Juan Fuentes Art
American, b. 1950
As a cultural activist/artist/printmaker, Juan Fuentes has dedicated his career to being part of a global movement for social change. His works address issues relating to local communities of color, social justice, and international struggles for liberation. He is best known for his linoleum cut prints exploring Chicano and indigenous themes. He has also taught at the California College of the Arts and City College of San Francisco.
The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian and Native American struggles for equality, peace and justice helped shape the themes that recur in his art. His development and introduction to silkscreen printing by mentors such as Rupert Garcia and Malaquias Montoya guided his subsequent community and political poster involvement.
Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez. His personal focus has been on using the figure or portrait as a means to tell a story, elaborating on the human condition.
His development and introduction to silkscreen printing by mentors such as Rupert Garcia and Malaquias Montoya guided his subsequent community and political poster involvement.
In 2007, after 10 years as Director of Mission Grafica at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Fuentes resigned and created Pajaro Editions, a printmaking studio. Pajaro Editions participated in the “Art of Democracy”, a national coalition of artists exhibiting works exploring the dire state of American politics in the fall of 2008.(Biography provided by Warnock Fine Arts)
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Teracita, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2016
Image Size: 18 x 12 inches
Edition Size: 20
Young girl in indigenous dress and jewelry.
As a cultural activist/artist/printmaker, Juan Fuentes has dedica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2023
Image Size: 18 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 10
Undocumented immigrants scaling the wall to enter the United States, against a backdrop of butterflies flying ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Cosechando Alcachofas (harvesting artichokes), by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2021
Image Size: 13 x 18 inches
Edition size: 10
Young migrant worker harvesting artichokes.
As a cultural activist/artist/printmaker, Juan Fuentes has dedica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Tex-Mex, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2023
Image Size: 18 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 10
Chicano tattooed couple with emblems of Aztlan and the United States.
As a cultural activist/artist/printmake...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Xiemena Busca La Paz, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2019
Image Size: 24 x 16 inches
Edition of 10
Young indigenous girl against a backdrop that includes the Mayan symbol for God, along with doves taking flight f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
No Olvidadas (No Forgotten)
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2023
Image Size: 24 x 18 inches
Edition Size: 10
An hommage to all those immigrants who die on the journey as they seek asylum in new countries.
As a cultural...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Aztlan low & slow
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2023
Image Size: 24 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 10
An hommage to the low riders of Southern California chicano car culture, complete with zoot suits, made famou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
La Danzante
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Screenprint
Year: 2019
Image Size: 24 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 10
Image of a native American woman in traditional garb and ceremonial dance.
As a cultural activist/artist/...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Screen
Frida's Rings
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and titled in pencil, from the black and white edition of 7. Portrait of Frida Kahlo with her face inher palm, showing the rings on her fingers.
The turbulent times of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Danzante
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2019
Image Size: 24 x 24 inches
Edition Size: 10
Image of a native American woman in traditional garb and ceremonial dance.
As a cultural activist/artist/prin...
Category
2010s Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
El Sueno Despierta
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil, from the edition of 30. Mermaid dream of Dia de Los Muertos.
The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Screen
Cesar y Olin
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and titled in pencil, edition of 20. This print is in the collection of the Library of Congress.
Juan R. Fuentes's print, "Cesar y Olin," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of the 1970s that he helped to define. Portrait of Cesar Chavez...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Made In America
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil, from the edition of 125. An Afghan woman laborer working a field of grain, with a backdrop of bombs falling from the sky. As a cultural acti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Screen
Grains of Life
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil, from the edition of 16. Pictures of farmworkers and laborers are a common theme for Fuentes.
As a cultural activist/artist/printmaker, Juan ...
Category
2010s Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Bracero Brothers
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and titled in pencil, edition of 20. Last print in the edition.
Juan R. Fuentes's print, "Bracero Brothers," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of the 1970s that he helped t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
La Comadre
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and titled in pencil, artist proof.
The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art. The Chicano, Afric...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Sueño de La Sierenas II (Mermaid's Dream)
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil, from the edition of 30. Mermaid dream of Dia de Los Muertos.
The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Screen
Micaela (color version)
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and titled in pencil, from the edition of 21. A young native girl with facial tattoos, member of the Ohlone, which comprises all indigenous people...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
Maya
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and titled in pencil, from the edition of 25. A young native girl in traditional clothes.
The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuente...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Reyna, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2022
Image Size: 18 x 12 inches
Edition size: 10
Young indigenous girl against a backdrop of flowers.
As a cultural activist/artist/printmaker, Juan Fuentes h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Art
Materials
Linocut
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Pina del Sol
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