Jocelyn Garcia is from Santa Rosa California. She has always been a passionate artist and started out mostly painting in traditional mediums such as acrylic, oil and watercolors. However storytelling has always been at the heart of her work and led her into animation at San Jose State University. It was here she would major in Animation/Illustration and minor in Chicano studies. This is where she honed her skills into becoming a Visual development artist and Illustrator.
Jocelyn is proud to identify as Pomo from Big Valley Rancheria and Mexican American. Her cultural identity often influences the work she does and led her to directing an award winning short animated film called Tule. This film highlights her tribe’s culture and some of the issues they face today while incorporating mixed media visuals with digital art and real life objects such as baskets. This project also merges her interest in combining education with art and has led to her project being used for the Native American curriculum in Humboldt county education as well as shared at the Cal Academy of Science in San Francisco. Jocelyn strives to create work with lasting cultural impact and representation for her communities. It is also part of her personal goal to highlight stories of underrepresented communities through her work.
In her free time, she loves to read, watch films, spend time with loved ones and bead with her two lovebirds.