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.
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