GLORE (Lorena Garcia) (b. 1995, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine-Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Community Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and holds a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Integrated Information Science and Technology from The George Washington University.

Garcia’s work has been exhibited in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York, including at The Peale, DC Arts Center, the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center, and the Cahill Recreation Center through Baltimore City Recreation and Parks. Her practice integrates art and STEM to explore geometry, transformation, and the human condition through materials such as metal, wood, mirrors, and mixed media.

Rooted in community engagement, Garcia regularly develops participatory and site-responsive works that invite public interaction beyond traditional gallery spaces. She has completed a 20-foot public mural and is currently finalizing a Free Little Art Gallery to be installed in Spring 2026 at a public plaza in Alexandria, Virginia, extending her commitment to accessible, community-centered art experiences.

Garcia has participated in residencies at Greenpoint Gallery and North Oaks Senior Living, where she has led community-based art programming and collaborative workshops. Her current research investigates how geometric norms shape society and how reconnecting with nature’s fractal rhythms might offer new ways of understanding identity, structure, and belonging.

Garcia creates under the name GLORE, a double-meaning moniker that reflects both personal history and creative vision. “G” references her last name, Garcia, while “lore” draws from an abbreviated form of her name and a childhood nickname. GLORE also stands for Galactic Life explORation Expansion, encapsulating her fascination with transformation, cosmic forms, and universal connectivity. This interest extends to the motif NOVA, a nod to her upbringing in Northern Virginia and to the astronomical event of a supernova, in which a star undergoes powerful transformation and parallels her artistic investigations into change and emergence.