Valeria Palmeiro (Madrid, 1989), known artistically as Coco Dávez, started painting in 2010, at the age of 21. “That year was absolutely magical. I began posting my first illustrations on social media and projects soon started rolling in, especially from the publishing world. There were also group exhibitions, one in Santiago, Chile, and another one in Madrid at La Casa Encendida. And then my first solo show in Lisbon.” But, as it usually happens when a story starts out so well, at some point things stopped going swimmingly for her. “My return to Madrid coincided with the downturn in the publishing world. Everything looked rather grim and there was no work, so I was pretty demoralized. I decided to stop and do something completely different.” Valeria reinvented herself, giving an unprecedented boost to her artistic career. Since 2013, she hasn’t stopped working since 2013 and her success rising, thanks mainly to her internationally-acclaimed Faceless collection.