Marta Sanchez

The exhibition is a compilation of three art installations and a series of recent small paintings that interweave iconography, narrative landscapes and still lives. Proceeds benefit: Cascarones por la Vida, The Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity and Taller Puertorriqueño. / Compendio de tres instalaciones de arte y una serie de pinturas. Ventas de los mismos a beneficio del proyecto Cascarones por la Vida, y otros.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Chicana painter Marta Sanchez is deeply inspired by traditional Mexican folk art expressions. Marta Sanchez is recognized primarily for her ex-voto /retablos formatted paintings, an offspring of traditional Mexican prayer paintings. These soulful works on metal capture the deepest held wishes and dreams of her subjects, as if the artist were lighting a candle in prayer for her subject. Her works on paper are mostly linocuts and monotypes that also follow the social and cultural traditions of Mexican and Chicano/a Art./ Marta Sanchez nació y creció en San Antonio, Texas y su carrera como artista ha sido profundamente inspirada por expresiones folclóricas mexicanas. Se le conoce principalmente por sus pinturas en retablos. Su técnica y trabajo en metal y papel siguen de igual manera las tradiciones de arte mexicanas y chicanas.