Kalena Marshall Garcia
“good with a camera”
Projects
You Don’t Look Puerto Rican
COMPHET
Learning Solidarity 1 & 2
Arroz y no Gandules
Sustainable Printing
Video Work
Curation
Collaborations
Archive About
Resume/ CV
Contact
Kalena Marshall Garcia
“good with a camera”
Projects
You Don’t Look Puerto Rican
COMPHET
Learning Solidarity 1 & 2
Arroz y no Gandules
Sustainable Printing
Video Work
Curation
Collaborations
Archive About
Resume/ CV
Contact
Kalena Marshall Garcia
kalenamarshallgarcia@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Temple University, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA Fall 2023
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Studies | Concentration: Photography
EXHIBITIONS
2025 DaVinci Art Alliance Fellowship Program, Philadelphia, PA
Kathryn Pannepacker Fellow
2025 The Print Center 99th Annual, Philadelphia, PA
Semi-Finalist
2024 The Myth of the American Dream, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Featured Artist
2024 Artists of Color Collective Healing Your Inner Child, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Curator
2024 Brooklyn Film Camera Ephemera, New York, NY
Featured Artist
2024 Tyler Photography Department Showcase, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Curator
2023 William Way Community Center 18th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
Featured Artist
2023 You Don’t Look Puerto Rican, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibition
2023 Salvaged: A Sustainable Exhibition, Green Hallway, Philadelphia, PA
Curator
2023 Royal Photographic Society IPE 165, Bristol, UK
Shortlisted Artist
2023 Temple Contemporary, Message Received, Philadelphia, PA
Featured Artist
2023 Fleisher Art Memorial Staff Show, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Featured Artist
2023 Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden Event, Philadelphia, PA
Featured Artist & Curator
2023 Tyler School of Art, Senior Photo Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
Featured Artist
2022 Diálogo 365: New Rhizomes, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA `
Featured Artist
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2024 Exhibitions Coordinator and Board Member, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Gum Bichromate Demo Assistant, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Visiting Artist and Cyanotype Demo at Muhlenberg High School Reading, PA
2023 Lumen Demo Instructor, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Teachers Assistant at Fleisher Art Memorial Philadelphia, PA
2023 Freelance Photographer & Art Handler, Jeffrey Fuller Fine Art Ltd, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Visiting Artist, Cyanotype Demo Instructor, Fleisher Art Memorial Philadelphia, PA
2021 Tyler Photography Department/ Darkroom Tech Philadelphia, PA
2019 Juror for Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Intern for Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Intern for JOAN Gallery Benefit, Los Angeles, CA
2017 The Candlelight Pavilion Directors Assistant Internship, Claremont, CA
SKILLS
Analog
Extensive use of a variety of 35mm, medium format, and 4x5 cameras
C-41 film process
Color print processing
Black and white film processing
Black and white print processing
General Darkroom Maintenance, chemical safety training and chemical mixing
Alternative Processes of Photography: Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, Toning, Gum Bichromate,
Salt Printing, Sustainable Processes, and Platinum Palladium Printing.
Digital
Mac Platform
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, After Effects
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Scanning: Epson flatbed and wet scanning, ImageCapture, Silverfast
Canon and Epson Printing
Digital Negative Printing
Studio Lighting Equipment
References & letters of recommendation available upon request.