Wilfred Garcia was born into Acoma Pueblo on March 28, 1954. He was exposed to all aspects of pottery making as he grew up but didn't really get into it until after meeting his wife, Sandra Shutiva. Wilfred and Sandra both learned the traditional art from her mother, Stella Shutiva, who had learned it from her mother, Jessie Garcia. Wilfred said he started out to be a painter but his mother-in-law told him his hands were meant to work with clay, not oils and acrylics.

Wilfred often collaborated with his wife in making white jars with organic openings and carved cliff dwelling scenes. They also made white jars with appliqued ears of corn on them. On his own, Wilfred made oval vases with appliqued katsina faces.

Wilfred participated in his first Santa Fe Indian Market in 1989 and won his first First Place Ribbon there in 1990. After that he was winning a steady stream of ribbons at Santa Fe, at the Heard Museum Show in Phoenix, the New Mexico State Fair, Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts and Crafts Show and the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup.

Sadly, Wilfred passed on in December 2017.