Jesus Barraza
Bay Area, California, United States
Jesus Barraza is an interdisciplinary artist and is pursuing an MFA in Social Practice and a Masters in Visual Critical Studies. He holds a BA in Raza Studies from San Francisco State University. He is a co-founder of Dignidad Rebelde a graphic arts collaboration that produces screen prints, political posters and multimedia projects and a member of JustSeeds Artists Cooperative a decentralized group of political artists based in Canada, the United States and Mexico. From 2003-2010 he was a partner at Tumis design studio where he worked as web developer, graphic designer and project manager. Barraza has worked closely with numerous community organizations to create prints that visualize struggles for immigration rights, housing, education, and international solidarity. Printmaking has allowed Barraza to produce relevant images that can be put back into the hands of his community and spread throughout the world. He believes that through this work and the work of Dignidad Rebelde, he is playing a role in keeping the history of graphic art activism alive. He proudly continues the tradition of graphic art in the spirit of Jose Gaudalupe Posada, OSPAAAL and Juan R. Fuentes, whose artwork has been part a pivotal part of social movements. Barraza prides himself on his continued connection to his community and his availability as an activist artist who can be relied on for help.
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AnarchismAnti-capitalismAnti-warCulture & MediaEn EspañolEnvironment & ClimateFeminisms & GenderGlobal SolidarityHistoryIndigenous ResistanceMigrationPolice & PrisonsRacial JusticeSocial Movements Associated Projects
Celebrate People’s History Poster Series & Signal: A Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture
Comandante Che Guevarra
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Giving Thanks for Over 520 Years of Indigenous Resistance
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Nopalito de la vida
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One Land One People
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A Movement for the People
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Compañera Frida Kahlo
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Zapata Esta Presente
$40
“The Justice Postcard Set” Postcard Set
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Flowering for Tomorrow
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Flores Magón
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There Can Be No Justice on Stolen Land
$20
“La Cultura Cura” Postcard Set
$20
Flowering for Tomorrow Postcards
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Tortuguita (Tierra Indigena) Postcard Set
$20
A Movement for the People
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Real Eyes Realize Real Lies
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Firebrands: Activists You Didn’t Learn About in School
Justseeds Collaboration
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“Power and Dignity” Postcard Set
$15
Viva La Mujer
$22
The People Need to Flower Not Corporations
March 28, 2020
These past few weeks have been difficult being a human being in this world and seeing all the pain we’re all experiencing. Reading about governments around the world taking care…
Melanie Cervantes on Becoming an Artist
March 17, 2020
After some informal surveys on social media to help me gauge interest, gather topics and get a sense for timing I am happy to announce my first FREE online lecture:…
Jerusalem is Palestinian
December 9, 2017
As a Xicanx I’m always in solidarity with Palestinians, because like indigenous people in the Americas they’ve had their ancestral lands taken from them. Right now they are dealing with…
#HelpMelanieCervantes fight cancer!
May 27, 2017
Please considering donating to #helpmelaniecervantes fight cancer! www.youcaring.com/melaniecerantes-828867 Dear family, friends and supporters, I want to give thanks to everyone who has sent me good energy, made a contribution and shared…
Solidarity with Standing Rock
August 25, 2016
Standing in solidarity with Standing Rock and the struggle to stop the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. #noDAPL #standingwithStandingRock #WaterIsLife #Rezpect We are selling a limited number of posters…
TAKE THIS HAMMER Art + Media Activism from the Bay Area
August 10, 2016
If you haven’t been to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to check out their latest exhibit you need to get down there before it cloeses August 14th! The…
Un Caracol Chiquito in East Oakland: A Self-Determined Landless Peoples Movement
July 6, 2016
On the fourth of July weekend while many people were celebrating Independence day, the folks at Homefullnes in East Oakland, California were celebrating their interdependence. A group of Black, Brown,…
Making art for Justice and Dignity in Arizona
September 25, 2012
In early July we traveled to Arizona as part of a project we started, "Justicia y Dignidad", to work deepen the connections we have to three grassroots community organizations. We…
Ruckus Training Camp for Migrant Rights
August 29, 2012
In June i was invited to lead a screen printing workshop at the Ruckus Society’s Action Camp for Migrant Rights that was coordinated with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network….
More May Day Posters
April 29, 2012
These English and Spanish posters are two of four poster designs we will be giving away on May Day in Oakland and San Francisco. If you’re out there look for…
Artist Talk at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
November 10, 2011
This coming weekend we will be visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico with a few presentations and workshops. These are in conjunction with the “Counting Coup” exhibit at the Museum of…
¡Cesen Deportacion!
October 22, 2011
In July Melanie Cervantes and I teamed up with Rupert Garcia to produce a print to use as a fundraiser for the Ethnic Studies College at San Francisco State University….
Political Poster Jam
February 18, 2011
I designed this for poster for the Political Poster Jam happening at the Oakland Museum next week. From 8 to 11pm on February 25, 2011, the Oakland Standard will honor…
Dignidad Rebelde Archive
December 12, 2010
Here are some posters that I have never had online because I didn’t have an elctronic file or jpeg. Recently we have been working on documenting all the prints and…
Brown and Proud t-shirt fundraiser for Puente
May 27, 2010
“Brown and Proud” shirts now available from Liberation Ink. 50 % of the profits will go to Puente, a grassroots org in Arizona. Melanie Cervantes has donated her design to…
Shouts from the Wall
March 23, 2010
Three Justseeds members have a exhibit opening this week in Philadelphia, if your in town join us! The exhibit features 50 posters and prints that document the world as we…
March 4th, 2010: Police Attack 880 Interstate Takeover
March 9, 2010
Some video footage from the shutdown of the freeways around downtown Oakland. Your browser is not able to display this multimedia content.
Manifest Equality
March 1, 2010
We will be participating in a MANIFEST EQUALITY an exhibit which gathers together a diverse array of hundreds of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to celebrate…
Poster Installation at Sol Collective
February 19, 2010
This past week was super productive, i printed four posters and drove up to Sacramento for a poster installation. There are a few prints that we had designed for…
A week of solidarity prints
February 4, 2010
This week was super busy, I printed three editions and still had time to run around getting supplies and table at an event to sell some prints. The week started…
From Colombia to Palestine Care Package
Justseeds Collaboration
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Defend Jerusalem
I am Sean Monterrosa and My Life Matters
Black Lives Matter
Fight for the Schools All Students Deserve
They are afraid because we are not afraid
Free CA: Not One More Deportation
Solidarity with the Mi’kmaq People
Nos tienen miedo por que no tenemos miedo
Boycott Israeli Goods
End Israeli Apartheid
End Racial Profiling
Jerusalem is Palestinian
Genocide is Not Justice
Alcatraz Celebrating 40 Years of the American Indian Movement
I am Alex Nieto and My Life Matters
Celebrating 25 years of Zapatista Struggle
Decolonize the Future
Wellspring Portfolio
Justseeds Collaboration
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Tear down White Supremacy
#YoSoy132
No Abusen del Inmigrante
Dignidad y Justicia No Tienen Fronteras
Dignity and Justice Have No Border
May Day Posters for Downloading
General Strike in Oakland
Banging on the System – Solidarity with Wisconsin Workers
I am Trayvon Martin and My Life Matters
Resourced Portolio
Justseeds Collaboration
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Heal The Earth
I am Oscar Grant and My Life Matters
Alcatraz 40th Anniversary Print
Flowering for Tomorrow
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Be the Change! a Justseeds Coloring Book
Justseeds Collaboration
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They Tried To Bury Us They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds
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Tortuguita
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“Heart and Soul” Postcard Set
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“Defiende tu Vida” Postcard Set
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Reproduce & Revolt
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Sembrando el Futuro
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Giving Thanks for Over 520 Years of Indigenous Resistance
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We Are All In This Together: exhibition catalog
Justseeds Collaboration
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RESIST
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Tlaloc
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Great Soft Power
Justseeds Collaboration
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Tierra Indigena
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Viva La Mujer
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Tlaloc
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Wellspring
Justseeds Collaboration
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Yo Soy 132
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EZLN Women’s Revolutionary Laws
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Viva La Mujer
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Viva La Autonomia Zapatista
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Clean Coal is a Dirty Lie
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Antes de que nos olviden
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