A former Peer Support Specialist with a B.A. in Psychology from Sonoma State University, David Cleofas Avila lives abroad as an expatriate. Having experienced psychosis as a teen, later diagnosed with schizophrenia, David writes and makes art & music to better square away the sequelae of life.
Residing in the Susan Fleming family collection, curated by L. Marx, David’s art has been priced by Ames Gallery, recognized by the National Arts and Disability Center UCLA, and published in Peatsmoke Journal, Gabby & Min, NUNUM, and Harpur Palate. His music, highlighted in Wordgathering, can be downloaded at Reverbnation, Spotify, iTunes, IHeartRadio, Deezer, and Bandcamp. The artist’s poetry has been published in Oddball Magazine, The Poetry Cove, WILDsound Writing Festival, eMerge-magazine, Flora Fiction , and Breath & Shadow. davidcleofasavila.com
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