Judy Baca

Judy Baca
Baca in 1988
Born
Judith Francisca Baca

(1946-09-20) September 20, 1946 (age 78)
NationalityMexican-American
EducationCal State Northridge
Known for
Notable workGreat Wall of Los Angeles
Movement
Websitejudybaca.com

Judith Francisca Baca (born September 20, 1946) is an American artist, activist, and professor of Chicano studies, world arts, and cultures based at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in Venice, California.[1] Baca is the director of the mural project that created the Great Wall of Los Angeles, which was the largest known communal mural project in the world as of 2018.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Judy Baca". The Social and Public Art Resource Center. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Mercado, Juan Pablo. “Judy Baca, SPARC and a Chicana Mural Movement: Reconstructing U.S. History through Public Art.” Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles., 2018.
  3. ^ Sharis Delgadillo (November 15, 2009). "L.A's Living Legend, Muralist Judy Baca – Sharis Delgadillo". Blogs.uscannenberg.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2010.