Francisco Valverde
“Obsession and freedom are two words that describe my work — the obsession of daily routine, and the freedom I experienced as a child drawing and scribbling on a piece of paper for the very first time.”
Francisco Valverde (b. 1972, Cuernavaca, Mexico) is a contemporary artist recognized for his vibrant, rhythm-driven abstractions created through an unconventional technique of extruding pigmented resin directly onto panel surfaces. Born to a Cuban father and Mexican mother, Valverde began his career in figurative painting before earning his BA in Fine Arts from the Art Center College of Design.
After teaching large-format painting at the Centro Morelense de las Artes, he shifted away from traditional methods, developing his signature “painting without brushes” approach. By layering dense, continuous lines of glossy resin applied directly from handheld dispensers, Valverde transforms the act of drawing into a sculptural, immersive experience. His works balance structure and spontaneity, referencing geometric abstraction, digital aesthetics, and Latin American visual traditions while remaining deeply personal in rhythm and execution.
Valverde has exhibited internationally across Mexico, the United States, Europe, and Asia. His work is held in important institutional and private collections, including the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, as well as in the collection of Salma Hayek. In 2016, he received the Acquisition Prize at the XVII Bienal de Pintura Rufino Tamayo, one of Mexico’s most significant painting awards. Based in Mexico, Valverde continues to expand the expressive and material possibilities of abstraction through a practice defined by discipline, movement, and chromatic intensity.
