Artist Series: Interview with Jose Lozano

Jose Lozano is an artist and published author based in Fullerton, California whose works include public projects, paintings, murals and serigraphs. He received his MFA from Cal State Fullerton. His drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely at venues which include the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, UCLA Armand Hammer Museum, Orange County Museum of Contemporary Art, Patricia Correia Gallery, Self Help Graphics, and Avenue 50 Studio. He has received many awards including a J. Paul Getty Mid-Career Grant in Painting and a California Arts Council Grant for Drawing and Painting. Lozano prefers to work in a series and focuses on particular themes and topics, such as Mexican wrestlers, paper dolls, Mexican movie imagery, clowns and loteria playing cards. Lozano was also granted and completed his own Metro train station located at La Brea's Expo line.