Mario Ayala (b. 1991, Los Angeles, California) works primarily in painting but also in sculpture. Ayala graduated from The San Francisco Art Institute in 2014, where he received the Yale Norfolk fellowship in 2012. He was a participant at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2014. Recent exhibitions include Shooby Doo Lang Doo Lang Dong at Stems Gallery, Brussels (solo, 2019); Give a Dog a Bad Name and Hang Him at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco (solo, 2019); Gold Standard at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco (2019); AUT Of Body at Loyal Gallery, Stockholm (solo, 2018); Sun Sprawl at Club Pro Los Angeles (2018); Pen Pal at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco (solo, 2017); Seasoned And Embarrassed Like A Wet Dog at SADE, Los Angeles (solo, 2017); Welcome To The Left Coast at The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco (2016); Summer Group Show at Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco (2016); The House Of Special Purpose at 99¢ Plus Gallery, Brooklyn (2016); Something Completely Different at City Limits, Oakland (2014); 5 Year Anniversary at Ever Gold Gallery, San Francisco (2014); Locals Only at RVSF, San Francisco (2014); and Give + Take at Adobe Books, San Francisco (2013). Ayala lives and works in Los Angeles. A solo exhibition at Marlborough, New York is forthcoming (Spring 2020). Ayala will also be featured in the 2020 edition of Made in L.A., the Hammer Museum's biennial exhibition.