Biography

Julia Garcia (b. 1992, Born in Pompano Beach, FL, USA) uses a collage-like application of acrylic and ink onto wet raw canvas to reflect on the physical geography of growing up close to the Everglades, where the natural flow of the wetlands has been slowly corralled and shaped by urban development. Formative years spent in South Florida, notorious for its spring break culture and outrageous headlines, have shaped her interest in imagery that questions violence, erotic drive, and the seduction of spectacle. Garcia received her BFA from the School of Visual Art in 2014 and her MFA in 2016 from the Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art. Solo exhibitions include Sawgrass, Night Club Gallery, St.Paul, MN, Information Lines, Permanent Installation, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Blue Raspberry, Lazarus Center, Baltimore, MD, and a forthcoming exhibition at Galerie Fran Reus, Palmade Mallorca, Spain.

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BORN

1992, Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

 

SELECTED SOLO + TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2023

Galerie Fran Reus, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Upcoming)

Sawgrass, Night Club Gallery, St. Paul, MN, USA

 

2019

Information Lines, Permanent Installation, King Abdullah University of Scienceand Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

 

2015

Blue Raspberry, Lazarus Center, Baltimore MD, USA

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

Emanate, Gaa Gallery, New York, NY, USA

Hair + Nails, Minneapolis, MN, USA (Upcoming)

 

2022

Sagittarius, Nightclub Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA

The Patriot, O’Flaherty’s, New York, NY, USA

 

2020

Online Exhibition, Young Space

Cloud 9, Flatiron Project Space, New York, NY, USA

 

2019

Women in Spaces: Past/Present, FX Collaborative, New York, NY, USA

 

2018

Artist in Residence Exhibition, Moriumius Gallery, Ogatsu Japan

 

2017

Grand Opening, The Donut Hole Gallery, Online Gallery

 

2016

Summer Show, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore MD, USA

The Edge, Ballroom Gallery, Baltimore MD, USA

Niether/Or, Riggs Leidy Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA

Amacord, SVA W 21st st Gallery, New York, NY, USA

Pagina (cur. Peter Hristoff), Libreria Cascianelli, Rome, Italy

2014

Juried Exhibition (cur. John Dubrow), Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY, USA

Primavera Romana Inaugural Exhibition (cur. Tom Huhn & Peter Hristoff), Antica Liberia, Rome, Italy

 

2013

Rema Hort Mann Foundation: Buy What You Love, Bleeker St Arts Club, New York, NY, USA

 

2012

Rema Hort Mann Foundation: Buy What You Love, The Hole 312 Bowery, New York, NY, USA

 

2011

Juried Competition: Summer Heat, Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

Spring Juried Exhibition, Broward College, Hollywood, FL, USA

 

SELECTED, AWARDS, GRANTS, + FELLOWSHIPS

2019

King Abdulluh University of Science and Technology Artist in Residence, Thawal, Saudi Arabia

 

2018

MORIUMIUS Lusail Artist Summer Session in Residence, Ogastu, Japan

 

2014-16

Hoffberger Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA

Hoffberger Restricted Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA

 

2012-14

Special Presidential Grant, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA

Visual Critical Studies Award, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA

 

 

EDUCATION

MFA, Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2016

BFA , School of Visual Art, New York, NY, USA, 2014

 

SELECTED PRESS

2023

No. 167, Midwest Issue, New American Paintings

 

2022

The Vulture, Jerry Saltz, The Best New York Art Shows of 2022

 

2020

SUNDERZINE, Inaugural Issue, March 2020

 

2017

Shanghai Literary Review, Inaugural Issue Summer 2017

Interview with Young Space Blog