WManuel Gregorio Acosta (1921–1989) was a Mexican-born American painter, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and illustrator. His work received more recognition during the Chicano movement, and his portrait of Cesar Chavez was reproduced on the cover of Time magazine in 1969.
WRamón Alva de la Canal was a Mexican painter, illustrator, and educator, one of the pioneers of the Mexican muralism movement.
WJorge R. Gutierrez is a Mexican animator, painter, writer, voice actor, and production designer. He created the multiple Annie and Emmy Award-winning Nicktoon El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera and directed The Book of Life, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
WLeandro Izaguirre was a Mexican painter, illustrator and teacher. He entered the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City in 1884. He is perhaps best known for his Torture of Cuauhtémoc (1892) which he would demonstrate a year later in Philadelphia and win an award for. The realist painting depicts the last Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc.
WRafael López is an internationally recognized illustrator and artist. The illustrations created by López bring diverse characters to children's books and he works to produce and promote books that reflect and honor the lives of all young people. As a children's book illustrator, he has received three Pura Belpré Award medals from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA in 2020 for Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln, Drum Dream Girl in 2016 and Book Fiesta! in 2010. He was chosen by the Library of Congress to create the National Book Festival Poster and has been a featured book festival speaker at this event.
WRoberto Montenegro Nervo was a painter, muralist and illustrator, who was one of the first to be involved in the Mexican muralism movement after the Mexican Revolution. His most important mural work was done at the former San Pedro and San Pablo monastery but as his work did not have the same drama as other muralists, such as Diego Rivera, he lost prominence in this endeavor. Most of his career is dedicated to illustration and publishing, portrait painting and the promotion of Mexican handcrafts and folk art.
WJosé Guadalupe Posada Aguilar was a Mexican political lithographer who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones to convey political and cultural critiques. Among his most enduring works is La Calavera Catrina.
WDuncan Tonatiuh is a Mexican-American author and illustrator of several award-winning children's books. The illustrations in his books are influenced by Pre-Columbian art. The themes in his stories relate to the Latino experience, with subjects that include social justice issues, art, history, and immigration. He is an advocate and activist for workers’ rights.
WFrancisco Zenteno Bujáidar was a painter, illustrator, muralist and graphic artist. He co-founded Tepito Arte Acá, one of the first organizations of the Los Grupos movement. He also founded organizations such as the Asociación de Artistas Plásticos de México to promote Mexican art and artists.