Baker Artist Portfolios

David Ayala was born in Carroll, Iowa in 1997. They received a BFA from the University of Iowa in 2020, and completed their MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2023. Exploring themes of queer identity, religion, and obliteration, Ayala combines traditional oil paints with non-traditional media such as glitter and nail polish. He has shown work at the University of Iowa, University of Dubuque, as well as Cotyledon Arts and the Peale Museum in Baltimore. Most recently, Ayala has exhibited at Botanica Grove Gallery in Brooklyn, as well as Goxxip Girl Collective and Night Owl Gallery in Baltimore, and was a featured artist in the sixth issue of Nunar Magazine. Ayala currently lives and works in Baltimore, MD.