David Leonardo
David Leonardo was born in Mexico City in 1963 to an artistic family that had a powerful influence on his future as a professional painter. He studied at both San Crlos University and La Esmeralda University under a variety of influential teachers. In 1986, he began working with muralist Arnol Belkin, a student of Siqueiros, at the National Fine Arts School in Xochimilco. The following year he exchange agreement between Mexico and the Sandinista Liberation Front National goverment. There he painted a mural entitled "Nicaragua-Nicaragüiya". That international experience greatly influenced his development as a muralist painter, as well as his career as a full time artist.
In all he has completed 10 murals. In San Miguel de Allende one can find the following four murals:
1.- Ignacio Allende y la Historia de México (42 m2), Instituto Allende, 1999.
2.- Quetzalcóatl, El Sol Eterno (150 m2), Biblioteca Pública, 2003.
3.- Las Bellas Artes (130 m2) Universidad del Instituto Allende, 2006.
4.- Filosofía y Arte (70 m2) Universidad del Instituto Allende, 2006.
Artwork in museums and private collections
David Leonardo has exhibited his works on canvas in important cultural centers in Mexico and the United States. These include the Rufino Tamayo Museum in Mexico City and the Cultural Center of Napa Valley, California.
His paintings can be found in major museums throughout Mexico, as well as in privete colectors around the world, including Robert Mondavi collection.
Selected works
