Kamilo Almanza

Kamilo Almanza is the most prolific painter and muralist of a colony of Mexican artists in the Copper Canyon area of northwestern Mexico. Almanza can be found in the studio above his home late into the night. Son of a Tarahumara Indian father and a Mestizo mother, he reflects both cultures in his paintings, sculptures and murals. Almanza works with many materials, including oils, acrylics, automotive paint, charcoal, clay, pencil, ink, and so on. His paintings are usually on heavy cotton paper, most of them measuring about 25" x 19" (63cm x 48cm).