ARTIST BIO

José Garza is multimedia artist and educator working within a socially engaged practice based in St. Louis. He draws inspiration from a wide range of cultural and subcultural sources, and his work encompasses traditional and new media, including photography, video, sculpture, drawing, curated exhibitions and screenings, ad hoc libraries, performances, and co-creations. Garza has exhibited his work nationally and internationally, including at the 2017 Biennale di Spazio Pubblico in Rome, the 2019 Counterpublic Triennial, and Border Control at Stamps Gallery at the University of Michigan. Currently, he is the Museum Academic Programs Coordinator at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, a part-time faculty member in Photography and Social Practice at Saint Louis University, and a board member of the Tarble Arts Center, Latinx Arts Network, The Luminary, and New Music Circle. Before pursuing a full-time career in visual art and education, he served in the U.S. Navy for eight years