Jesus Barraza

Jesus Barraza is a Lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. As a socially engaged artist and printmaker, he specializes in Xicanx Art History & Practice, focusing on community activism through visual representation.

• M.F.A. in Social Practice from California College of the Arts
• M.A. in Visual & Critical Studies from California College of the Arts
• B.A. in Raza Studies from San Francisco State University

His research explores decolonial aesthetics, Chicana/o art movements, Indigenous visual cultures, and the intersection of spirituality with resistance. He has received multiple awards for cultural activism, including the Oakland Leaf Artivist Award (2017) and the Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Award (2014).

He teaches courses such as CS 130 – MeXicana/o Art History, Thought, and Practice, and CS 180AC – Art & Social Justice, emphasizing community-based artistic methods.