BIO
Fabien Garcia, born in 1986 in Montpellier, France, is a contemporary artist residing and working in Lennox Head, NSW, Australia. Garcia is trained as a graphic designer, having graduated with his Bachelor of Applied Arts at Nîmes University, France. He was a student of French sculptor Eric Chatalin and French painter Nushka.
His oeuvre emphasises spontaneity, movement, texture and the economy of gesture, exploring the structure of figuration, seeking the necessary balance for a painting to exist by itself. Recurring concepts throughout his works are environmentalism, melancholy, surrealism and existentialism.
“I never set out to create a particular response from the viewer, that is definitely out of my control. However, if for a moment, anyone can look at my work and feel as if time has slowed, then that would be the ultimate dream for me. I like to think that people can escape through my paintings. Contemporary life offers very little respite. Painting can be a cure: by slowing down time and creating connections between people, sharing experiences.”
CV
Born in 1986 in Montpellier, France
Resides and works in Lennox Head, NSW, Australia
EDUCATION
2019 Pupil of Painter Nushka, Marseille, FRANCE
2018 Pupil of Sculptor Eric Chatalin, Alternative School of Art Auralithe, Montpellier, FRANCE
2007 Bachelor of Applied Arts, University of Nîmes, Nîmes, FRANCE
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 ‘Other Spaces’, solo exhibition, Gallery 3, Byron Bay, NSW, AUSTRALIA
2022 Doyles Art Award Finalists Exhibition, Mudgeeraba Memorial Hall, Mudgeeraba, QLD, AUSTRALIA
2021 Glover Prize Finalists Exhibition, Falls Park Pavilion, Evandale, TAS, AUSTRALIA
2021 ‘Adaptability’ & ‘State of Curious Mind in Peculiar Places’, solo exhibition, West Gippsland Arts centre, Warragul, VIC, AUSTRALIA
2021 Small Works Art Prize Group Show, Brunswick Street gallery, Melbourne, VIC, AUSTRALIA
2020 ‘Affabulations romanesques’, solo exhibition, Domaine Puech, Saint-Clément-de-Rivière, FRANCE
2019 Third Contemporary Art and Nature Salon Group Show, Domaine de Restinclières, Prades-le-Lez, FRANCE
2018 Second Contemporary Art and Nature Salon Group Show, Domaine de Restinclières, Prades-le-Lez, FRANCE
2017 ‘Brassens’ Group Exhibition, Exhibition Centre de la Frégère, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, FRANCE
COLLECTIONS
Private Collections Australia / France / Czech Republic
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2022, Finalist, Doyles Art Award, Mudgeeraba Memorial Hall, Mudgeeraba, QLD
2021, Finalist, Glover Prize, Falls Park Pavilion, Evandale, TAS
2021, Finalist, Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
2019, Winner, Public Choice Award and First Jury Prize, Third Contemporary Art and Nature Salon, Domaine de Restinclières, Prades-le-Lez, FRANCE
2018, Winner, Second Public Choice Award, Second Contemporary Art and Nature salon, Domaine de Restinclières, Prades-le-Lez, FRANCE