Pilar Calvo (Mexico City, 1914 –1986), a painter whose full name was María del Pilar Calvo y De la Torre, studied at the Academy of San Carlos under the mentorship of Germán Gedovius. In 1943, she presented her work Magnolias at the Primer Salón de la Flor (First Flower Salon), which formed part of the II Salón de Floricultura (Floriculture Salon II). In August of 1944, she held a solo exhibition at the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts).

In 1948, she published an article in English titled Art Chose Me in the Modern Mexico magazine, where she described her artistic journey, which began at the age of six, and reflected on her painting style, expressing how she felt that art had chosen her. That same year, she participated in the auction of works in support of painter María Izquierdo, held at the Mont-Orendain Gallery. By the late 1950s, she stopped exhibiting regularly, and her work has been scarcely featured in recent exhibitions.