Art of Seven - Ignacio Gomez

Ignacio Gomez Biography

Ignacio was born and raised in East Los Angeles, a graduate of Los Angeles Trade Technical College and Art Center College of Design.  

His most famous painting is of Edward James Olmos as “El Pachuco” for the Luis Valdez play “Zoot Suit”, which debuted on Broadway in 1979. The “Zoot Suit” image is now in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  

Ignacio has worked on various motion picture posters and advertising campaigns. Some of which are now in corporate collections.

In 2004, Ignacio designed, sculpted, and painted the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial for the City of San Fernando, California. That same year, he also designed the Cesar E. Chavez’ headstone in La Paz, Keene, California. In 2012, President Barack Obama dedicated the gravesite and the Cesar E. Chavez Center into the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.

In 2013, a new Cesar E. Chavez Monument designed and sculpted by Ignacio was unveiled in city of Riverside, California.

At present Ignacio is sculpting a life-size figure of Cheech for the Cheech Museum in Riverside California. He also has his work in the Lucas Museum, LACMA, and the Autry Museum.