Mari Claudia García (b. Cuba, 1989) is a United States-based multidisciplinary artist and educator interested in the intersection between arts and politics. She began her art studies at San Alejandro Fine Arts Academy in Havana, attending from 2004 to 2008. She holds a BFA in Visual Arts and an MA in Formative Processes in Art Education, both from the University of the Arts (ISA), in Havana, as well as an MFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design.
García’s work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows across Cuba, the United States, Germany, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. She was recently a SHIFT resident at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in New York and has participated in residencies such as La Isla Residencia in Mexico (2017), and the Amalgama-Barcú online program (2022). Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Cisneros-Fontanals Foundation in Miami. Throughout her career, she has received many recognitions, with the Society of Presidential Fellows from RISD being one of the most recent.