Exhibitions

Manuela García: She is sitting on her own shadow

May 2, 2026 - Jun 5, 2026
Opening: Saturday, May 2, 2026 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
1612 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622

PATRON presents our first solo exhibition with MANUELA GARCÍA: She is sitting on her own shadow

MANUELA GARCÍA (b. 1972, Mexico City, Mexico) lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico. Garćia received a Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Colombia, Medellín, Columbia.

Recent exhibitions include: She is sitting on her own shadow, PATRON, Chicago, IL (forthcoming); Duets | Manuela García & Fani Zguro (2026), Gat-Tirana Art Gallery, Tirana, Sweden; Geles: Partituras Corporales (2026), Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico; Fuerzas Motrices (2026), N.A.S.A.L, Mexico City, Mexico; In the Shadows, Our Ghosts Lurk (2025) Contemporary at Blue Star, San Anotonio, TX; Primary Frequencies (2025), Efraìn Lopez Gallery, New York, NY; Escenario afectivo (2025), Guadalajara90210, Mexico City, Mexico; Invisible ink (2025), Studio Hannibal, Berlin, Germany; Sur, sur (2025), N.A.S.A.L, Mexico City, Mexico; Mecánica vegetal (2025), Guadalajara 90210, Mexico City, Mexico; An unfinished map of matter (2025),15 Beautreillis, Paris, France; Lo visible (2025), Espacio CabezaGuadalajara, Mexico; Double the Uncertainty (2024), curated by Roselin Rodriguez, N.A.S.A.L., Mexico City, Mexico; Liaisons (2024), curated by Julia María López, Maison Jaune, Paris, France; Contrapunto (2024), curated by Corina Krawinkel, König Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico; Masa solar (2024)curated by Marco Valtierra, Raúl Anguiano Museum, Guadalajara, Mexico; Como fantasmas en las sombras (2024), curated by Fabiola Iaza, La Laguna S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico; Out of place (2024), curated by Marco Valtierra, Espacio Cabeza, Guadalajara, Mexico;  Mediating Forms (2023), Efraín López, New York, NY; Choreographies of Matter (2023), curated by Sandra Sanchez, Galería Tiro al blanco, Guadalajara, Mexico; Empty the mist (2023), curated by Marco Valtierra, Caiman Project, Guadalajara, Mexico; Eroded house (2023), curated by Karla niño de Rivera, Anahuacalli Museum, Mexico City, Mexico; On the Surface (2022), curated by Aline Hernández, Peana Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico; Portrait of an artist (2022), curated by Ana Castella, Peana Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico; Maaa mo mi me moo (2022), curated by Underbelly, Cabañas Museum, Guadalajara, Mexico; Atl 217 (2022), Acapulco 62, Mexico City, Mexico; Oscillations (2021), City Museum of Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Antropoceno (2021), curated by Alberto Ríos de la Rosa, Casa Wabi, Mexico City, Mexico, amongst several others.

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