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Angel Garcia is a Cuban-American artist based in Brooklyn, NY and Miami, FL. Working across several mediums, their work considers how everyday banalities can be interrupted or supported by mysticism, repetition, and the uncanny. Their current practice is focused on filmmaking, tattooing, and production design.
Studio visits arranged by appointment only in Brooklyn. Parties interested in getting in touch, please email at angellaurengarcia@gmail.com.
EDUCATION
Brooklyn College - B.A. English Literature, 2014
ANGEL GARCIA
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Instagram - @humanrind
Education
2013 BA in English Literature, CUNY Brooklyn College
Awards & Residencies
2021 The Future - Minneapolis, MN
2019 The Hermit, Golden Dome - Joshua Tree, CA
2018 The Lovers, Golden Dome - Hudson, NY
2018 Blue Angel Sideshow, Research & Development with Locust Projects- Miami, FL
2018 Mi Mujer, The Crying Club- Memphis, TN
2017 The Hierophant, Golden Dome - Joshua Tree, CA
2016 The Emperor, Golden Dome - Joshua Tree, CA
2016 Parallax Drift, The Art Center of South Florida - Miami, FL
2011 MDC - Creative Writing Honors Award
Films & Videos
2023 Yellow - Narrative Short Film, Writer/Director
2023 Pia Tori Day to Night - Production Designer, Commercial Short Directed by Kali Kahn
2023 In The Absence of Fruits and Flowers - Production Designer, Short Film Directed by Kali Kahn
2022 Emperatriz - Experimental Video, Writer/Director/Producer
2019 8 1/2: Reeducation Of A Male Auteur - Actor, Short Film Directed by Claudia Elena Rodrigues
2019 11 - Experimental Video, Writer/Director/Producer
2019 Fairchild - Production Assistant, Short Film Directed by Kali Kahn
2019 Psychic Dick - Experimental Film, Writer/Director/Producer
2018 Self Titled (Angel Garcia) - Experimental Film, Writer/Director/Producer
2017 Misterio Tropical - Experimental Video, Writer/Director/Producer
2016 Have You Seen My Fiancee? - Experimental Video Performance, Writer/Director/Producer
Performances & Exhibitions
2015 - Present Cave Touch, Ongoing performance with Misael Soto - New York, NY; Miami, FL; (SAIC) Chicago, IL
2018 - 2022 Body Spells, Collaborative Performance with Samantha Rehark- New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Columbus, OH; Los Angeles, CA
2021 Feels Like 97°, Group show at Oolite Arts - Miami, FL
2021 Project Art Distribution Retrospective, Group Show at Walter Elwood Museum - Amsterdam, NY
2021 Department of Reflection with PAD (Project Art Distribution) - NY, NY
2020 Sunday Painter Group Show, Missoni x Baia - Miami, FL
2020 Psychic Hotline, Performance at Coral Gables Art Museum - Miami, FL
2020 Well Heeled, Group Show at Carthage College - Kenosha, WI
2020 Closing Sale, Group Show at CI/CO Gallery - Miami, FL
2019 Fringe Projects 2019, Metro Digital Computers - Miami, FL
2019 Here, Performance with Kunsten Dunst at CI/CO Gallery - Miami, FL
2019 You Are What You, OMM (Obsolete Media Miami) Friendathon- Miami, FL
2019 Heridas Abiertas (To Florida) Open Wounds (A Gloria) Spinello Projects, a performance by Emilio Rojas at Spinello Projects - Miami, FL
2018 Painless Parking, Group Show at Pelican Palace - Miami, FL
2017 Seven Minutes in Nevaeh, Group show at CI/CO - Miami, FL
2017 Flood Relief, a performance by Misael Soto with Art in Public Places at the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) - Miami, FL
2017 To Love Like a Woman, Group Show at The Annex - Miami, FL
2017 Mere Facade, Group Show Spinello Projects - Miami, FL
2016 Ensalada de Frutas, Group Performance at the Olympia Theater - Miami, FL
2016 Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise, Group show at Palacio - Miami, FL
2016 Fortune’s Womb, Performance at Blackbird Ordinary - Miami, FL
Selected Work Experience
2014-Present Tattooer and Illustrator
2018-2020 Co-Director, Eleventh House Community Arts Organization - Miami, FL
2017-2018 Co-Director, CI/CO Gallery - Miami, FL
2015-2018 Archival Assistant, Anita Sharma/WAAM - Miami, FL
2014-2017 Mural Assistant, Jessy Nite - Miami, FL
2013-2014 Artist’s Assistant, William Betts - Miami, FL
2011-2012 Translator & Transcriber, Vice Magazine - Brooklyn, NY
2010-2013 Documentarian’s Assistant, Amber Lasciak - New York, NY
2008-2010 Artist’s Assistant, Jen Stark - Miami, FL
Press
2022 The Best Tattoo Artists in New York - Curbed Magazine
2021 On Surrendering To Your Subconscious - The Creative Independent
2020 Aligning the Arts of Tarot and Tattooing - Hyperallergic
2019 Eleventh House - Park West Paper, Number 2
2019 Coming Out of The Bruja Closet: Miami Coven honors Latin American Occult Practices - WLRN & PRI The World
2019 Eleventh House Party at Mama Tried Invites You to Find Your Fortune - Deco Drive
2019 Eleventh House Launches Miami’s First Directory of Witches, Brujas, and Healers - Miami New Times
2019 Things To Do: Eleventh House - Time Out Miami
2019 Five Young Artists To Watch During Miami Art Week 2019 - Miami New Times
2019 Mango, Tattoos, and Tarot with Miami artist Angel Garcia - Sunday Painter
2018 The Bass Ball: Fauvism and Fabulous - Miami Sociaholic
2018 The #ZInvasion Launches in Miami - Whitewall Magazine
2017 The Many Fluid Faces of Miami - Hyperallergic
2017 Summer 2017 - Girlhood
2016 Saved You a Spot: Queer Performance and Inclusivity in Miami - Miami Rail
PRESS
Girlhood, Summer 2017
2022 The Best Tattoo Artists in New York - Curbed Magazine
2021 On Surrendering To Your Subconscious - The Creative Independent
2020 Aligning the Arts of Tarot and Tattooing - Hyperallergic
2019 Eleventh House - Park West Paper, Number 2
2019 Coming Out of The Bruja Closet: Miami Coven honors Latin American Occult Practices - WLRN & PRI The World
2019 Eleventh House Party at Mama Tried Invites You to Find Your Fortune - Deco Drive
2019 Eleventh House Launches Miami’s First Directory of Witches, Brujas, and Healers - Miami New Times
2019 Things To Do: Eleventh House - Time Out Miami
2019 Five Young Artists To Watch During Miami Art Week 2019 - Miami New Times
2019 Mango, Tattoos, and Tarot with Miami artist Angel Garcia - Sunday Painter
2018 The Bass Ball: Fauvism and Fabulous - Miami Sociaholic
2018 The #ZInvasion Launches in Miami - Whitewall Magazine
2017 The Many Fluid Faces of Miami - Hyperallergic
2017 Summer 2017 - Girlhood
2016 Saved You a Spot: Queer Performance and Inclusivity in Miami - Miami Rail