Honoring the body’s wisdom

Ileana García Magoda creates compelling acrylic paintings that explore the liminal space between physical fragility and spiritual transcendence. Informed by her experience with Occult Spinal Dysraphism, her work transmutes personal struggle into universal themes of resilience and transformation.


García Magoda's canvases feature vibrant, almost psychedelic flora—a recurring motif symbolizing life's delicate balance and hinting at alternate, pain-free realities. Her unique visual language is enriched by her multidisciplinary background: graphic design (National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2003), art direction in television, and an acclaimed career in electronic music as 'Smurphy', which infuse her visual art with a cinematic and an almost synesthetic sensibility.


Since focusing solely on painting in 2021, García Magoda has rapidly gained international recognition. Her work, showcased in Mexico City, Miami, and Paris art weeks, offers a profound meditation on the human condition and the alchemical nature of art. Each piece stands as a testament to the power of creativity to reshape perception and transcend physical limitations.

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STUDIES:

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2003 - 2008

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Graphic Design, specializing in Illustration, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, class of 2003. Undergraduate

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SOLO SHOWS:

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_{‘Crystallizations’, at Finca Don Porfirio Independent Space, January 2023, Mexico City, MX
‘The Healing Power of Image’, Radio Nopal independent space, June 2022, Mexico City, MX
‘Formas Rituales’ at Momoroom, independent space, November 2021, Mexico City, MX}

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GROUP SHOWS:

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_{‘Dádivas’ by The Black Piglet, Maison Celeste, Sept. 19 to Oct. 19 2024, Mexico City, MX
‘De aquí para allá’, 54 Gallery Mexico City, 17 Ago. to 17 Oct. 2024, Mexico City, MX
‘The Rendezvous’ by May Gallery at Nowita Art House, Jun 9th - July 7th, 2024, Los Angeles, USA
‘Ileana Magoda & Emma Donnersberg’, Vzug Showroom Paris, April 4t - May 4th, 2024, Paris, FR
‘BOLD’, The Black Piglet at Foro La Paz, March 8th to April 8th, 2024 Mexico City, MX
‘Sanctuaries’, EDJI Gallery, February 24th - March 23rd, 2024 Brussels, Belgium
‘Troubling Postures’, Open Call, ASC Studios, December 2023, London, UK
‘Venimos a Ver’, emerging art gallery, ongoing exhibition since November 2023, Cancun, MX
‘Don’t Stop Keep Going, The Black Piglet at Galería Unión, September, 2023, Mexico City, MX
‘MAUD Art Gallery’, continuous exhibition since September 2023 - March 2024, Edmonton, CA
‘Naturalezas Microscópicas’, Amalgama independent space, August 2023, Guadalajara, MX
‘Manuk Art Gallery’ by Lourdes Rivera, ongoing exhibition since 2022, San Miguel de Allende, MX
'MOONI Gallery of Emerging Art’, ongoing exhibition since May 2021, Mexico City, MX
‘Machete Gallery of Emerging Art’, continuous exhibition 2021-2022, Mexico City, MX}

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ART FAIRS

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^{‘TRYST’ International Alternative Art Fair, Torrance Museum of Art, 23-25 Ago. 2024, Torrance, CA ‘21st
Edition of the LisbonArt and Antiques Fair’, Gallery Rui Freire, April 12-21st, 2024, Lisbon, PT
QIPO Art Fair, participating in The Black Piglet Project, Art Week Mexico, Feb. 2024, Mexico City, MX Clavo
Seis, emerging art fair, The Black Piglet project, Art Week Mexico, Feb. 2024, Mexico City, MX
Clandestina Art Fair, participating in The Black Piglet Project, Dec. 2023, Miami, USA
Clavo Cinco, emerging art fair, participation in The Black Piglet project, Apr. 2023, Mexico City, MX
FAIN Feria, emerging art fair, open call, Dec. 2021, Mexico City, MX}

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