Linda Garces is an adaptable Textile Designer with a Background in Fine Arts, based in New York City. She Specializes, but is not limited to Interior and Apparel Print Design.
Linda Garces designs all prints with precision, uses the fundamentals of design, and color theory to arrange the pattern that fits with the clients desired direction while keeping a modern and up to date aesthetic.
Awards:
Textiles & Artistic Practices in Peru Study Trip Scholarship 2024
Awarded the Contemporary Practices Award, School of the Art Institute,2023
Nominated for Buonnano Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023
Outstanding New Artist Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023
Faculty Select Art Bash, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023
Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2022
Skills
Textile Technical Skills- Repeat pattern development (hand and digital, Color and Concept Development, Fabric Screen printing and CMYK Silk Screen Printing, Heat Press Techniques (Foils, Flock, Dye Sublimation), Floor loom and Tabletop loom experience.
Design Software: Adobe Photoshop- color indexing, pattern development Adobe Illustrator- pattern development, technical drawings Point Carre- weave drafts
Fine Arts- Realistic and stylized drawings (graphite, color pencil, charcoal) and painting in various mediums (gouache, water color dyes, acrylic, oil, water color), Color theory.
Languages- Bilingual- English and Spanish
Education:
Fashion Institute of Technology, Bachelors Fine Arts degree, Textile Surface Design, 2028
Fashion Institute of Technology, Applied Science Associates Degree in Textile Surface Design, 2026
Northern Virginia Community College Associates degree in Fine Arts, 2025
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, Fiber and Material Studies, 2022- 2024