Kalena Marshall Garcia

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KALENA MARSHALL GARCIA
Visual Artist, Photographer, & Curator
Philadelphia, PA
kalenamarshallgarcia@gmail.com
kalenamg.com

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EDUCATIONTemple University, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Studies | Concentration: Photography, Fall 2023

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS 2025 Kathryn Pannepacker Fellowship, DaVinci Art Alliance Fellowship Program, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Jacob Margolis Memorial Award, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA

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EXHIBITIONS2026
Confluencia Visual: Art of the Philly Boricuas, Wallingford, PA — Featured Artist
2025
Shared Ground, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA — Collaborative Exhibition
The Print Center 99th Annual, Philadelphia, PA — Semi-Finalist
2024
The Myth of the American Dream, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA — Featured Artist
Brooklyn Film Camera: Ephemera, New York, NY — Featured Artist
2023
William Way Community Center 18th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA — Featured Artist
You Don’t Look Puerto Rican, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA — Solo Exhibition
Royal Photographic Society IPE 165, Bristol, UK — Shortlisted Artist
Temple Contemporary: Message Received, Philadelphia, PA — Featured Artist
Fleisher Art Memorial Staff Show, Philadelphia, PA — Featured Artist
Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden Event, Philadelphia, PA — Featured Artist
Tyler School of Art Senior Photo Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA — Featured Artist
2022
Diálogo 365: New Rhizomes, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA — Featured Artist

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CURATION
2026    
Living Image 2026, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA — Exhbitions Coordinator & Curator
2025    
Shared Ground, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA — Curator
20/20 Photo Festival: Fractured Lands, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA — Exhibitions Coordinator & Curator
A Decade in Light Halide’s 10th Anniversary Show, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA — Exhibitions Coordinator & Curator
Surreal Geometries, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA — Exhibitions Coordinator & Curator
Living Image 2025, The Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA — Exhibitions Coordinator & Curator
2024
Artists of Color Collective: Healing Your Inner Child, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA — Co-Curator
2023    
Tyler Photography Department Showcase, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA — Curator
Salvaged: A Sustainable Exhibition, Green Hallway, Philadelphia, PA — Curator
Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden Event, Philadelphia, PA — Curator

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCEThe Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA
2024–Present Exhibitions Coordinator & Board Member
2024 Gum Bichromate Demo Assistant

Muhlenberg High School, Reading, PA
2023 Visiting Artist, Cyanotype Demo

Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Lumen Demo Instructor

Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Teaching Assistant
2022 Visiting Artist, Cyanotype Demo Instructor

Jeffrey Fuller Fine Art Ltd, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Freelance Photographer & Art Handler

Tyler Photography Department, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Darkroom Technician

Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Juror
2018 Intern

The Candlelight Pavilion, Claremont, CA
2017 Director’s Assistant Intern




References & letters of recommendation available upon request.