Jena Lacomis Garcia

Jena Lacomis Garcia (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 5, 1971) is an American photographer, musician, and writer known for her conceptual self-portraits. She has also compiled a collection of prose, book reviews and photo essays. Lacomis Garcia currently works in New York.

Early years

Lacomis Garcia grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was educated at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Although enrolled as a photography student, Lacomis Garcia also studied film editing and gender studies. She left Philadelphia in 1992 to explore the United States with her camera, and quickly found a home in St. Paul, Minnesota. She relocated to Seattle, Washington in 1998 and completed an undergraduate degree soon after her arrival there at Evergreen State College.

Drawn to the New York City publishing world, Lacomis Garcia applied for an internship at the Aperture Foundation as a fulfillment of her final year's requirements and was accepted. Educated as a Traveling Exhibitions Assistant in Aperture's Burden Gallery, she met with classical and contemporary photographers such as Eikoh Hosoe, Nick Waplington, Mary Ellen Mark, and was responsible for the care of the Limited Edition print collection. During her residence in New York, she made her first trip abroad to Paris, France.