Álvaro Daniel Márquez is the Senior Arts and Culture Officer at the California Community Foundation, where they support artists, cultural organizations, and creative initiatives across Los Angeles County. An artist, educator, and nonprofit professional, Márquez brings experience across the creative and philanthropic sectors, with a focus on justice, equity, community care, and the role of arts and storytelling in social change.

Álvaro holds degrees from Brown University, the University of Southern California, and California State University, Long Beach. Their multidisciplinary art practice spans printmaking, fiber art, installation, mixed media, and sculpture, exploring displacement, immigration, gentrification, and the effects of race, class, and gender on urban environments. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in prominent collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Library of Congress.