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Self Portrait for Red Social, “Als Ich Kann”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Self portrait “Hachimaki”, by Alejandro Garcia Lemos for the Autorretrato: Fabula – Imitatio art show at the Teatro La Concha, Museo Carlos Zuluaga in the City of Cali, Colombia (July 20 to August 18, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Self portrait “Damn Daddy”, by Alejandro Garcia Lemos for the Autorretrato: Fabula – Imitatio art show at the Teatro La Concha, Museo Carlos Zuluaga in the City of Cali, Colombia (July 20 to August 18, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alejandro Garc\u00eda-Lemos is a visual artist based in New Orleans, Louisiana and Columbia, SC. He holds a MA in Latin American Studies from Florida International University in Miami, and a BA in Graphic Design from the School of Arts at the National University in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia. His work focuses on social issues, mostly on aspects of immigration, sexuality, biculturalism, religion and community. His works has been shown mostly in the South East. Alejandro is a member of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC), as well as the founder of Palmetto & LUNA a non-profit organization promoting Latino Arts and Cultures in South Carolina since 2007. From 2022 to 2024 he was part of the artist collective \u201cCAVILANTES\u201d in Colombia, showing in Panama, M\u00e9xico and Colombia. \u00a0In July 2025 Alejandro was selected for a residency of Buihno, ArtLab in Messejana, Alentejo Portugal.<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Alejandro\u2019s work has been featured in important academic journals such as Migration Letters (UK), Association of Latin American Art, The Gay and Lesbian Review (USA) and magazines such as El Aviso (TX), www.Vozes.com<\/a> (NC), Canvas Revel (CA), Free Times, SC and Jasper Magazine (SC).<\/p>\n

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