David Blancas is an award-winning painter, muralist, and teacher from San Antonio, Texas. In 2018 his work garnered international attention as one of the lead muralists for the World Heritage Mural Trail, a project connecting city corridors to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) world heritage sites of the San Antonio Missions.

David Blancas was born in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila in northern Mexico and began drawing and painting at an early age. He maintains a multifaceted portfolio of teaching, mentoring, and creating public and private commissions with a specialization in paintings, portraiture, mosaics and murals.

David studied fine art at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has achieved recognition in various regional and national art competitions. He currently resides in San Antonio, Texas and is the sole proprietor of Pintura Artwork Company, a studio and art gallery that was established in 2002. He is also the director and lead muralist of Project Inspire: Mural Arts Program, an organization that collaborates with other agencies to produce community murals and other public art projects.