Photography: Rita Boleiro
Beatrice Garcia (b.1994) is a Gibraltar born, Madrid based fine artist and illustrator. She has a first class degree in Finance and combines her artistic skills with her finance mindset. She has created artworks for a variety of personal and corporate clients and her work has been exhibited internationally with exhibitions in Venice, Gibraltar, Madrid and London.
Bio
For me, art is about celebrating the perfectly imperfect. I started my career as a banker but felt little sense of connection with that career so every day after my 9-6 slog I would sit down and pick up a paintbrush. I started to create artworks that reflected the Japanese art of kintsugi whereby broken objects are repaired with a resin made with gold. This not only makes the cracks more apparent but it makes the overall object more valuable and beautiful.
This idea of celebrating the beauty of the imperfection in the world around us is a theme that is still present in my work today. It is further highlighted by my painterly style. No two brushstrokes are created the same and just like how no two human beings are the same there is an inherent beauty in that.
Clients
HM Government of Gibraltar; British Council; Lacey Homes Gibraltar; Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau; Jersey Post; Street Child United; Any Segment; The Gibraltar Magazine; RJMG Books; Alwani Group of Companies,TSN Law Barristers and Solicitors; Gibraltar Heritage Trust.
Awards
Nominee Senior Category Gibraltar Cultural Awards 2024
World Illustration Awards 2023, Longlist - Design, Product and Packaging
The Isola Foundation Artists Charity Calendar Callout 2021- one of 12 selected artists.
Nominee Senior Category Gibraltar Cultural Awards 2020
Gibraltar Heritage Trust 2020 Art Competition- Highly Commended
Retreats
Rock Retreat 2023 - Accra, Ghana
Rock Retreat 2024 - Gibraltar
Exhibitions and Talks
Exhibitions
Group Exhibition - Decay - Gibraltar 2017
Solo exhibition - Inside Outside - Gibraltar 2019
Solo exhibition - Inside Outside - Madrid 2019
Solo exhibition- Decay - London Mayfair 2019
Group Exhibition - Calm in the Storm - London Camden 2019
Group Exhibition - Mixing Identities - Venice 2023
Group Exhibition - Interconnecting Lines - New York 2023
Group Exhibition - Spectrum MIAMI- Miami 2023
Group Exhibition - Fucar 22 Art Gallery- Madrid 2023
Solo Exhibition - European Road Trip - Madrid 2023
Solo Exhibition - Architecture of the Sea - Gibraltar 2023
Curated exhibitions
Group Exhibition - I Am Somebody (Street Child United) - Doha 2022
Group Exhibition - British Council UK Festival, Sports for Good - Doha 2022.
Talks
University of Gibraltar 2021- Why Heritage Matters