Carlos Almaraz

Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and became a leading member of the Chicano arts movement in Los Angeles in the ‘70s and ’80s. As a member of the Chicano collective Los Four, he painted murals throughout Los Angeles depicting the civil rights struggles of Mexican Americans. These public works brought Chicano art to the attention of the mainstream art world. 

Almaraz earned his MFA from Otis College of Art and Design in 1974. His paintings and prints portrayed the vitality of East Los Angeles through abstracted forms and an expressive use of bold colors. His work has been exhibited in many galleries and museums, including LACMA, MOCA, Vincent Price Art Museum, and Jan Turner Gallery.