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🌟Leigh Garcia🌟 .leighgarcia

From Leigh:

As a biracial Latina, a seventh-generation Texan of European descent on my mom’s side and granddaughter of Mexican immigrants on my dad’s, I have followed the roots of my own ancestry to shape my artistic practice. Major events in Texas history such as the Mexican-American War, Battle of the Alamo, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and Bracero Program have created a complex relationship between my two cultures: white Texans and mestizo Mexicans. Products of these historical events—particularly undocumented immigration and the racialization of Mexicans—are both the context and focus of my work. Using printmaking, papermaking, and sculpture, I explore my biracial identity and familial history while highlighting aspects of racial and generational privilege/oppression.