Camille Rose Garcia
Artist Bio
Camille Rose Garcia was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California. She grew up in the generic suburbs of Orange County, visiting Disneyland and going to punk shows with the other disenchanted youth of that era. Her paintings of creepy cartoon children living in wasteland fairy tales are critical commentaries on the failures of capitalist utopias, blending nostalgic pop references with a satirical slant on modern society. Creative influences include Phillip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Henry Darger, and Walt Disney. In 2007, her work was the subject of a mid-career survey at the San Jose Museum of Art. The retrospective, entitled
Tragic Kingdom: The Art of Camille Rose Garcia, was the artist’s first solo museum exhibition. She has pieces in the permanent collection there, as well as in the Los Angeles Museum of Art. The artist currently lives and works in the Pacific Northwest.
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Soylent Dreams 2008 |
Narwhal in a Fairy Ring 2009 |
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The End is Near 2009 |
Sneewittchen 2009 |
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Grey Empire 2009 |
Night Shelter 2009 |
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Going to Hell in a Handbasket 2005 |
Owl Poison 2009 |
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Nervous House 2009 |
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