Jesus Barraza (b. 1976) is an interdisciplinary artist, printmaker, educator and community organizer whose work builds on the tradition of politically engaged Chicanx graphic art. Born in El Paso, Texas, Barraza creates screenprints, posters and multimedia projects addressing immigration, housing, education, Indigenous sovereignty, labor and international solidarity. He views printmaking as a means of making art accessible beyond museums and galleries, placing images directly into the hands of the communities and movements they represent. Barraza earned his B.A. in Raza Studies from San Francisco State University and an M.F.A. in Social Practice and M.A. in Visual & Critical Studies from California College of the Arts. His early work at San Francisco’s Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts introduced him to screen-printing and connected him with artists including Juan R. Fuentes and Calixto Robles. In 2003, he co-founded Taller Tupac Amaru, a printmaking studio dedicated to socially engaged graphic art. With artist Melanie Cervantes, Barraza later co-founded Dignidad Rebelde, a Bay Area collaborative that combines art, activism and community engagement. Barraza teaches in the Ethnic Studies and Art Practice departments at the University of California, Berkeley. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the de Young Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, El Paso Museum of Art, and Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.