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This gallery features posters, prints and graphics I have designed since 2005.
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This gallery features paintings and art that I have created over that past few years. Click on thumbnail to see full image.
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Over the years we have been approached by authors, designers and book publishers to use our artwork for book cover designs, as book lovers we are always excited to have our art featured on books that have a have a social justice lense.
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This is a gallery of the many posters I have designed since 2001, most of them are screen printed posters and the rest are offset or digital prints. I started screen printing at Mission Grafica and in 2003 I co-founded the Taller Tupac Amaru with Favianna Rodriguez and Estria, where I have printed most these posters.
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Various black and white handrawn and computer generated illustrations by Melanie Cervantes.
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This gallery features prints and posters which Jesus and Melanie have collaboratively created.
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As a printer I have had the opportunity to work with many artists, including Malaquias Montoya, Barbara Carrasco, Rupert Garcia, Ester Hernandez, Enrique Chagoya, Emory Douglas, Favianna Rodriguez, Shizu Saldamando, Leslie Lopez, Natalia Garcia, EastSide Arts Alliance and many others.
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This is a collection of the portraits I have created in the past ten years. I like to use the portrait to demonstrate the importance of the individuals, many times highlighting individuals who are not mentioned in western history or are portrayed as enemies of the state.
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This is a gallery of black and white illustrations that Jesus has used in various posters and prints.
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Jun 14, 2013
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Aug 3, 2013
AR/GE Kunst Gallery
39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy,
May 4, 2013
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Jun 20, 2013
Galeria de la Raza
San Francisco, CA
TALLER TUPAC AMARU - TEN YEARS OF COLLABORATIVE ACTIVISM
The Taller began with the aim of building a studio that focused on creating political posters t...
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Dignidad Rebelde: Signs of Solidarity
Apr 10, 2013
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Jun 14, 2013
UC Santa Barbara Multicultural Center
Santa Barbara, CA
Oakland-based artists and activists Jesus Barraza and Melanie Cervantes boldly partner their social and creative work, spreading knowledge on the artform of silkscreen printing a...
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Taller Tupac Amaru: Jesus Barraza, Melanie Cervantes and Faviann
Mar 17, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
Thacher Gallery at University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
The Taller Tupac Amaru is an Oakland-based collective art studio founded in ...
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Dignidad Rebelde: Prints for the People
Mar 1, 2013
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Jun 30, 2013
TANA
Woodland, CA
Taller Arte del Nuevo Amancer and the Department of Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis presents
Dignidad Rebelde: Prints for the People, Works by Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barr...
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Mar 1, 2013
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Mar 30, 2013
Taller Boricua
New York,, NY
IN COLAB
Print portfolios by members of the Consejo Gráfico Nacional
Curated by Marcos Dimas
March 1 - March 30, 2013
Opening reception: Frid...
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