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Eric J. Garcia

Roswell, N.M. United States

Eric J. Garcia blends history, contemporary themes and a graphic style to create politically charged art that reaches beyond aesthetics. Using sculpture, mixed media installations, murals, printmaking and his controversial political cartoons, he aims to challenge his viewers to question sources of power and the whitewashing of history. After receiving his BFA with a minor in Chicano studies from the University of New Mexico, Eric Garcia went on to complete his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a core member of the printmaking collective, Instituto Gráfico de Chicago, a thriving member of the emerging Veteran Art Movement, and is a dedicated teaching artist. Garcia has exhibited nationally and his work can be found in the collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Other Media

White Lines on Brown Space

White Lines on Brown Space

February 4, 2023

at the Wassaic Project (Wassaic, NY) inconjuction with the No Misery Can Tell, No Word of Farewell exhibition December 3, 2022 – March 18, 2023 Last Fall I was invited to the…

Pro-Life?

Pro-Life?

September 7, 2022

El Machete Illustrated

Space Invaders

Space Invaders

March 4, 2022

Solo exhibition by Eric J. Garcia In 1492, the indigenous peoples of what is now known as the Bahamas made a huge discovery: three alien ships had been spotted off…

My Primo Jose

My Primo Jose

August 27, 2021

I was very fortunate to be one of the five artists chosen for this year’s Tipping Points project at the Tamarind Institute, sponsored by the City of Albuquerque’s Public Art…

U of M Chicano/Latino Archive Project

U of M Chicano/Latino Archive Project

February 21, 2021

The printed Archive Codex was a collaborative project to get visuals and information out of the University of Minnesota’s Chicano/Latino archive and into the hands of the community. The idea of…