Noelle Garcia
Fine Artist
About Me
Based in the Chicago area, Noelle Garcia is an artist and educator who focuses on themes of identity, family history and recovered narratives in her work. She is an indigenous artist from the Klamath and Paiute tribes. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Her paintings, drawings, and soft sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and institutions across the United States. Garcia has earned awards and fellowships at various institutions such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the Nevada Arts Council, the Illinois Arts Council, and the American Indian Graduate Center.
Education
University of Nevada Las Vegas
M.F.A.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
B.F.A.
Experience
Adjunct Faculty
National Louis University
Teaching Artist
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)
Teaching Artist
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) Homan Square Program
Guest Speaker
Lake Forest College
Visiting Teaching Artist
Lake Forest College
Teaching Artist
Art Center Highland Park
Visiting Teaching Artist
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Marjorie Barrick Museum
Teaching Artist
Cook County Jail
Adjunct Faculty
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Visiting Teaching Artist
Beauty and Brawn Gallery
Guest Speaker
College of Southern Nevada
Administrative Experience
Program and Research Associate
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)
Media Coordinator
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Business
Assistant Curator
City of Las Vegas, Office of Cultural Affairs
Inventory Assistant
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Computer Resources and Information Technology (CRIT)
Publications
American Quarterly Editorial
"All That We Own Is Ourselves"
Arts Everywhere Musagates
"The Feeling: The freedom to Offend/ The Freedom to Say You Hurt Me/ The Hope You Hear Me"
CHUM: A Collection of Comics
"Faded Anchor"
Lust to Dust: A Collection of Comics
"Drink and Always Be"
Drunk: A Comic About Bar Stories
"Domestic Drunk"
Select Exhibitions and Performances
Evanston Art Center
EXTRA: Ordinary, Evanston, IL
Hyde Park Art Center
Extended Self, Chicago, IL
Holland Project
Volcanoes, Reno, NV
Roman Susan
Firsts and Starts, Chicago, IL
Chamber Gallery
Indigenous Journey, Las Vegas, NV
Charleston Heights Art Center
Beads and Thread, Las Vegas, NV
SOIL Art Gallery
Make, Seattle, WA
Mana Contemporary, Ordinary Projects
LASLDISH, Chicago, IL
Craft Works
Beauty and Brawn Gallery, Chicago, IL
Burgeoning Arts
Skull, Reno, NV
5th Wall Gallery
Space//Time//Engagement, Las Vegas, NV
Pop Up Art House
London Biennale, Henderson, NV
Donna Beam Art Gallery
Bring into Being, Las Vegas, NV
Clark County Rotunda Gallery
Dad Dance, Clark County, NV
CCAI Courthouse Gallery
Radiant City, Reno, NV
Winchester Gallery
What You Left Me: Creating Dad Through Artifact, Clark County, NV
Awards, Residencies and Fellowships
Illinois Arts Council
Professional Development Grant
University of Nevada Las Vegas, College of Fine Arts
Alumni Research Grant
UCross
Artist Residency
ACRE
Artist Residency
Nevada Arts Council
Visual Arts Fellowship
Smithsonian, National Museum of the American Indian
Emerging Artist Fellowship
Community Service
ChiSTEAM, Northwestern University & Chicago Public Schools
Arts Integration Curriculum Consultant
Co-prsperity Sphere / Lumpen Radio
Drawing Rally Artist
ACRE
Residency Application Panelist
Association on American Indian Affairs
Scholarship Panelist
The Neon Museum
Illustrator (Children's Activity Sheet)
