In 1970, Galería de la Raza was founded by artists Campusano,
Ralph Maradiaga,
Rupert García,
Peter Rodríguez,
René Yañez,
Francisco X. Camplis, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Carlos Loarca, Manuel Villamor, Robert Gonzales, Luis Cervantes, and
Rolando Castellón. It was a
non-profit art gallery and
artist collective that featured Latino and Chicano artists in the Mission District of San Francisco. Campusano,
Spain Rodriguez, Rubén Guzmán, and Bob Cuff painted the Horizons Unlimited murals (exterior and interior) in 1972, at 22nd and Folsom Streets, which was one of the earliest murals in the Mission District. The Horizons Unlimited murals no longer exist. Campusano served as the head mural designer on the project working under Packard, and
Luis Cortázar and
Michael Rios assisted. In the late 1970s, Campusano was a director at the Pacifica Arts and Heritage Council in
Pacifica, California, where he led the creation of civic-funded art murals in
San Mateo County. He also worked as a mural artist consultant. Campusano painted a brightly colored mural on the side of the former
Lilli Ann building at 2030 Harrison Street (at 17th Street) in the
Mission District in 1986. The mural was painted over in July 1998 (after the artist’s death), which spurred community protests, and a lawsuit. The case was settled for USD $200,000. His work was featured in the noted
Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation traveling group art exhibition in 1990–1993, alongside other major Chicano artists. Campusano died on May 4, 1997, in California. He was survived by his partner Dianne DeMoss, and his two children. == Exhibitions ==