gene aguilar magaña is a zone 10b gardener and interdisciplinary artist born in San Diego, raised in Norwalk, and based in Chino, CA.

 

Much of their work has evolved from their relationship to the land between Mexico and the US. Their practice reconsiders alternative possibilities of water and agricultural land modifications using 3D modeling, video and sculptural installations. In 2023, their large-scale modular ceramic work was most recently a part of The Infinite School Exhibition. Their terracotta water irrigation pipe prototype series has exhibited at The Downtown Long Beach Farmers Martket in Long Beach, CA in 2022. Their video instillation that informs their ongoing projects involving the Los Angeles River exhibited at The Mistake Room in Los Angeles, CA 2022. Their ceramic work has also been exhibited at LBMA Downtown formerly known as Art Exchange in Long Beach, CA in 2018.

 

aguilar magaña is former member of Los Angeles Community Art Mentorship Program (L.A. CAMP) working with students at Mann UCLA Community School and was also the president of the Dominguez Hills Art Collective. They received their B.A. in Studio Art from California State University Dominguez Hills in 2022 and is an M.F.A. Candidate at UCLA in Ceramics.