Eric J. García

August 4 - 10, 2024

Eric J. García uses history and a graphic style to create political art that confronts our understanding of the present. Using printmaking, drawings, murals and multimedia projects that use very specific meaningful materials, he aims to prevent historical amnesia and cultural erasure. By reexamining forgotten stories in an accessible and visually striking way, his work can be a tool with which to share, to learn from and to spark critical dialogue. He received his BFA with a minor in Chicano studies from the University of New Mexico, and earned his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Garcia is a teaching artist, a member of the Veteran Art Movement, and one of the newest members of the Justseeds Print Cooperative. Garcia has exhibited nationally and can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Library of Congress.

Eric J Garcia. Alien Abduction, 2021, prickly pear Ink on paper. h: 8 x w: 5 in.