Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
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.to
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Artist: Juan Fuentes
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 Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Bracero Brothers
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Juan Fuentes’ Bracero Brothers honors the labor, dignity, and hardship of Mexican and Mexican-American farmworkers. Rendered in bold linocut carving, the scene depicts a line of brac...
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2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Sueno de La Sirena II (Mermaid dream of Dia de Los Muertos) by Juan Fuentes
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 ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
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 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.
Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Made In America, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An Afghan woman laborer working a field of grain, with a backdrop of bombs falling from the sky.
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil, from the edition of 125. As a cultural ac...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Hermanita (Little Sister), by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2025
Image Size: 17 x 16 inches
Edition of 20, marked as variation IX
Young native girl against a dark blue blue background and sky design..
As a cultural act...
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2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
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Linocut
El Sueno Despierta
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil, from the edition of 30. Sueño Despierta (“Awake Dream”) is a visual meditation on identity, resilience, and cultural memory. Blending symbolic imagery with portraiture, the piece features a central figure whose eyes are open in a state of alert dreaming. Surrounding elements such as plants, spiritual motifs, and historical references evoke a deep connection to ancestral roots and collective struggle. Fuentes' intricate line work and layered textures create a dreamlike yet grounded atmosphere, emphasizing awakening not as an escape, but as a call to consciousness.
The turbulent times of the 70’s set the tone for Fuentes' approach to creating social art...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
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 from a book she has opened.
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.
Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Maya, Indigenous woman in colorful traditional fabric, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Juan Fuentes’ Maya is a vibrant and dignified portrait celebrating Indigenous identity and textile tradition. Shown in profile, the figure is wrapped in an elaborately patterned garm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Cesar y Olin, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Portrait of Cesar Chavez with graves on vines, with inset images of men working in a field and a woman washing a floor. This print is in the collection of the Library of Congress. Si...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Apache Love, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2025
Image Size: 12 x 12 inches
Edition of 20
Native indian with indian blanket, with abstracte background and clouds.
As a cultural activist/artist/printmake...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
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
Image of a young native girl working in the poppy fields.
As a cultural activist/artist/printmaker, Juan Fuen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
La Comadre, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: linocut
Year: 2006
Image Size: 16 x 14 inches
Edition of 20, this ipression is an Artists Proof
Young native girl against in traditional clothing against a background of col...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
En el Campo
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and titled in pencil, edition of 12. Immigrant workers in the fields during harvest.
Juan R. Fuentes's print, "Bracero Brothers," reflects the Chicano Art Movement of the 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Micaela (color version), by Juan Fuentes
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 tracing their heritage to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
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/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.
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
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 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.
Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
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/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.
Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
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 Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
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 Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
La Reyna, by Juan Fuentes
By Juan Fuentes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Screenprint
Year: 2025
Image Size: 18 x 12 inches
Edition size: 26
Juan Fuentes’ La Reyna is a vibrant and emotionally resonant screen print that exemplifies the artist’s co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Juan Fuentes Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Bracero Brothers, Linocut of Migrant farmworkers by Juan Fuentes
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 Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
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