“Watts Art 24/7” on Friday, December 11 at 5:00pm
Event: Watts Art 24/7 What: Exhibit Start Time: Friday, December 11 at 5:00pm End Time: Friday, December 11 at 8:00pm Where: Featuring Margaret Garcia
Watts Art 24/7 is a two series of solo artist exhibitions spotlighting the artwork of some of the most influential artist working in California.
About Margaret Garcia:
Margaret García studied at California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles City College, and the University of Southern California, where she received her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1992. Her work has been exhibited in group shows throughout Southern California as well as in Texas and Mexico. García teaches and lectures extensively on art in different cultures.
She has said that her work "provides a look at my community through the presence of the individual." Although she does not consider her portraits overtly political or even socially conscious, in time she has come to realize that their very specificity belies the stereotypes given to any one culture by the media.
About the Cecil Fergerson Gallery:
The Cecil Fergerson Gallery was dedicated July 26, 1998 by WLCAC to bring high quality art to Watts and surrounding communities. The Gallery is named after Mr. Cecil Fergerson, known throughout Southern California as the Godfather of Los Angeles Arts. For more than 50 years he has been the driving force behind the African-American Arts Movement in Los Angeles. Mr. Fergerson was the first African-American Curator of Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In 1977 was named a “Living Treasure” by the City of Los Angeles. For more information about WLCAC or the Cecil Fergerson Gallery visit www.wlcac.org.