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Gaspar Enriquez (born 1942) is an American artist known for creating photorealist portraits, primarily of people of Chicano heritage. He uses the airbrush technique in his paintings. Enriquez is also a sculptor and a jewelry maker who works in metal.
According to the Museum of Art in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Enríquez "has been at the forefront of the national Chicano art movement for over fifty years," and his realistic portraits "show the humanity of the El Paso Chicano community and the tensions they face when living in a two-culture environment." Enríquez’s Chicano heritage "reflects his life experiences, the urban environment, and the people of his hometown. His compassionate nature allows him to capture his subject’s humanity and forces the viewer to look deeply at his subjects."