Luis Garcia
Artist
Painter
Oakland, California
luismayanman@gmail.com
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LUIS GARCIA
OAKLAND, CA 94608
Education
California College of Art Oakland, CA June 2002
BFA Individualized Major (Painting & Sculpture), Honors
Curated Exhibitions
Invincible LatinX Group Exhibition Marin Museum of Contemporary Arts, Marin, CA July 2021 Awards/Accolades
Artist in Residence Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA Sept 2016
Beneath the Surface Placed 3rd in Juried Competition (DeWitt Cheng Juror)
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato CA Jan 2020
The de Young Open De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA Nov 2020
Placed 3rd in Juried Competition
Solo Exhibitions
Seeds of Tradition Richmond Art Center, CA. Sept. 2025
K’ Uh Poetry Inkblot Gallery, Alameda, CA Jul. 2019
Metamorphose Marin Museum of Contemporary Arts, Marin, CA Dec. 2017
Now Fireside Lounge, Alameda, CA June 2016
In It We Find Ourselves C.C.A., San Francisco, CA June 2002
Inward / Outward C.C.A. , Oakland, CA Jan 1998
Solo Show Tassajara Bakery, San Francisco, CA Nov. 1997
Juried Exhibitions
Art is light The Drawing Room, S.F. Sept. 2025
Aqui Estamos Mission Cultural Center, S.F. Sept. 2025
Unified Voices: Art of Resillience CM2 Fine Arts, Los Angeles August 2025
Art inspired by Literature Tiburon Art Library Gallery, Tiburon July2025
Pasion de Frida Puerto Alegre, S.F. July 2025
Salon at the Triton Triton Museum, Santa Clara May 2025
Identity UNCLE credit union gallery, Livermore April 2025
Mass Sanctuaries Accion Latina, S.F. April 2025
Raices de Resistencia Raices Taller Art Gallery, Phoenix April 2025
Family Portraits MONCA, Chico March 2025
Artist Narratives Tiburon Art Library, Tiburon March 2025
Identity UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery, Livermore March 2025
Consumed The Drawing Room, S.F. CA. Jan. 2025
Coming Home Mohr Gallery, Mountain View CA. Dec 2024
Small Works ChimMaya Gallery, Los Angeles Dec 2024
Art/Act: Local 2024 Brower Center, Berkeley Sept. 2024
Buildings and Structures Belvedere Tiburon Library Art Gallery, Tiburon June 2024
Roots and Routes: Latin American Perspectives MONCA, Chico May 2024
I Am! Identity SF Womens Artists Gallery, S.F. April 2024
12th Annual Fresh Works Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton April 2024
Arte Latino Now Queens University of Charlotte, NC. April 2024
Personages Acci Gallery, Berkeley, CA. March 2024
Carnaval Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ. Feb 2024
Home The Drawing Room-Annex, S.F. CA Jan 2024.
Arte Latine Mission Cultural Center, S.F. CA Sept 2023.
Arte Picante Helvella Art, Oakland, CA Aug. 2023
Passion de Frida Puerto Alegre, S.F. CA. July 2023
Cinco Art Show 1Culture, San Jose, CA. May 2023
New Beginnings Studio One Gallery, Oakland May 2023
Arte Latino Now Queens University of Charlotte, NC. April 2023
Connections: Art and Music Belvedere Tiburon Library Art Gallery, Tiburon Jan. 2023
The Artist among Us Livermore Valley Arts, Livermore, CA Jun. 2022.
Interconnected Southern Exposure, S.F. CA. Oct. 2021
Here and now Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Marin, CA Jan 2021
The de Young Open De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA Oct. 2020
Beneath the Surface Marin Museum of Contemporary, Marin, CA Jan. 2020
The Walls we Create Museum of Northern California Arts, Chico Aug. 2019
Sacred Connections Cal Maritime, Vallejo, CA Aug. 2019
Open to interpretation Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Marin, CA Nov 2018
Dia de Muertos Sanchez Contemporary. Oakland, CA Oct. 2018
Keeping Families Together Greenlining Institute, Oakland, CA Aug. 2018
Colorworks Marin Museum of Contemporary Arts, Marin, CA Sept. 2018
The heArt is Oakland Classic Car West, Oakland, CA July 2017
Collect 2015 Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA Sept 2015
Gender F#ckd RPS, Collective, Oakland, CA June 2015
Interfaith Biennial/We are the Bridge ICCNC, Oakland, CA May 2015 Meso- Latino Americano Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA. Aug.2008
for Latino Art, SF., CA
Otra Vez, A Travez-
Day of the Dead Exhibition de Young Fine Art Museum, SF., CA Nov. 2007
The Nicho Show Encantada Gallery, San Francisco, CA Nov. 2007
Transformations Polarity Post Prod., San Francisco, CA August 2007
Frida @ 100 Encantada Gallery, San Francisco, CA July 2007 Grow Show RPS Gallery, Oakland, CA June 2005 Larry’s Brink Gallery, San Francisco, CA June 2004
Group Exhibitions
Codices Galeria Beso Maya, Oakland, CA April 2019
Keeping Families Together Galeria Beso Maya, Oakland, CA Feb 2019
Enjoy your Delicious Moments Inkblot Gallery, Alameda, CA July 2018
Exist/Resist Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA Jan 2017
Hidden Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. Marin, CA Jan 2017 Flora/ Fauna Sanchez Contemporary, Oakland, CA Jan 2017
All about the Arts Sanchez Contemporary, Oakland, CA Dec 2016
Pancakes and Booze 111 Minna, S.F., CA Aug 2015
Open Studios Oakland, CA. June 2015
Pancakes and Booze 111 Minna, S.F., CA Studio One Art Center Oakland, CA Feb 2014 Studio One Art Center Oakland, CA Jan 2014 Studio One Art Center Oakland, CA Nov 2010
Open Studios Oakland, CA June 2007 Café Show SomArt, San Francisco, CA August 2005
Café Show SomArts, San Francisco, CA August 2004
Classic 440 Haight Gallery, San Francisco, CA May 2003
Moment’s Notice Galeria De La Raza, San Francisco, CA April 2003
Works 440 Haight Gallery, San Francisco, CA Nov. 2002
Open Studios San Francisco, CA June 2002
E.S.P. Project Justice League, San Francisco Oct. 2001
July Show Red Dragon Studios, San Francisco, CA July 2001
Open Studios San Francisco, CA June 2001
Publications
For All Kallatumba Press S.F. 2024
Healing a fractured World Kallatumba Press S.F. 2023
La Raiz Magazine Roots Artist Registry 2021 WE are the Bridge Interfaith Biennale- Ziya Arts Publishing 2015
Additional Experience
Fall Family Day Led Community Art Mural to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 2023
Social Justice Committee Member at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Instructed three Artist in Residence Workshops, Marin Museum of Contemporary Arts
Art Instructor Clausen House, Oakland, CA
Work is held in private collection throughout