Bio
Gabriel Garcia is an artist living and working in El Paso, Texas. He received a BFA in studio art from New Mexico State University in 2016. Working primarily in clay, Gabriel's forms reflect psychologically altered and constructed environments that are informed by identity and stigma theories.Artist Statemnent
I’ve spent the majority of my life rendered mute by an anxiety disorder. In these years, I’ve picked up on how others will interact with me based on a facial expression or vocal intonation. In my work, I am interested in the identities that are projected onto the Other and how they internalize them. I focus on the physical and psychological environments created by stigmas, shame, and social expectations. Different states of reality and delusion manifest with the constant onslaught of speculation, confirmation, and/or discrediting. The Other exists within these environments where they are constructed as abstracted bodies or landscapes. The forms purposely lean into the identity contradictions to exploit its absurdity by forcing a confrontation to upset, disarm, and seek understanding.Contact: [email protected]
Instagram: @gbrlgrca

Education2016
BFA, Studio Art, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.


Exhibition2023
Skies, La Mecha Contemporary, El Paso, TX.2020
What's Going On, El Paso Art Association.2016
CraftTexas 2016. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.BFA Thesis Exhibition. Wells Hall, Las Cruces, NM.Juried Student Show. New Mexico State University Gallery, Las Cruces, NM. Juror: Alejandro Almanza Pereda2015
Project: Postcard. New Mexico State University Gallery, Las Cruces, NM2014
Drawing on the Past. Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BCJuried Student Show. New Mexico State University Gallery, Las Cruces, NM. Juror: Jessica Pizana-Roberts2013
Juried Student Show. New Mexico State University Gallery, Las Cruces, NM. Juror: Grant Billingsley2012
Juried Student Show. New Mexico State University Gallery, Las Cruces, NM. Juror: Lisa Anne Auerbach