Born on June 1, 1910, Jesus Guerrero Galvan was from a poor farming family of Jalisco. At age 15 he traveled to the US with his mother and sister. His talent was recognized by a couple as he drew with charcoal on the cement outside a food stand he was working. They were able to secure a scholarship for him and he attended art school in San Antonio before returning to Mexico. Upon his return he went to work in the studio of Jose Viszcarra and became interested in Renaissance painting since he was required to produce reproductions as part of his study.
After his training he became politically active and became a member of the communist party. He turned to mural work, although his politics were not represented in his painting as were so many other artists' of the time. He was also known for portraiture and figurative painting, especially of women and children. His art was also know in the US, where he completed an artist residency at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and exhibited in San Francisco as well as New York and Boston.
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