"I like to express in my paintings feelings and memorable experiences, to explore different possibilities with the fascinating study of fine art. I feel the liberty and sense of adventure when I raise a paintbrush. I want to project a level of vitality and expression to my art, one that I hope, people can relate to." - Irma I. Rios

Irma Garza Garcia

IRMA GARZA GARCIA is a native of Nuevo Leon, Mx., and resides in McAllen, Tx. Daughter of Mexican immigrants, she spent her childhood traveling accompanying her parents to their seasonal jobs in the states of Illinois, Texas, and Nuevo Leon in Mexico, these constant trips were a reason for genuine eagerness for her academic performance. Since childhood, she found the arts fascinating and developed an inclination towards drawing and later acrylic and oil painting. Irma had been self-taught over the years but in 2008, she registered and graduated at a renowned art school based out in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Art Instruction School in 2012 continued studying painting with Dr. Angel Alberto Bustillos, in Mexico City, in 2015 with professor Diana O. Montemayor in McAllen, Tx, and 2019-2020 academic courses at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, (UNAM), and several art shops of traditional techniques with Dr. Francisco Soriano. Currently, her work has left her with great satisfaction, her paintings are exhibited in the corridors of some successful private and commercial enclosures.

Her paintings, with vivid images braced with a strong sentimental meaning, reveal her intimate connection with her origins and reflect clearly her experiences in artistic growth.

"I like to express in my paintings feelings and memorable experiences, to explore different possibilities with the fascinating study of fine art. I feel the liberty and sense of adventure when I raise a paintbrush. I want to project a level of vitality and expression to my art, one that I hope, people can relate to."