Nice legs! Collage

Diana García is the real name of Diana Gardeneira, visual artist, graphic designer, feminist and activist. Born in 1981, she’s Ecuadorian and Costar Rican, and lives and works in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Her artistic career started focusing her attention in the formal and physical aspects of the space that she inhabits. Living abroad made her open up to other cultures and social realities, rebelling against everything that she has learned. Later on, feminism made her reflect on identity and normalized violence. This created a path for her feminist activism and community work in her city. She’s also cofounder of the art collective La Gallina Malcriada (The Misbehaved Hen), and together with 3 women artists, organize events to create feminine networks, so that women can get to know, support, and promote each other. Her work has been exhibited in local and international galleries, as well as museums. In 2019, she was part of Bienalsur (Argentina), Bilbao Art District (Spain). She has won first prize of July Salon 2019 and second prize of October Salon 2018 both in Guayaquil. She has also won government funding to develop part of the project “I’ll do everything to you”, which focuses on creating safe spaces to talk about gender violence, on 2018.