Curriculum Vitae
Hebé García is a figurative painter and ceramic sculptor based in Abiquiú, New Mexico. Born in Miami to Puerto Rican parents and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, García has worked between Puerto Rico and New Mexico since 2015. She is a member of New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists and the Gentileschi Aegis Gallery Association, and has been a sponsor of the Abiquiú Arts Council since 2019.
Exhibitions | Awards & Honors | Publications | Abiquiú Studio Tour | Memberships & Affiliations | Education
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Exhibitions
2026
Abiquiú Inn Sculpture & Walk Garden. Outdoor sculpture exhibition. Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. May 2026 – May 2027.
Celebration of Clay 2026: Clay Speaks of Home. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists’ annual exhibition. Santa Fe Community College Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. March 5 – April 8, 2026. People’s Choice Award.
2025
Abiquiú Inn Sculpture & Walk Garden. Outdoor sculpture exhibition. Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. June 2025 – June 2026.
5to Encuentro de Ceramistas de PR y su Diáspora. Annual ceramic arts exhibition presented by Colectivo Keramikós. Plaza Las Américas, San Juan, PR. September 2025.
Celebration of Clay 2025: NMPCA. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists’ annual exhibition. Light Art Space, Silver City, NM. April 2025. Merit Award.
2024
Deck the Walls. GAGA online exhibition. December 2024.
Celebration of Clay 2024: 50 Years of NMPCA. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists’ annual exhibition. Taos Ceramic Center, Taos, NM. October 5 – November 16, 2024. Merit Award.
The Way There. Solo exhibition. Nest Gallery, Abiquiú, NM. September 27 – October 27, 2024.
4to Encuentro de Ceramistas de PR y su Diáspora. Annual ceramic arts exhibition presented by Colectivo Keramikós. Plaza Las Américas, San Juan, PR. September 2024.
Summering at SAALM. GAGA group exhibition. San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX. June – August 2024
Lo mítico y sagrado en las colecciones del Museo de Arte de Bayamón. Exhibition of selected works from the collections of the Museo de Arte de Bayamón and the Museo de Arte Francisco Oller, including García’s ceramic work Una pregunta en barro y pincel. Bayamón, PR. April 2024.
The Fabulous Egg. GAGA group exhibition. Semmes Art Gallery, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. March 1 – March 28, 2024.
2023
Winter Soul. GAGA online exhibition. December 2023.
Celebration of Clay 2023: Inhabited Earth. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists’ annual exhibition. Gallery Hózhó, Albuquerque, NM. October 6 – November 19, 2023. People’s Choice Award.
3er Encuentro de Ceramistas de PR. Annual ceramic arts exhibition presented by Colectivo Keramikós. Plaza Las Américas, San Juan, PR. September 2023.
State of the Earth — Art and Science Exhibition. Group exhibition. Midway Gallery at Midway Artist Studios, Fort Point, Boston, MA. August 29 – September 27, 2023.
Of Hope & Renewal. Solo exhibition. Cafe Abiquiu at Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. August 4 – September 30, 2023.
Sunport Ceramics Showcase. Curated New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists exhibition. Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque, NM. April 2023.
2022
Encuentros, Pinturas y Esculturas. Group exhibition. Pamil Fine Art, San Juan, PR. December 2022.
Hebé García @ NOSA. Solo Show. NOSA Restaurant & INN. Ojo Caliente, NM (November)
2do Encuentro de Ceramistas de PR. Annual ceramic arts exhibition presented by Colectivo Keramikós. Plaza Las Américas, San Juan, PR. September 2022.
Of Thoughts, Memories, and the Silence. Solo exhibition. Taos Ceramic Center, Taos, NM. August – September 2022.
Celebration of Clay 2022: Uplifted. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists’ annual exhibition. Taos Ceramic Center, Taos, NM. June 2022.
Summering at SAALM. GAGA group exhibition. San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX. June 2022.
Of Thoughts, Memories, and the Silence. Solo exhibition. Cafe Abiquiu at Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. May 2022.
2021
A Look Inside. GAGA online exhibition featuring invited artists Lyn Belisle, Chel Delaney, Hebé García, M. Guadalupe Marmolejo, and Norma Moore. September 2021.
From the Ground Up XXX: Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition. Juried group exhibition. Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM. August – October 2021.
Celebration of Clay 2021: Coming Together. Juried New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists exhibition. Abiquiú Inn: Galería Arriba, Abiquiú, NM. June 2021. Best of Show for Agarrando las memorias que se desvanecen.
2020
A Winter’s Song. GAGA online exhibition. December 2020.
My Story. GAGA open-invite online exhibition. Visual tales of personal discovery, growth, and identity. Fall 2020.
Abiquiú Inn Sculpture & Walk Garden. Outdoor sculpture exhibition. Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. 2020 – 2021.
Peregrino. Group exhibition. Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM. January 2020.
2019
Small Works. Group exhibition. New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM. December 2019.
Exquisite Rainbow Corpse Redux. GAGA group exhibition. Nave Museum, Victoria, TX. November 2019.
From the Ground Up XXIX. Juried group exhibition. Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM. August 2019. Third Place.
Honoring Women. GAGA group exhibition. Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX. July 2019.
Ceramic Wall Works. Group exhibition. Blue Line Arts, Eli and Edythe Broad Education Gallery, Roseville, CA. April 2019.
A Certain Sense of Her. GAGA group exhibition. Coastal Bend College, Beeville, TX. March 2019.
GAGA @ SAALM. GAGA group exhibition. San Antonio Art League and Museum, San Antonio, TX. January 2019.
2018
Resonations of Clay. Group exhibition. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists, Open Space Visitor Center, Albuquerque, NM. July 2018.
Celebration of Clay: Informed by Tradition. New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists’ annual exhibition. David Anthony Fine Arts Gallery, Taos, NM. May 2018.
Two Tours and Beyond. Group exhibition. Galería Arriba, Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. April 2018.
2016
La Entrada del Espejo. GAGA group exhibition. The Carver Community Cultural Center, San Antonio, TX. December 2016.
Two Tours and Beyond. Group exhibition. Galería Arriba, Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. April 2016.
2015
Women to Women: Island to Island. Group exhibition. Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, Frederiksted, Saint Croix. December 2015.
Ecléctica: 27 Artistas Plásticos. Inaugural exhibition. Espacio Emergente, Bayamón, PR. April 2015.
De Mujer a Mujer 2: Mujeres Distintas Formas, Distintos Medios. Group exhibition. Casa Zapater, Museo de Historia de Ponce, Ponce, PR. March 2015.
2014
DiasporArte. Group exhibition. Galería Pamil Fine Art, Río Piedras, PR. December 2014.
Oink! Sazón… A todo color. Group exhibition. Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico, Old San Juan, PR. November 2014.
Mujeres Distintas Formas, Distintos Medios; Mujer de Nuestro Tiempo. Group exhibition. Centro Cultural Cayniabón, San Lorenzo, PR. February 2014.
2013
DiasporArte. Group exhibition. Galería Pamil Fine Art, Río Piedras, PR. December 2013.
Caguas 20 Décadas / 20 Artistas. Group exhibition. Bellas Artes de Caguas, Sala de Exposiciones, 2do Nivel, Caguas, PR. November 2013.
Reflejos Urbanos… Espejos de Nuestro Pueblo. Group exhibition. Pamil Fine Art, Río Piedras, PR. August 2013.
Muestra Nacional de Arte 2013. Group exhibition. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, San Juan, PR. April 2013.
2012
DiasporArte. Group exhibition. Galería Pamil Fine Art, Río Piedras, PR. December 2012.
Aduana: Norte, Centro, Sur; Isla de Todos. Group exhibition. Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico, Old San Juan, PR. November 2012.
Únete al Ritmo, al Ritmo del Arte. Group exhibition. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR. November 2012.
Aduana: Norte, Centro, Sur; Isla de Todos. Group exhibition. Colegio de Arquitectos y Arquitectos Paisajistas de Puerto Rico, Santurce, PR. September 2012.
De lo Abstracto a lo Figurativo. Group exhibition. Galería Pamil Fine Art, Río Piedras, PR. August 2012.
De Mujer, a Mujer. Group exhibition. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR. March 2012.
2011
Las múltiples caras de Eva. Exposición individual. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de PR. San Juan, PR. October, 2011.
Los platos de la Última Cena. Muestra colectiva de arte contemporáneo. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de PR. San Juan, PR. March, 2011.
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Awards & Honors
2026. People’s Choice Award, Celebration of Clay 2026: NMPCA, Clay Speaks of Home, Santa Fe Community College Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2025. Merit Award, Celebration of Clay 2025: NMPCA, Light Art Space, Silver City, NM.
2024. Merit Award, Celebration of Clay: 50 Years of NMPCA, Taos Ceramic Center, Taos, NM.
2023. People’s Choice Award, Inhabited Earth, Gallery Hózhó, Albuquerque, NM.
2021. Best of Show, Celebration of Clay 2021: Coming Together, for Agarrando las memorias que se desvanecen, Abiquiú Inn: Galería Arriba, Abiquiú, NM.
2019. Third Place, From the Ground Up XXIX, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM.
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Publications
2024
CanvasRebel. “Meet Hebé García.” 2024.
2023
Vogue. “A Rio Runs Through It: The Ultimate Guide to a New Mexico Road Trip,” by Alison Beckner. August 21, 2023.
Trend Magazine. “Hebé García Fine Art Studio,” by Anya Sebastian. Trend Magazine, Volume 24, pages 185–187. Annual 2023.
2022
The Taos News. “Hebé García at Taos Ceramics Center,” by Dena Miller. August 8, 2022.
2020
Trend Magazine. “A Woman’s Place,” by Rena Distasio. August 5, 2020.
2014
Revista Latin American Art. “Hebe Garcia Benitez.” April – September 2014, pages 62–65.
2013
El Nuevo Día. “Exhibición en su punto: La Muestra Nacional de Arte 2013 abrirá el sábado en el Arsenal de la Marina,” by Tatiana Pérez Rivera. May 24, 2013, page 71.
2012
Revista Latin American Art. “La gran tentación de las Evas,” by Hubert Caño. January – June 2012, pages 46–47.
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Abiquiú Studio Tour
Hebé García has been part of the Abiquiú Studio Tour community since 2019 as a participating artist, sponsor, and open-studio host. Beginning in 2026, Hebé García Fine Art Studio is an official Abiquiú Studio Tour stop.
2026. Official Tour stop, Hebé García Fine Art Studio, Abiquiú, NM. Abiquiú Studio Tour, October 10–12, 2026. Sponsor.
2025. Concurrent open studio at Hebé García Fine Art Studio, held in coordination with the Abiquiú Studio Tour and with the approval of the Abiquiú Arts Council Board. Sponsor.
2024. Concurrent open studio at Hebé García Fine Art Studio, held in coordination with the Abiquiú Studio Tour and with the approval of the Abiquiú Arts Council Board. Sponsor.
2023. Concurrent open studio at Hebé García Fine Art Studio, held in coordination with the Abiquiú Studio Tour and with the approval of the Abiquiú Arts Council Board. Sponsor.
2022. Abiquiú Studio Tour. Host venue: Abiquiú Parish Hall. Sponsor.
2021. Abiquiú Studio Tour. Host venue: Abiquiú Parish Hall. Sponsor.
2020. Abiquiú Studio Tour Showcase. Abiquiú Inn, Abiquiú, NM. October 2020. The main Tour was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19; the Showcase at Abiquiú Inn was the sole Tour event that year.
2019. Abiquiú Studio Tour. Host venue: Susan Schuler’s Studio, Stop 9. Sponsor.
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Memberships & Affiliations
New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists. Member since 2017.
Gentileschi Aegis Gallery Association. Member since 2016.
Abiquiú Arts Council. Sponsor since 2019.
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Education
2015.Figure Workshop with Cristina Córdova, Lisa Clague, and Kelly Garrett Rathbone. San Miguel de Allende, México.
2014.The Printed Figure Workshop with Cristina Córdova and Jason Burnett. Soto-Córdova Studio, Penland, NC.
2012.Glaze Workshop with Professor Jeff Zamek. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2010 – 2012.Candela Pa’l Barro. Professor Luis Ivorra. Trujillo Alto, PR.
2003 – 2009.Sculptural Ceramic Workshop. Professor Hiram Rosado Poupart. Liga de Estudiantes de Arte de San Juan, San Juan, PR.
2003 – 2009.Painting Workshop. Professor Nora Quintero García. Liga de Estudiantes de Arte de San Juan, San Juan, PR.
1982 – 1986. Bachelor of Fine Arts, cum laude. University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA.