Francisco Magallán
Born and raised in Mexico City, earned a BFA and later a MFA at the Faculty of Art and Design – UNAM. Has participated in more than 90 group Art Shows National and International and presented 12 solo Art Shows between Mexico and USA. For five years worked as a University Professor, teaching subjects such as Drawing, Illustration, Color Theory and Printmaking and later founded his own Painting and Printmaking Studio “The Labyrinth” which runs for seven years giving Drawing, Painting and Printmaking workshops. Some of his art pieces are part of institutional collections such as National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), International Museum of Art and Science (Mc Allen) and Mexican Cultural Institute (San Antonio) Moved to New Orleans nine years ago and just completed a twelve month Artist in Residence program at SALON artist studios and gallery sponsored by the Arts Council of New Orleans (March 2022 – March 2023)