Monica Kim Garza

Dirty Martini, 2023, oil and glitter on canvas, 58 x 77 in., 147 x 196 cm.

Hotpot, 2023, oil on canvas, 72 x 60 in., 183 x 152 cm.

Marathon Runners Running, 2023, acrylic on paper, 24 x 18 in., 61 x 46 cm.

Baguettes, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY

Reffen, 2021, oil, glitter, acrylic on canvas, 60.1 x 90.35 in., 152.7 x 229.5 cm.

Lonely Girl, 2021, oil, oil pastel, acrylic, glitter on canvas, 70 x 48 in., 177.8 x 121.9 cm.

At The Neighbors' Party, 2020-2021, oil and wool on canvas, 56 x 80.5 in., 142.2 x 204.5 cm.

Cafe Menu, 2022, oil on canvas, 40 x 31 in., 102 x 79 cm.

In Play, 2021, Dallas Art Fair Projects, The Hole, Dallas, TX

Ostras Por El Parque (Oysters By The Park), 2022, oil, acrylic, and glitter on canvas, 58 x 80 in., 147 x 203 cm.

Baguettes, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY

Banana After Yoga, 2023, oil and yarn on canvas, 68 x 58 in., 173 x 147 cm.

Short Swing, 2023, acrylic on paper, 24 x 18 in., 61 x 46 cm.

Cocktails, 2023, oil, sequins, and glitter on canvas, 68 x 56 in., 172 x 142 cm.

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Monica Kim Garza focuses on her art after traveling on and off consistently. Her artwork depicts women of different shades of brown, displaying the nude body while playing sports, texting, working out, and the average modern-day leisure activities. Garza focuses on themes of sex positivity, self-portraits, and modern-day technology in her artwork. She emphasizes being unapologetically herself when creating nude portraits of women doing normal day-to-day functions. She creates her paintings based on her own cultural background and memories, which mainly exhibit women of color.

monica kim garza

b. 1988, Alamogordo, New Mexico

Lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia

solo exhibitions

Raisin, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen

2023

UNDER THE CRESCENT MOON, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris

2022

Sliver of Salt, Soco Gallery, Charlotte, NC

2022

Baguettes, The Hole, New York, NY

2021

Laredo, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen V, Denmark

2019

Jangalang, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA

2017
group exhibitions

Unapologetic WomXn, Venice Biennale, Ross-Sutton Gallery, Venice, IT

2024

Storage Wars, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA

2023

The Armory Show, The Hole, New York, NY

2023

Title IX, The Hole, New York, NY

2023

You Need A Mango To Give A Mango, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA

2023

Mixed Pickles 12, Ruttkowski; 68, New York, NY

2023

V1 XX, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, DK

2022

Miam Miam, Volery Gallery, Dubai, UAE

2022

Mixed Pickles 10, Ruttkowski; 68, New York, NY

2021

In Play, Dallas Art Fair Projects, The Hole, Dallas, TX

2021

Lampadaphoria, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen

2021

Cucal with Vincent Beaurin, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris

2020

Today's Special #1, V1 Gallery, Curated by Jesper

2020

Art Herning with V1 Gallery, Herning, Denmark

2020

Woman, Allouche Benias Gallery, Athens

2020

Mine IV, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen

2020

MINE III, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen

2019

The Beyond: Georgia O'Keefe and Beyond, New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT

2019

PUNCH LA, Curated by Nina Chanel Abney, Jeffery Deitch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2019

Summer Fling, Kravets Wheby Gallery, New York, NY

2019

Pack den Badeanzug ein, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, Germany

2019

Art Market San Francisco, New Image Art, San Francisco, CA

2019

Art Herning, V1 Gallery, Copengagen V, Denmark

2019

MINE II, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen V, Denmark

2018

Drawing Room, Over the Influence, Hong Kong

2018

EXTRA, The Hole, New York, NY

2018

Untitled, New Image Art, Miami Beach, FL

2018

Volta14, V1 Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2018

Art Herning, V1 Gallery, Copengagen V, Denmark

2018

Mine – Art, signed books, exhibition catalogues, artist books, collectibles, editions, posters, varities, prints and free stuff , V1 Gallery, Copenhagen V, Denmark

2017

Nude, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen V, Denmark

2017

Untitled, New Image Art, Miami Beach, FL

2017

Character, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen V, Denmark

2016

LIFEFORCE, The Untitled Space, New York

2016

Volta12, V1 Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2016

Dirty Martini, 2023, oil and glitter on canvas, 58 x 77 in., 147 x 196 cm.

Hotpot, 2023, oil on canvas, 72 x 60 in., 183 x 152 cm.

Marathon Runners Running, 2023, acrylic on paper, 24 x 18 in., 61 x 46 cm.

Baguettes, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY

Reffen, 2021, oil, glitter, acrylic on canvas, 60.1 x 90.35 in., 152.7 x 229.5 cm.

Lonely Girl, 2021, oil, oil pastel, acrylic, glitter on canvas, 70 x 48 in., 177.8 x 121.9 cm.

At The Neighbors' Party, 2020-2021, oil and wool on canvas, 56 x 80.5 in., 142.2 x 204.5 cm.

Cafe Menu, 2022, oil on canvas, 40 x 31 in., 102 x 79 cm.

In Play, 2021, Dallas Art Fair Projects, The Hole, Dallas, TX

Ostras Por El Parque (Oysters By The Park), 2022, oil, acrylic, and glitter on canvas, 58 x 80 in., 147 x 203 cm.

Baguettes, 2021, The Hole, New York, NY

Banana After Yoga, 2023, oil and yarn on canvas, 68 x 58 in., 173 x 147 cm.

Short Swing, 2023, acrylic on paper, 24 x 18 in., 61 x 46 cm.

Cocktails, 2023, oil, sequins, and glitter on canvas, 68 x 56 in., 172 x 142 cm.

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