Iliana Emilia García was born in 1970 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

[2][3][4] She is a co-founder of the Dominican York Proyecto GRÁFICA (DYPG) Collective.

Iliana Emilia García was born into a family of poets, writers, and artists in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

[citation needed] A classically trained pianist, she attended the National Conservatory of Music in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

[7] In 1989, García graduated summa cum laude with an AAS degree from Altos de Chavón School of Design in La Romana, Dominican Republic where she studied under Rafaél Álvarez, Carlos Montesino, and Russell Christopherson.