User:CrystalSantillan/Britney Garibay

Britney Garibay is a self-identified Chicana artist specializing in important topics of her Mexican culture.

Biography
Her painted pieces demonstrate the themes and hardships that live in the Latino community such as the “American Dream”. Through different use of mediums such as acrylic paint, ink, charcoal, and recycled material, Garibay is able to represent powerful messages that the latino community can relate to or call attention to important issues in society and politics. She is currently attending the Rhode Island School of Design and sells prints of her artwork through her website.

Britney Garibay, a first generation Mexican American, was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. Her art began taking off as a freshman in the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. In 8th grade, her stepfather was deported. This incident became very hard for Garibay, yet inspired some of her work and inspired her to express her culture and the important issues that exist in the latino community such as immigration. Much of Garibay’s work began getting attention in 2020 through the social media platforms Instagram and TikTok. She is currently enrolled at Rhode Island School of Art and Design, a very prestigious art school as she continues to grow as an artist and spread awareness in her culture.

Art & Exhibitions
• “Forgotten Farmers” (2020)

• “Mexican from el Corazón” (2020)

• “Wait for Me” (2020)

• Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

• Radx Magazine

• Cover of Élan Literary Magazine

• Yas Mija’s Latinas on the Rise

• CHIRLA 4th Annual Immi’Art 2021