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Guided by his proficient background in printmaking, Cuban-born artist Julio Garcia is influenced and driven by the methodsrnand evolution of this ancestral art. His work merges traditionalrnmark-making techniques found in etchings and engravings withrnexperimental processes using a variety of synthetic materials.rnGarcia received a B.F.A. in painting as well as a minor inrnprintmaking from the Savannah College of Art and Designrnin 1999. Following graduation, he worked under MasterrnPrintmaker Mitchell Bryant. Garcia has received contributionsrnfrom NAZDAR International for his exploration of therncompany’s screen-printing chemicals. In 2000 he was awardedrna printmaking residency to the Vermont Studio Center. ThernYUPO Corporation awarded him a grant in 2002 that gavernhim access to the company’s immense selection of syntheticrnpapers. Garcia has been published in New American Paintingsrnas well as numerous other national publications. Hisrnwork was added to the permanent collection of Savannah’srnTelfair Museum of Art in 2006. In addition, the Museum ofrnContemporary Art of Georgia featured his work in the exhibitionrn“Within State Lines.” In 2007, they selected him as one ofrnthe Young Movers and Shakers of the Georgia Art Scene. InrnApril of 2007, Garcia was honored to participate in the VisitingrnArtist program at the University of Florida where students hadrnthe unique opportunity to collaborate with Garcia on a seriesrnof his prints that were then published through the AlagartornPress. He lives and works in Savannah, Ga.
