Richard Duardo

Richard Saul Duardo (1952 – 2014) was an American master printmaker, visual artist, and illustrator, of Mexican descent. He was known for screen printing, and was an important person within the Chicano art community in Los Angeles, California.

His work is in the collection of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Early life and education Richard Duardo was born May 15, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Durado graduated from Franklin High School in Highland Park.

In 1978, Duardo founded a serigraphy studio called Hecho en Aztlán. It was the first Chicano-owned serigraphy studio in Los Angeles. In the studio, he collaborated on a printmaking series with artists Almaraz and John Valadez.

The California Arts Council named him "Artist of the Year" in 1988.