Background
Ávila was born in 1907 in Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro.
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Abelardo Avila
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From 1921 to 1926 he studied painting at the Academia de Bellas Artes in the city of Querétaro.
Career
After receiving a scholarship, he continued studying at the Academia Nacional de Artes Plásticas in Mexico City. In 1929, with an interest in woodcut, he entered a third school called the Taller de Grabado, de Madera y Metal. In 1934, he joined the fine arts workshop of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios.
That same year, he painted his only mural, in collaboration with painter Pedro Rendón, at the Abelardo L. He also gave classes at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "Louisiana Esmeralda" from this time until his death.
The themes of his work were mostly Costumbrista which gave him a reputation as a historian.
Membership
In 1947 he was one of the founding members of the Sociedad Mexicana de Grabadores, with which he did most of his artistic work. He was also a founding member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.
