Isabella Marie Garcia

Isabella “Isa” Marie Garcia (b. 1997, Pembroke Pines, Florida) is an interdisciplinary lens-based artist, writer, and educator living in her native Miami, Florida. Interested in alternative educational spaces, holistic aftercare, and supporting visual artists in the American South in her practice, she is actively researching the work of women and non-binary photographers in correctional facilities and residential rehabs. Garcia is a recipient of the 2026 Oolite Arts Home + Away Residency at Artpace, San Antonio, Texas, a 2026 DVCAI Artist Catalyst Award, a spring 2026 Miami-Dade County Artist Access Grant, a 2025 Oolite Arts Ellies Creator Award, the 2024 WOPHA Research Fellowship for The Photography Care Matrix: Teaching Traditional and Experimental Photo Techniques within Prison Environments, Residential Rehabs, and Alternative Schools, a 2024 Visual Aids Research Fellowship, and the 2023 Locust Projects Wavemaker Research and Implementation Grant for What Happens When the Dust Settles?. She was in residence at Bakehouse Art Complex for their 2025 Summer Open program and is an associate artist with the organization.