Born 1997, Houston, Texas.
Currently based in Chicago, Illinois

Wenslo Garcia, is a Tejano painter, sculptor, and educator based in Chicago, Illinois. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, where he also earned his BFA in 2021. His work has been exhibited at the International Museum of Art El Paso, Chicago Artist Coalition, SAIC Site: Incubator, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, 
Bridgeport Art Center, and is a 2026 Luminarts Foundation Visual Arts Finalist and Comfort Station 2026 Artist to Watch.

Garcia’s practice is rooted in the belief that painting is a living archive. His work compresses time, bringing together historical techniques, personal memory, and contemporary experience within a 
single surface. Working primarily in egg tempera and water gilding, he interlaces family mementos, Hispanic ornamental traditions, and photographs gathered from Houston and Chicago. By engaging
deeply with historical methods, he treats painting as a bridge between generations, allowing cultural memory and lived experience to coexist within layered images.

Drawing inspiration from Indigenous Tejano patterns and Mexican cultural symbolism, his paintings respond to contemporary social realities while affirming resilience and belonging. Through both his 
studio practice and his work as an educator, Garcia strives to cultivate futures in which art functions as a source of continuity and hope. He envisions painting as a means of sustaining cultural memory 
and expanding possibilities for the next generation of Latine artists. His work stands as an invitation to look backward and forward at once, toward a more inclusive and compassionate horizon.