Giant Runt Presents Solo Show “Girl Coded”

Giant Runt Gallery is proud to announce Girl Coded, a solo exhibition showcasing the work of Cynthia Jamileth Giron. This exhibition runs from June 28, 2025, to August 9, 2025, at Giant Runt Gallery, located in the Near Southside neighborhood of Fort Worth, TX. An opening reception will be held Saturday, June 28 from 6-9 pm.

In her work, Giron explores themes of femininity and the evolving nature of girlhood and womanhood. Drawing from both past and present, her work centers on personal objects, moments, and experiences that have shaped her as a first-generation American. What once felt trivial or dismissed fragments of memory, childhood objects, and fleeting emotions, are now reclaimed and celebrated as foundational parts of identity.

Rosa Pastel by Cynthia Jamileth Giron
Image courtesy of Giant Runt Gallery

Through a visual language of colorful tenderness, nostalgia, and play, Giron highlights the contradictions embedded in growing up: the softness and survival, joy and pressure, innocence and resilience. Language plays a key role referencing both English and Spanish, as she navigates the dualities of being bilingual, bicultural, and constantly in-between. Her work honors the coded messages of girlhood—the quiet strength, humor, and beauty that persist through it all and transforms them into a visual archive of becoming.

Cynthia Jamileth Giron
Photo courtesy of Giant Runt Gallery

Cynthia Jamileth Giron is a visual artist and community organizer based in Houston, Texas. She holds an MFA from the University of North Texas and a BA from the University of St. Thomas. She is an active organizer with OpenMFA, an artist-run collective in Houston. The group received The Idea Fund grant, which supported their project The Absurd Classroom—a six-day, free alternative certification program in studio art. Her work has been exhibited across Texas, including in Houston, Dallas, Austin, Grapevine, Denton, and beyond. She is currently a participating artist in the Lawndale Art Center’s Lending Library program.

Instagram: @cynthiajamilethart

Giant Runt Gallery is located at 120 St. Louis Ave, Suite 149, Fort Worth, TX 76104. The gallery is open by appointment. For more information about this exhibition, images for press, or details about other activities, please email giantrunt@giantrunt.com, or call (361) 205-7118.

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