José Ibarra Rizo (American, born Mexico, b. 1992) is a lens-based artist working in Atlanta, GA. His work explores cultural memory, migration, and identity, with a focus on documenting the migrant experience in the American South.

He was awarded the inaugural Emerging Artist Fellowship by the Atlanta Center for Photography, named a finalist for the 2022 Aperture Portfolio Prize, recognized as one of three recipients of the 2022 Atlanta Artadia Awards, and selected as a 2023–2024 Working Artist Project winner by MOCA GA.

José's work is part of the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum. His clients include Rolling Stone, TIME Magazine, and The New York Times.

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