Born in 1975 in Monclova, Mexico, Garcia Torres graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2005. A selection of recent solo exhibitions includes venues such as CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2009), University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley (2009), Jeu de Paume, Paris (2009), Kunsthalle Zurich (2008), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2007), Kadist Art Foundation, Paris (where he was an artist in residence, 2007). Garcia Torres also participated in the Yokohama Triennale 2008, 52 Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2007), "Escultura Social", Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2007), "Learn to Read" and "Saturday Live Actions & Interruptions", Tate Modern, London (2007) and "Elephant Cemetery", Artist's Space, New York (2007). He was the recipient of the Cartier Award at the Frieze Art Fair (2007).