Jesús Manuel Pizarro (Zús) is a Puerto Rican painter born in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Focused in oil painting and assemblage, Pizarro explores the connection between the personal experience and the ways it manifests in the public surrounding. Cultural identity, major events, and connectivity are themes that Pizarro contends within his work. He experiments with various materials such as using found materials, and castings made of plaster to expand the 2-dimensional space out into the 3-Dimensional world.
Pizarro attended the University of Massachusetts, Boston, earning a Bachelor of Art in 2018. The following year, he attended Boston College as a Donovan Urban Teaching Scholar, earning a Master’s in Education, majoring in Curriculum and Design (1-6). He then attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, earning a Masters in Fine Arts, majoring in Painting in 2021.
Pizarro had the opportunity to be interviewed on an episode of Open Studio with Jared Bowen. His painting, “Abuelitas Pastelitos” (2019), appeared on the cover of the Boston Globe for the opening of MassArt x SOWA in May 2021.
“Jesus Pizarro’s poignant multi-media work depicts his family and friends and incorporates personal momentos to illustrate these uncertain times.” (MassArt x Sowa)