Presentation: Camille Rose Garcia

Camille Rose Garcia is a Chicana artist born in LA. Her father was an activist for Chicano rights and equality while her mother was an artist herself. Her mother was primarily a muralist which served as an opportunity for Camille; she assisted her mom with the artwork at age fourteen. Camille did her BFA at Otis College in 1992, and then completed her MFA at UC Davis in 1994. Her collections are permanently featured at LACMA and San Jose MOA. Music was also her artistic passion and formed a rockband in the OC; this exposed her to the themes she'd always use. Most of Camille's work is based on her childhood, exhibits the bright colors often used in her mother's murals, as well as maintaining a fluid psychedelic theme. The psychedelic essence comes from the heavy presence of Disney Land in her life since she was living in Anaheim at the time. She recreated scenes from popular Disney movies and stories like Snow White and Alice in Wonderland while maintaining the Chicana flare by giving the charachters the "Dia de los Muertos" or "sugar-skull" appearance. The painting I've chosen is from her illustrative remake of the story, Snow White. Her work stood out the most within the other presentations since her paintings are very mystical and psychedelic. I could see the natural talent and trust the artist has in herself.