La Danza (3' x 5')
Cheech Marin Private Collection
Marta Sanchez (b. 1959)
"My work is an ongoing narrative recording the existence of my family and friends. I strive to relate hope, prayers and humanity of the common man."
Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, painter Marta Sanchez is deeply inspired by traditional Mexican folk art expressions. Marta Sanchez is recognized primarily for her retablo 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.
Marta Sanchez earned a MFA in Painting from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and a BFA in Painting from the University of Texas at Austin. She teaches at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Tyler School of Art and the Springside School. Marta resides in Philadelphia with her husband John and son Phillip Ignacio.
Marta Sanchez
Artist/ Painter
EDUCATION
| 1986 | MFA in Painting, Tyler School of Art/ Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Temple Abroad Program, |
| 1984-85 | Rome Italy |
| 1979-82 | BFA in Painting, University of Texas at Austin |
AWARDS
| 2006 | Art and Change Grant, Leeway Foundation |
| 2002 | Window of Opportunity Grant, Leeway Foundation |
| 1998-99 | Simons Recreation Center Public Art Competition Winner, City of Philadelphia |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2005-08 | Art Instructor, St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004-08 | Member, The Philadelphia Museum of Art Committee on Education |
| 2004-08 | Member, Inliquid.com Committee |
| 2004-08 | Member, The Free Library of Philadelphia Print and Picture Collection Committee |
| 2000-08 | Art Instructor, Springside School, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000-02 | Part-time instructor, Tyler School of Art/Temple University |
| 1997-02 | Coordinating assistant of outreach program, Division of Education, Philadelphia Museum of Art. |
| 1997-08 | Museum teacher, Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| 2001-08 | Member, Art in City Hall Exhibition Committee, Philadelphia PA |
| 1997-02 | Member, Philadelphia Art Alliance Exhibition Committee |
| 1997-00 | Member, Taller Puertorriqueno ’s Exhibition Committee Philadelphia , PA |
| 1998-08 | Summer instructor, ARTSTART Program, Tyler School of Art/Temple University |
| 1992-08 | Founder and coordinator, Cascarones Por La Vida/Cascarones for Life, an annual fundraiser benefiting children with AIDS and the homeless of Philadelphia. |
| 1997 | Coordinator, Latin Artist Forum ‘97: Mapping Creative Energy, the first citywide created by and for Latino artist of all disciplines, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2003 | New Works on Paper in conjunction with National Council of La Raza 35th Annual Conference, Austin, TX |
| 2002 | Transcendental Train Yards/ and Other Stories, From the Heart, St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 | Solo Exhibition Guadalupe Art Center, San Antonio, Tx Transcendental Train Yard: A Narrative Landscape Pennsylvania State University, |
| 1997 | The Ritualistic Narratives of Marta Sanchez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
| 1996 | Con Safos/With Soul, The Walt Whitman Cultural Art Center, Camden, NJ |
SELECTED INVITATIONAL AND JURIED EXHIBITION
| 2008 | Memorias a group exhibtion of Latino and Latin American Artists in the Delaware Valley, Artesanos Gallery Philadelphia ,PA |
| 2007 | Moving Culture(all over the map),Euphrat Museum, De Anza College Cupertino California |
| 2006 | Creative Exchanges, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts |
| 2001-03 | CHICANO VISIONS:AMERICAN PAINTERS ON THE VERGE, Traveling exhibit featuring the private collection of Cheech Marin. San Antonio Museum of Art, Smithsonian Museum of Science and Industry Wash.D.C., and Clear Channel Inc. (for updated traveling info: www.chicano-art-life.com) |
| 1999 | Imagenes E Historias/Images and Histories, Chicana Altar-Inspired Art Traveling exhibition: Tufts University,Medford MA, University of California, Santa Clara California and The University of Texas, Lubbock, Texas Portraiture: Not by Definition, Westby Art Gallery, Rowan University, Glassboro NJ |
| 1999 | Portraiture: Not by Definition, Westby Art Gallery, Rowan University, Glassboro NJ |
| 1998 | A Sense of Self: Contemporary Ethnic Women Artist The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia , PA |
| 1997 | Art and Religion: The Many Faces of Faith, a multi-ethnic interfaith religious art exhibition at two sites, Villanova University Art Gallery Philadelphia, PA and The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies,Philadelphia, PA Director Kay Meyers(Award for Excellence in Painting) Latino Art in the Capital, Juried exhibition in Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Harrisburg,PA (Honorable Mention) The Varieties of Religious Experience, The Painted Bride Annual Independent Curator’s Series, Curator Sid Sachs, Philadelphia ,PA Retablos and Vessels: The Ritualistic Narratives of Marta Sanchez and Susan Donato, Taller Puertorriqueno, Inc., Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | Rome Selection: 30 Years of the Tyler School of Art Temple/Rome Program, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Ars Botanica: Art and Nature, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2007 | Interview for Teachers Package for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Education Department From San Antonio to Mount Airy with love(and fine art), by Jillian Byron, Chestnut Hill Local, November 2007 Marta Sanchez, Hispanic Today, September 2007 |
| 2004 | Marta Sanchez, An Artist’s Journey by Wuanda Walls in Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA August 2004 |
| 2002 | Mestiza Aesthetics and Chicana Painterly Visions by Tere Romo, essay from Chicano Visions American Painters on the Verge, Bulfinch Press Book, Boston, New York, London |
| 2000 | Quotable Women, Published by Running Press, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1999 | Women Artists, 1940 to the Present and Contemporary Latin American Artists Slide sets produced for educational purposes by Davis Art Slides, Worcester, MA |
| 1998 | Hispanic Artist in the Capital, Diana Myers-Bennett Roberts, Art Matters December 1998-January 1999, Philadelphia, PA The Art t of Womanhood, Rene Lucas Wayne, October 16,1998, Philadelphia Daily News A Sense of Self: Ethnic Women’s Perspective in Art, Deborah R. Kravetz November 1998, Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1997 | Mothers, Published by Running Press, Philadelphia, PA Radio Interview for Art and Religion exhibition, Radio Times, WHYY, Philadelphia, PA, July |
| 1996 | Profile: Marta Sanchez, Judy Hartheimer, May 15 (Vol. 62, No. 25) Germantown Courier, (Philadelphia, PA) |
| 1995 | Break an Egg: David Warner’s Critic’s Pick, April 14-24 (no. 556), |
GUEST LECTURE AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS
| 2008 | Kahlo Today: A Contemporary Artists Panel, moderator, co curator Emily Hage, Lesley Dill, Sarah McEneaney, Janet Kaplan Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Keynote speaker for the Women’s Studies Institute, University of Texas in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas |
| 2003 | Keynote speaker for the Latinas Breakfast for The National Council De La Raza 35th Annual Conferecnce in Austin,TX Art and Activism, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA |
| 1999 | Weaving the Threads for Quality Care, Presenter for the Philadelphia Museum of Art”DVAEYC & PICC Conference, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1998 | Ties That Bind, panel discussion, The Painted Bride Art Center, |
| 1997 | Healing Through Culture/ A Level Playing Field, Panel discussion for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts |
WORKSHOPS
| 2008 | Art and Society, a panel and workshop for teachers in the Delaware Valley,Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia,PA |
| 1998 | Development of a Latino-Inclusive Community Based Curriculum, Latino Cultures Art Education Conference , Kutztown University Retablo Workshop, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1995-98 | Teacher of numerous outreach workshops in the Philadelphia School district sponsored by Taller Puertorriqueno, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | AIDS Street Banner Bilingual Project; Outreach Coordinator and Teacher, Funded by All Walks of Life, Philadelphia, PA |
VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM
| 2002 | Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia,PA |
| 1998 | Vail Visiting Artist Program, Denison University, Granville Ohio |
| Coronado Studio, Austin, Texas |
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
| 2005 | Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin,TX |
| 2004 | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| 2001 | Cheech Marin, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000 | Simons Recreation Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1999 | The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, New Britain, Pennsylvania |
| 1998 | Vail Visiting Artist Archives, Denison University, Granville, OH |
REFERENCES AND EXTENSIVE RESUME PRESENTED UPON REQUEST © 2001-2008 Marta Sanchez |
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