Genny Bee May-Montt

Artist - paint/draw/collage

About Me

Genny Bee May-Montt is a LatinE artist of Guatemalan heritage, born into a
family of artists who instilled in her a deep appreciation for creative
expression. Her work explores transformation, identity, and resilience through a
unique collage-painting technique—tearing apart and reconstructing her own
artwork to reflect themes of fragmentation, memory, and renewal.

For her, art is more than a practice; it is a way of processing the world, a
conversation between past and present. Each composition becomes a quiet
act of activism, revealing the beauty of imperfection and the power of
reconstruction. She is drawn to the meditative nature of her process, allowing
her to create with intentionality and depth.

Beyond the studio, she is a passionate advocate for education, working to
provide resources for historically marginalized families.

Through her art, Genny invites viewers into a space of reflection—where torn
edges and reassembled layers tell stories of resilience, identity, and
transformation.

Education

• BFA in Drawing and Painting and
  minor in Visual Studies. California
  College of the Arts, 2011-2014

Further Training

• Artist-in-Residence ACAID Studios
  NY, 2013
• Studied Painting with Andrew Leone,
  Museum Drawing with Rick
  Rodrigues, and Printmaking with
  Anita Karen Toney

Teaching

• Freelance art teacher, 2024-present

Art Career

My Work

My work is an act of reconstruction: of memory, history, and identity. I create
collage-style paintings by tearing apart and rebuilding my own work,
mirroring the way immigrants must constantly reshape themselves in
unfamiliar landscapes. As a LatinE artist and the child of Guatemalan
immigrants, I understand what it means to carry fragments of another world
while trying to make sense of a new one.

My practice reflects a personal and collective experience of fragmentation
and resilience. The torn edges and layered surfaces of my paintings speak to
the complexities of identity, the violence of erasure, and the beauty of
reclamation.

Beyond the studio, I am deeply committed to education advocacy,
particularly in supporting families in accessing resources. My activism and art
are intertwined: both are acts of repair. Just as I deconstruct and reassemble
my paintings, I work to bridge gaps in knowledge and access, helping others
navigate systems that were not built for them.

Through my work, I seek to honor the narratives that are often overlooked—to
give form to the in-between spaces where identity, history, and painting
converge. Each piece is a visual echo of stories that refuse to be lost.

My Workshop

some works in progress

finishing up a triptych

inspirational clutter

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drawings

collage works

art cards