P is for Pray, but also for Prey
Category: Downtown Reframed
Address
909 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77010
Details
Artist: Nela Garzon
Drawing from her "Made in China" series, Garzón examines what gets lost when consumerism and mass production steamroll across cultures. The work sits at the intersection of globalization and cultural erasure, where the dominant absorbs the particular and something irreplaceable disappears in the process.
About the Artist
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Nela Garzón earned a Bachelor’s in Visual Arts from Javeriana University in 2004. Her work has been showcased in the U.S. and recognized with awards such as 1st place at the Assistance League of Houston Show (2019), the LIFTS Grant (2020), and the Jones Artist Award from the Houston Endowment (2023). In 2022, the MFAH featured one of her sculptures at the Cullen Sculpture Garden. She also participated in art residencies at PAC (2023) and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (2025). Garzón’s work is part of the West Collection and Meow Wolf, Houston.
