Noelle Garcia
"Cheerios," 2016
Glass beads and thread
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Collection
Gift of the artist

Noelle Garcia is a multidisciplinary artist from the Klamath, Modoc, and Paiute tribes. Pregnancy made her sharply aware of the gap between historical Indigenous foodways and the contemporary diet her baby was going to eat. By using traditional beading methods on Cheerios and Doritos she brings the two worlds together, transforming Western food brands into a vehicle for Indigenous culture.