Born and raised on Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, Fragua is an enrolled member of the tribe.
His work has been described as "based in Native American themes" and "shows pride for his culture and a deep understanding of the inherent spirituality of the stone.
"[3] He was commissioned by the state of New Mexico to make a sculpture of Po'pay, leader of the successful Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against the Spanish colonists.
In 2005, his 10-foot-tall Tennessee marble statue was installed in the National Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., the second representing New Mexico and the 100th and last to be added.
Fragua owns and operates Singing Stone Studio in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico.