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Christian V. Davila, Mix Media Artist

"I just love creating birds"

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My name is Christian Victoria(Bique) Davila and I am a Mexican-American living in Chico, CA since 2014.


As a person who enjoys nature especially birds and have a huge interest in Digital Fabrication Technology. My goal is to blend nature and technology in a subtle way.

In 2012, I was making my birds out of clay and cutting book paper by hand, but over the years I started experimenting with various mediums. In 2018 after 2 years in Chico State learning 3D modeling, I started sculpting my birds on a computer and printing them on a 3D printer. Cutting feathers by hand isn’t as tedious as before since I learned to use a laser cutter to help me design and cut out wings and tails.


There is still a lot of steps I do by hand and if I decide to recreate a piece it will still be unique and never exactly the same.
 

Education 

2019 Jan 5 & 6

Prey Taxidermy, Los Angeles, CA; Allis Markham Taxidermy Workshop

2014 - 2017

California State University Chico, BS Computer Animation & Game Design

2010 - 2014

San Joaquin Delta College

AA Graphic Design

Awards 

2016

Sandhill Crane Festival- Lodi, CA

  • People’s Choice Award

2014

Sandhill Crane Festival- Lodi, CA

  • 2nd Place

  • People’s Choice Award

Exhibitions 

Solo

2018

Taking Over, Idea Fab Labs

Chico, CA

2016

Paper Wings, Mexican Heritage Center

Stockton, CA

2014

Artist of the Month, Goodwin Gallery

Stockton, CA

Group

2021

Discovery Series: Social Justice, Chico Art Center

Chico, CA

2019

Snow Goose Festival, MONCA

Chico, CA

2017

Member’s Show, Idea Fab Labs

Chico, CA

2016

Sandhill Crane Festival

Lodi, CA

2015

Over the Garden Wall- 3rd Floor BMU, CSU Chico

Chico, CA

Commissions

2022

Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology
"Deeply Rooted"

Create Mural and 3D printed parts

2022

Private Commission
Design a Cinnamon Teal Duck, Red Tail Hawk, Great Blue Heron, Toucan

2019

Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology

"Remarkable Lives: The interesting world of Birds and Humans" 

Decorating Animatronic Archaeopteryx and bird decorations

2018

Private Commission

Palomitas: Popcorn transforms to doves

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