Narsiso Martinez

(Mexican American, born 1977)

Narsiso Martinez creates paintings, drawings, and mixed-media installations. His work focuses on portraits of farmworkers, often using found produce boxes in his artworks.

Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Martinez migrated to the United States when he was 20 years old. He attended Evans Community Adult School in Los Angeles, California, and completed high school at age 29. Martinez worked for nine seasons as a farmworker in Eastern Washington to fund his college education. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from Los Angeles City College in 2009. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2012 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2018, both from California State University Long Beach. He is based in Long Beach, California.