Known as “the Picasso of Mexico,” Byron Galvez is one of the most fascinating artists of our time, creating modern masterpieces in a wide variety of mediums and environments. Indeed, it has been said that “few artists in history have jumped from style to style, and from media to media and managed to master all of them ... the breadth of Byron's work is only matched by its depth.” Galvez has developed a stunning variation of the classic lithograph printing process, loosely based on the pioneering work of one of his inspirations, Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. Tamayo’s “mixographias” combined elements of the printing process with bold textures and “lost wax” plating techniques to produce artwork that was printed on paper, but also had depth and texture.


Galvez passed away only recently at the end of October 2009 at the age of 67. He continued to develop his style and explore different media until his death. The public is left wondering what other masterpieces he might have created if he had only had more time among us.