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Xavier Garza was born in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. He is an enthusiastic author, artist, teacher and storyteller whose work is a lively documentation of life, dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona and the state of Washington. He has received such recognitions as the Pura Belpre Honor book and the Libro de las Americas Honor book awards. He lives with his wife and son in San Antonio, Texas, and is the author of numerous books.
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Artist Type: Literary Arts: Author/Writer; Multi-Disciplinary: Multiple Art Forms, Performer and Writer; Teaching Artist/Instructor; Visual Arts: Illustrator, Painter
Artist Style: Literary: Action/Adventure, Children, Fiction; Teaching Artist/Instructor: Group Instruction, Guest Speaker, Instruction for Adults, Instruction for Children, Instruction for Seniors, Performer for Schools/Classrooms, Workshop Presenter; Visual Art: Contemporary, Figurative, Illustrative
Artist Medium: Acrylic; Drawing Media
Artist Statement of Work
Tell us about your work (style, approach, philosophy, subject and/or theme):
From the flour tortillas filled with rice and beans that I ate as a boy to the songs by Pedro Infante that my grandmother sang to me as she rocked me to sleep, I paint what I know and have experienced in my life. They are the elements that make up the images and inspirations for all of my work as an artist.
