Monica Kim Garza
Monica Kim Garza (born 1988) is an American painter.[1]
Biography
[edit]Monica Kim Garza was born in Alamogordo in January, New Mexico to a Korean mother and a Mexican father.[2] She grew up in Georgia and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in painting and drawing from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.[3] She specializes in depicting women of color of all shapes and sizes, carefree and ethnically and racially ambiguous, and is known for her nudes, contemporary portraits and sculptures.[4]
Notable work
[edit]- From June 24, 2022 to January 7, 2023, Monica Kim Garza’s painting If You Like Piña Coladas was featured in the exhibition, i know you are, but what am i? (De)Framing Identity and the Body at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art.[5]
- Monica Kim Garza’s artwork was exhibited along with 56 other artists in the exhibition A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience at the Taubman Museum of Art, in Roanoke, Virginia, from October 3, 2020 to February 7, 2021.[6]
- In 2021, Monica Kim Garza had her first solo exhibition in New York called Baguettes at the Hole.[7]
- Monica Kim Garza was featured in the exhibition NSFW: Female Gaze, from June 21, 2017 to November 11, 2018, at the Museum of Sex in New York.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Benson, Eben. "Juxtapoz Magazine - Vetting a Vibe: Monica Kim Garza". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Ones to Watch 2017: artist Monica Kim Garza". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Macabasco, Lisa Wong (2021-10-07). "Monica Kim Garza's Journey from Selling Chicken Wings to Showing Her Paintings around the World". Artsy. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Monica Kim Garza". The L'Oeuvre. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Roka, Les (2022-07-13). "Exhibitions about identity, body positivity, best of Utah design arts, a tribute to a beloved grandmother, artistic reflection on human mortality and realism highlight summer shows at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art". The Utah Review. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "A Very Anxious Feeling: Voices of Unrest in the American Experience". Taubman Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "The Hole Contemporary art gallery New York and Los Angeles". thehole.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "NSFW: Female Gaze". Museum of Sex. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
External links
[edit]- “NSFW Female Gaze” Exhibition
- i know you are, but what am i? (De)Framing Identity and the Body
- MONICA KIM GARZA & VINCENT BEAURIN Cucul
- NATURAL WOMEN BY MONICA KIM
- Monica Kim Garza: On Coming Home
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