Pharmaco/Liberation

Exhibition
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Pharmaco/Liberation
April 10 - May 29, 2026
Curated by Juan T. Garcia

Making Space presents Pharmaco/Liberation, a group exhibition curated by Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Curatorial Practice MFA candidate Juan T. Garcia. The multidisciplinary exhibition examines healthcare as both a s site of survival and a system of control. The show brings together painting, textiles, sculpture, video, and sound by seven artists.

Public programs for Pharmaco/Liberation extend the exhibition into hands-on practice. See our What’s On page for programming details.

Featured Artists
Jorge Bordello
Mae Howard
Holland Houdek
Lohitha Kethu
Jess Keyes
Ellie Krakow
René Treviño

About the curator

Juan T. Garcia is a curator and educator working at the intersection of the health humanities and contemporary art. He holds a BS in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is a candidate for an MFA in Curatorial Practice at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); he also studies at Johns Hopkins University as a visiting student. Pharmaco/Liberation is presented as a culmination of Garcia’s inquiry into curation as tactical biopolitics, and as a potent means of intervening in the contemporary governance of life.

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