Jesse Fregozo


Jesse Fregozo is a native Angeleno who primarily works as a painter and teaching
artist. He vocalizes the struggles of marginalized communities through the
representation of identity and culture as a primary focus. Fregozo uses locations around
his community as symbols of identity and a cultural lifestyle that has been carried down
generation after generation. Fregozo straddles the line between design and pop culture
in the development of his work. His intense works on canvas, paper, photography, and
design are mediums for the development of his artwork. Fregozo is currently part of the
Homeboy Art Academy Artist in Residence Program. This past spring he painted a
mural titled “Roots of South Central” at the Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High
School involving students, community, and staff. Fregozo was also invited to Mexico
City by Chicano sin Fronteras to represent the Homeboy Art Academy this past fall, he
was part of various artist panels in high end institutions around the city. He was part of
35x35 art exhibition organized by Centro Cultural y Cinematografico Mexico at the
Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, where he received an honorary mention.
Currently Fregozo began working at SPARC, Social Public Art&Resource Center: along
side Judith F. Baca where he is working on the Great Wall of Los Angeles mural project.
This project is considered to be the longest mural in the world.