4828.
