Overview

Camille Rose Garcia was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, The child of a Mexican activist filmmaker father and a muralist/painter mother, she apprenticed at age 14 working on murals with her mother while growing up in the generic suburbs of Orange County, visiting Disneyland and going to punk shows with the other disenchanted youth of that era.

 

Garcia’s layered, broken narrative paintings of wasteland fairy tales are influenced by William Burroughs’ cut-up writings and surrealist film, as well as vintage Disney and Fleischer cartoons, acting as critical commentaries on the failures of capitalist utopias, blending nostalgic pop culture references with a satirical slant on modern society.

 

Her work has been displayed internationally and featured in numerous magazines including Juxtapoz, Rolling Stone, and Modern Painter, and is included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Resnick Collection, and the San Jose Museum of Art, which held a retrospective of her work, entitled Tragic Kingdom, accompanied by a catalog of the same name. Garcia’s book, The Illustrated Alice in Wonderland (published by Harper Collins,) was a New York Times Bestseller. Her next book, “The Cabinet of Dr. Deekay”, a surrealist book she wrote and illustrated, will be released in the Fall of 2019 on Sympathetic Press. She currently lives in woods of the Pacific Northwest.

Exhibitions
Works
  • Camille Rose Garcia, A Song For Forgetting (SOLD), 2024
    A Song For Forgetting (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, A Song For Remembering (SOLD), 2024
    A Song For Remembering (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Aduren Olbap Daer, 2024
    Aduren Olbap Daer, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Arctic Fortress Adrift (SOLD), 2024
    Arctic Fortress Adrift (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Arctic Solstice, 2024
    Arctic Solstice, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Arion Spell / 12 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Arion Spell / 12 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Armor for Psychic Warfare (SOLD), 2024
    Armor for Psychic Warfare (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Black Dawn, 2008
    Black Dawn, 2008
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Black Saturn Adrift, 2024
    Black Saturn Adrift, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Blue Forest, 2003
    Blue Forest, 2003
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Chrysalis of Fire / 10.75 x 8.25", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Chrysalis of Fire / 10.75 x 8.25", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Cicada Study/ SOLD / 17 x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Cicada Study/ SOLD / 17 x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Despoina Conjuring Saturn / 12 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Despoina Conjuring Saturn / 12 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Dream Drifter with Cacoon (SOLD), 2024
    Dream Drifter with Cacoon (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Dream Drifter with Shell (SOLD), 2024
    Dream Drifter with Shell (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Dream of the Infinite Hermit / 48 x 48", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Dream of the Infinite Hermit / 48 x 48", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Enceladus, 2024
    Enceladus, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, February 10th - March 9th (click for details), 2024
    February 10th - March 9th (click for details), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Fortress of Mare Medusae, 2024
    Fortress of Mare Medusae, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Ganymede, 2024
    Ganymede, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Grotto of the Hag / SOLD / 20 x 11.75", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Grotto of the Hag / SOLD / 20 x 11.75", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Habitable Zone, 2024
    Habitable Zone, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Halcyon Sunset, 2024
    Halcyon Sunset, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Hang Up The Ghosts, 2016
    Hang Up The Ghosts, 2016
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Into the Mystic, 2022
    Into the Mystic, 2022
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Into the Mystic / 48 x 36", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Into the Mystic / 48 x 36", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, KPillihpDaer (SOLD), 2024
    KPillihpDaer (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Molaris Vulgaris, 2016
    Molaris Vulgaris, 2016
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Nature Can Be Unkind, 2009
    Nature Can Be Unkind, 2009
  • Camille Rose Garcia, O.N.S. Escape Vehicle, 2008
    O.N.S. Escape Vehicle, 2008
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Obsidian Butterfly / 66 x 48", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Obsidian Butterfly / 66 x 48", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Obsidian Butterfly Lmtd Edition Print, 2021
    Obsidian Butterfly Lmtd Edition Print, 2021
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Ocean of Dione (SOLD), 2024
    Ocean of Dione (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Ocean of Titan (SOLD), 2024
    Ocean of Titan (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Oily Ghosts, Black Lagoon, 2011
    Oily Ghosts, Black Lagoon, 2011
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Organic Machines / SOLD / 8 x 8", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Organic Machines / SOLD / 8 x 8", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Portrait of Octavio Paz / SOLD / 17x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Portrait of Octavio Paz / SOLD / 17x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Psychic Transmitter Crashed (SOLD), 2024
    Psychic Transmitter Crashed (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Rocket Propelled Grenade
    Rocket Propelled Grenade
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Sea Maiden of Death / SOLD / 17 x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Sea Maiden of Death / SOLD / 17 x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, September 11th - October 9th, 2021
    September 11th - October 9th, 2021
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Serpents of the Abyss / 48 x 66", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Serpents of the Abyss / 48 x 66", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Shell for Itzpapalotl / SOLD / 7 x 3.25 x 1.5", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Shell for Itzpapalotl / SOLD / 7 x 3.25 x 1.5", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Shell for Octavio Paz / SOLD / 7.5 x 3 x 1.5", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Shell for Octavio Paz / SOLD / 7.5 x 3 x 1.5", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Slater Witch Fire / SOLD / 11 x 7 ", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Slater Witch Fire / SOLD / 11 x 7 ", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Song for the Ocean / SOLD / 17 x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Song for the Ocean / SOLD / 17 x 14", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Sun of a Lesser God / 13 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Sun of a Lesser God / 13 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Sunset of the Cicada, 2024
    Sunset of the Cicada, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Tenant Fire Witch / SOLD / 11.5 x 7.75", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Tenant Fire Witch / SOLD / 11.5 x 7.75", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Tethys (SOLD), 2024
    Tethys (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, The Art of Tuning The Heart of The World Was Lost, 2024
    The Art of Tuning The Heart of The World Was Lost, 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, The Hydra of Babylon, 2009
    The Hydra of Babylon, 2009
  • Camille Rose Garcia, The Mother of Fragile Suns (SOLD), 2024
    The Mother of Fragile Suns (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, The Serpent of the Shell / SOLD / 31 x 24", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    The Serpent of the Shell / SOLD / 31 x 24", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, The Transmutation of Sorrow/ 48 x 48", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    The Transmutation of Sorrow/ 48 x 48", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, The Witch and The Wolf, 2016
    The Witch and The Wolf, 2016
  • Camille Rose Garcia, The Witch of Silent Spring, 2009
    The Witch of Silent Spring, 2009
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Transmission From the Drifting Zone (SOLD), 2024
    Transmission From the Drifting Zone (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Transmutation of Sorrow / SOLD / 11.25 x 4.25 x 2.25", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Transmutation of Sorrow / SOLD / 11.25 x 4.25 x 2.25", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Twilight of the Blue Beetle (SOLD), 2024
    Twilight of the Blue Beetle (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Venom Collector / SOLD / 48 x 36", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Venom Collector / SOLD / 48 x 36", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Voyager 1 / 7 x 5", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Voyager 1 / 7 x 5", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Voyager 2 / SOLD / 8 x 8", 2021 (Click to enlarge)
    Voyager 2 / SOLD / 8 x 8", 2021 (Click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Vulcana Raga / SOLD / 13 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Vulcana Raga / SOLD / 13 x 9", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Vulcana Raga Study / SOLD / 14 x 11", 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Vulcana Raga Study / SOLD / 14 x 11", 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Vultura Macabra Vinyl Figure / Available - Neon Forest, 2021 (click to enlarge)
    Vultura Macabra Vinyl Figure / Available - Neon Forest, 2021 (click to enlarge)
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Young Saturn (SOLD), 2024
    Young Saturn (SOLD), 2024
  • Camille Rose Garcia, Zap Oivatco Daer , 2024
    Zap Oivatco Daer , 2024