06/09/2026
The Cuban Artists Fund and Residency Unlimited present Mari Claudia García as our artist-in-residence for June/July 2026
Save the date: Open Studio Reception Wednesday, July 22, 5-8pm
CAF Studio: 208 East 51st Street, 2nd floor, NY, NY
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Mari Claudia García is a U.S.–based multidisciplinary artist and educator interested in the intersection of arts and politics. Her art practice is anchored in a socio-political exploration of communication and language as impacted by power dynamics and politics. García is intrigued by tensions around political correctness and ‘cancel culture.’ Currently, her research delves into censorship and protest, examining their dynamics in both totalitarian regimes and democracies. She engages with various mediums, including sculpture, installation, video, video-installation, photography, and sound, using methods ranging from digital fabrication to weaving and casting. Modifying objects, thus amplifying their ethical and aesthetic resonance is central to Mari Claudia García’s practice. She is particularly drawn to a process-based approach to work, where fluidity and participant involvement are integral.
García’s work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Cuba, the United States, Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Her solo exhibitions include “Vanidades”, Servando Gallery, Havana, Cuba (2018); “Compilación temporal”, Ludwig Foundation, Havana, Cuba (2015); “Zoom”, Visual Arts Development Center (CDAV), Havana, Cuba (2013). Among García’s recent group exhibitions are “De la Isla a la Luna 2.0”, Presidio Modelo (Model Prison), Isla de la Juventud, Cuba (2025); “The Way You Want It”, EFA Project Space, New York, United States (2024); “Free Expression and the Inexpressible”, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, United States (2024); “There Are No Strangers”, Hera Gallery, Rhode Island, United States (2023); “RISD Grad Show”, Rhode Island Convention Center, Rhode Island, United States (2023). She was a SHIFT resident at EFA in New York (2024) and has participated in residencies such as Sculpture Space Residency in New York (2026), the Amalgama-Barcú online program (2022) and La Isla Residencia in Mexico (2017). Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Cisneros-Fontanals Foundation in Miami. She has received numerous recognitions, most recently including the Society of Presidential Fellows from RISD (2021).
