Diego Sanchez (artist)
Diego Sanchez (born 1963 in Bogota, Colombia), is a practicing artist and chairman of the visual arts department at St. Catherine's School, a private, independent Episcopal diocesan school for girls in Richmond, Virginia.[1][2] He is married to Jennifer Garvin-Sanchez, from Arlington, Virginia.
Exhibitions[edit]
Sanchez has exhibited at Main Art in Richmond, Virginia,[3] at Hunt Gallery at Mary Baldwin College,[4] Quirk Gallery in Richmond,[5][6] Artspace in Richmond, Virginia,[7] 1708 Gallery,[8] Flippo Gallery at Randolph-Macon College,[9], Art6[10] and VisArts. His work has been shown in Peru, Italy, Belgium, Colombia, and France.[11]
Honors, awards, and collections[edit]
Sanchez was the first recipient of the Theresa Pollack Artist of the Year Award. In 2011 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Visual Art Center of Richmond.[12] His work is in several major collections: Sidney and Frances Lewis, Charlotte Minor, Media General, First Market Bank, Capital One, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Markel Corporation, and Phillip Morris.[13] In 2019, one of his paintings, Composition #76, was acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for its permanent collection.[14][15] In 2018, Sanchez an award from the Virginia Commission for the Arts 50 for 50 Award. This award was presented to 50 Virginia artists or institutions over 50 years, from 1968 to 2018, who have contributed to the arts in Virginia. Four visual artists were chosen for the award for outstanding artists over 50 years, P. Buckley Moss, Carlton Abbott, Diego Sanchez, and Sally Mann.[16]
Education[edit]
In 1988, he received his BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and in 1990 he earned his MFA in Painting and Printmaking, also from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Teaching[edit]
In addition to his teaching at St.Catherine's, he has served on the faculties of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School,[17] Virginia Union University,[18][better source needed] The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (formerly the Hand Workshop), and Nimrod Hall, an artist's retreat in Millboro, Virginia.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Diego Sanchez". VCUarts. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace - Calendar & Events". 8 May 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "Diego Sanchez's complex, mixed-media paintings reference both history and technology". Style Weekly. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Richmond-Based Artist Diego Sanchez at Mary Baldwin's Hunt Gallery". Mary Baldwin University. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Art Gallery: Diego Sanchez exhibition at Quirk Gallery". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diego Sanchez". Quirk. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ Frostick, Dana. "artspacegallery.org". artspacegallery.org. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diego Sanchez Biography – Diego Sanchez on artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ Haddad, Jessica Ronky (4 May 2016). "A New Direction". richmondmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "ART6 Gallery Inc. Richmond VA". www.jimmywarnerdesign.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ "Diego Sanchez". Diego Sanchez. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ↑ "Richmond-Based Artist Diego Sanchez at Mary Baldwin's Hunt Gallery". Mary Baldwin University. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diego Sanchez". Diego Sanchez. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ↑ "Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on Instagram: "Our latest acquisition from Richmond-based artist, Diego Sanchez is one of the most complex and ambitious works in a series and reveals the…"". Instagram. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Teacher's Artwork Purchased by VMFA". St. Catherine's School. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "The Virginia Commission for the Arts | Advocacy". www.arts.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ↑ "Faculty & Staff | Studio School". 19 January 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diego Sanchez". Linked In. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Artist Weeklong Workshops". Nimrod Hall Summer Art Program 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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