LARITZA GARCIA
laritzagarcia.com
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2012
Master of Fine Arts
Metal Design, East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Metals program, Texas State University
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2013 -Present Texas State University
Lecturer, School of Art & Design
Courses Taught: Core I, 2-D Design, Basic Drawing, 3-D Design, Fibers I, Metals I, Advanced Metals II-V, Metals Thesis, Metals Special Problems, Design Graphics, Introduction to Design
2010-2012
Graduate Teaching Instructor
School of Art and Design, East Carolina University
Courses Taught: 2D design, 3D design, Metal Design Survey
COMMUNITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006-2015
Youth Visual Arts Instructor, Dougherty Arts School, Austin TX
Youth Visual Arts Instructor, Carver Museum, Austin TX
Youth Public Arts Instructor, PCCA at Emerge, Greenville NC
Youth Arts Counselor, City of Decatur PARD, Decatur, GA
Outreach Instructor, City of Austin PARD , Austin TX
EXHIBITIONS
2021
Day of the Dead Invitational, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Voltage: The Power of Contemporary Jewelry, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Jury Panelist
2020
New Days, New Ways, Mint Museum Uptown
Levine Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC
AMEND Exhibition, Virtual
AMEND Exhibition, New York Jewelry Week, Virtual Gallery
Stolen Sisters Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Greenhill Center of the Arts, Whitewater, WI
Westward HO! An Exhibition of Contemporary Craft of the Southwest,
Curator, Gail M. Brown, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne PA
2019
EAST 2019, East Austin Studio Tours, Big Medium, Austin, TX
Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers
San Jacinto College South Campus Gallery, San Jacinto College South Fine Art, TX
The University of Texas at El Paso Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, TX
Museum of Texas Tech University, TX
Six Years Smitten, Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM
Cornucopia, Exhibit in Motion, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Under Exposed, Adornment and Theory, Chicago, ILL
Earrings Galore, Curated by Heidi Lowe, Parasol Gallery, New York NY
2018
Smitten, Form and Concept, Santa Fe, NM
2017
Earrings Galore
Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, Washington, DC
SNAG Nexus Conference, New Orleans, LA
Dys(functional), Adornment + Theory, Chicago IL
Joya Barcelona International Art Fair, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain
Drawing the Line, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Texas State Faculty Exhibition, Gallery I & II, San Marcos TX
2016
Spectrum, Contemporary Artist in Color,
Racine Art Museum
Racine, WI
Color Me This Curated-Mary Anne Redding, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Appalachian State University, NC
2015
Bright, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond VA
Invitational, Group, Curated-Maggie Smith, Regional
Angles, Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond VA
Curated-Maggie Smith, Regional
Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery
Society of North American Goldsmiths, Traveling, DE, MA
American Craft Council St. Paul River Centre, MN
Juried Market Place, Group, Invited-Lindsay Noble, National
New Acquisitions: Contemporary Art Jewelry
Racine Art Museum, Curated-Lina Vigna, Racine, WI
Yuma Symposium Presenter Exhibition, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ
Texas State Faculty Exhibition, Gallery I&II TSU
San Marcos, TX
Jewelry Edition, ECU Symposium, Greenville, NC
2014
6th Annual Bracelet Show, Kathleen Sommers Gallery, San Antonio, TX,
Jewelry Edition, Creative Side Jewelry Academy, Austin, TX
Jewelry Edition, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ
Jewelry Edition, S.N.A.G. Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Jewelry Edition, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth, DE
Corazon de Melon, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Chroma, Jewelry in Color, College of The Albemarle Gallery, NC
2013
Detritus, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft,
Curated by Ashley Powell, Houston, TX
Due East, Big Medium: Austin, TX
Variable Proximity, Austin International Airport
Bracelet Show, Equinox Gallery: San Antonio TX
Coated, The Studio: Brooklyn, NY
Art Divas, Women and Their Work, Solo, Austin, TX
Keep it in the Can, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Contemporary Art Month, La Villita, San Antonio, TX
2012
Formed by Desire MFA Solo Exhibition, Gray Gallery, Greenville NC
American Craft Today, The Bascom, Juror-Mark Leach, Highlands NC
Greenville Museum of Art Exhibition, Greenville Museum of Art
Greenville NC, Group, Juror-Adam Cave, Regional
Screenplay, Mendenhall Center, Juror- Lanny Berger, Greenville NC
Friends Exhibit, Caldwell Arts Center, Lenoir NC
Amalgamation, Graduate Artist Forum, Art Avenue, Greenville NC
Art of Influence, Gray Gallery, Greenville NC
SCHWA, Pitt County Council for the Arts at Emerge Greenville, NC
Heidi Lowe Multiples Exhibition, Rehoboth DE
2011
Emerging Artist Showcase, Light Art + Design Chapel Hill, NC
Arizona Intercollegiate Exhibition, Arizona State University, Phoenix AZ
2010
Cupcake Jungle Collaborative with Josh Craig and Kyle Rees,
Mendenhall Center, Greenville NC
ISE Cultural Foundation Exhibition,
Curated by ISE Foundation, New York, NY
2008
Sojourn, Senior Thesis Exhibition Group
Texas State University San Marcos, TX
Surge, Society of North American Goldsmiths Student Exhibition
Juried by Kathleen Browne: Harlan Butt: Marilyn da Silva
Gallery S.P.A.C.E.: Savannah, GA
COLLECTIONS:
Hot Pink Scrawl brooch, Mint Museum, Charlotre NC
Garabato necklace, Mint Museum, Charlotre NC
Cerulean Spin Brooch, Racine Art Museum, Racine WI
WORKS IN PRINT:
2017
Joya Barcelona Catalog
Metalsmith Magazine, vol. 37(1,3,4,5).
2016
Voices American Craft Magazine, vol.76 (1)
Material Complexity, Metalsmith Magazine Vol. 34 No. 1
2013
Showcase 500 Art Necklaces, Publisher Lark Books by Ray Hermachandra
New Earrings, Publisher Thames & Hudson by Nicolas Estrada
PUBLISHED PHOTOS AND REVIEWS OF CREATIVE WORKS:
Raw Growth. Metalsmith. 3. Vol. Volume. 23. SNAG, PO Box 1355, Eugene, OR 97440: The Society of North American Goldsmiths. National. November 3, 2020
Mid-Day Phases. A Look of Contemporary Craft of the Southwest. Wayne, PA: Wayne Art Center. National. January 2020.
WORKSHOPS:
2021
Powder Coating for Personal Adornment, Pocosin Arts Center NC
2016
Champlave Enameling, Creative Side Jewelry Academy
2015
Powder Coat Techniques, Pocosin Arts Center NC
Drawing in Space, MIND POP, Ausitn TX
Material Manipulation, Arizona Western College, AZ
Exquisite Corpse, Yuma Art Symposium, AZ
Emerging Teaching Artist, Dougherty Arts Center, TX
Fabrication and Surface, Creative Side Jewelry Academy, TX
2014
Powder Coat for Jewelry, Creative Side Jewelry Academy, TX
2013
Powder Coat for Jewelry, University of Texas Metals Department, Austin, TX
INVITED FORUMS & LECTURES:
2017
Smitten Forum, Abiqui, NM
Art Jewelry Forum Hangout, Ambassadors program,
North America, Southern Region, Virtual
2015
Humboldt State University- Artist lecture, CA
Yuma Art Symposium- Presenter, Yuma AZ
Western Arizona College- Artist lecture, Yuma AZ
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS PREPARED:
2016-2018
National Student Slide Presentation: Raw/Refined
Society of North American Conference MADE: Portland OR
National Student Slide Presentation: The Big Reveal
Society of North American Conference, Nexus, New Orleans LA
National Student Slide Presentation: Faces of Change,
Society of North American Conference, SNAGNeXT Asheville NC
2012 & 2011
East Carolina Metals Symposium, Co-Chair, Greenville NC
MEDIA RECOGNITION:
2020
Racine Art Museum Artist of Color https://www.ramart.org/collection/aoc/
Five for Friday with Laritza Garcia, Adornment and Theory
https://adornmentandtheory.com/blogs/blog/five-for-friday-with-laritza-garcia
"New Ways, New Works" Exhibition Preview https://youtu.be/b8FUNEMDuoo
2017
SNAG//SPACE Appropriated Adornment: We Are SNAG
Klimt02, Selected Artist Joya Barcelona Jewellery Art Fair
SERVICE / ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY:
2019 - present
Chair, Society of North American Goldsmiths Diversity, Inclusion committee.
2020
Hand Keeper, Hand Medal Project, Austin, TX.
2018
Organizer, School of Art and Design Voter Registration Drives
2017 - present
DEI Committee, TXST School of Art and Design, member
University Mentor, Metals Guild
2018 - present
Texas Voter Deputy Registrar, Organizer,
School of Art and Design Voter Registration Drive
2016-2018 Coordinator/Organizer, SNAG National Student Slide Show Presentation.
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:
2006 – present
Society of North American Goldsmiths