Kalena Marshall Garcia

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Kalena Marshall Garcia (she/they/ella/elle) is a lens-based artist born and raised in Southern California’s IE. Her work engages with themes of diasporic identity and acts of resistance —resistance through institutional critique, resistance in native practices, and historical resistance movements. Her approach to her work is conceptual, research-driven, and reflective of lived experiences.

She graduated from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia with a BA in Visual Studies in Fall 2023. Her perspective as a mixed artist often places her in a paralleled space navigating dual identities.

Through her practice, she challenges colonial ideologies and aims to create works that spark dialogue around the complexities of cultural heritage, solidarity, diasporic experiences, and systemic inequalities. She seeks to contribute to broader social conversations and uplift the communities she belongs to and intersects with.