Israel Campos
Israel Campos is an interdisciplinary L.A. based artist that works with paintings, print media, digital media, and artist books. His work embraces the art tradition of Mesoamerica to explore how historical events are interconnected and reverberate into the present. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2011 and with an MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2015. His work is in the permanent collections of the Kohler Art Library in Madison, Wisconsin, the Oakland Museum of California, the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkley, and more. He has exhibited in venues across the country including the Oakland Museum of California, Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Greenville, SC, 2nd Story in Lexington, KY, and more. He is Assistant Professor of Printmaking at Loyola Marymount University and on the Board of Directors for the California Society of Printmakers. He also runs and operates Chayote Press which is based in the Pico Union neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Artist Instagram: @israelcamposart
Selected Works
Battle for Alta California
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 60 inches
2020
Chikis Tacos
Acrylic on Panel
24 x 30 inches
2025
Lucky Ones
Acrylic on Panel
24 x 30 inches
2026
Danza Macabre
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 44 inches
2019
Possum Brings Fire
Acrylic on Panel
18 x 24 inches
2025
Yaanga Lies Under the 101
Acrylic on Panel
40 x 30 inches
2026
Black Smoke Rising
Acrylic on Panel
16 x 20 inches
2025
Quetzal Over the 105
Acrylic on Panel
16 x 20 inches
2026
Monarchs Over the 110
Acrylic on Panel
16 x 20 inches
2025
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