Victor Ochoa
| Victor Orozco Ochoa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 2, 1948 Los Angeles |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Diego State University |
| Notable work | Chicano Park Murals |
Victor Ochoa (born August 2, 1948) is an activist, painter, graphic designer and master muralist. He has painted over 100 murals, many of them in San Diego, California. He is considered one of the pioneers of San Diego's Chicano art movement. Ochoa was one of the original activists at Chicano Park and a co-founder of Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park, both in San Diego. He helped establish the influential Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronteriza (BAW/TAF). Ochoa is also a teacher of art and Chicano heritage. His work has been shown nationally and internationally, including at the Venice Bi-Annual, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego and in the groundbreaking exhibition, Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation (CARA). In addition to creating his own work, he is also a master of art preservation techniques, especially relating to murals. He is considered to be a "serious cultural resource in the border region.
Ochoa's family has a long history of activism and struggling against discrimination. Ochoa was born in South Central Los Angeles and later his family moved to East Los Angeles. When Ochoa was seven, his family was removed from Los Angeles by United States Immigration as part of "Operation Wetback." Ochoa lived in Tijuana for about ten years and spent time working with his family in a carpentry factory when he was old enough to help. Later his family was able to return to Los Angeles. Ochoa felt that living in Mexico gave him a new perspective on "racism and discrimination, and the general attitude about Mexicans" in the United States.
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