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1. Amarillio es el color de mi memoria (Yellow is the color of memory), oil and enamel on      metal, 3' x 4'
2. Book of Trains, oil and enamel on metal, 3' x 4'
3. Los trens in la noche verano (The trains of the summer nights), oil and enamel on      metal, 3' x 4'
4. Precious cargo, oil and enamel on metal, 4' x 6'
5. The Horizon, oil and enamel on metal, 3' x 9'
6. When Cousin Jose met the Indian Next Door, oil and enamel, 2' x 3'
7. La Virgin, enamel on aluminum panel, 15" x 9"
8. Las Hermanas Woloff, oil on metal, 3' x 3'"
9. Hunt Family, oil and enamel on metal, 3' x 3'

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Retablos
1. Retablo of Father, With Trainyards, oil on metal, 3' x 3'
2. Retablo for Sr. Jimmy Villareal, oil and enamel, 3' x 3'
3. Retablo for Sr. X, oil and enamel, 3' x 3'
4. Retablo for Laura Thaine, oil and enamel on metal,
     3' x 3'
5. Retablo for Ron Kennedy, oil and enamel on metal,
     11" x 30"

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1. R-cigarro, R, Barril, offset print, 29" x 37"
  Produced at The Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
2. Prelude, serigraph, 11.5" x 14.5"
  Part of the Poetic Train Yard Series. In collaboration with Chicana Poet Norma E. Cantu and commentary by
  Art Historian Dr. Constance Cortez

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Contact Information
e-mail: msanchez@gis.net
www.artedemarta.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
"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.

Education
1986
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MFA, Painting

1984-1985
Temple Abroad Program, Rome, Italy

1979-1982
University of Texas, Austin,TX
BFA, Painting

Awards
2006
Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant

2002
Leeway Foundation Window of Opportunity Grant

1998-1999
Simons Recreation Center Public Art Competition Winner, City of Philadelphia

Professional Experience
2005-2006
Art Instructor, St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA

Member, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Committee on Latin American Outreach

2004-2006
Member, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Committee on Education

Inliquid.com Board Member

Member, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Print and Picture Collection Committee

2000-2006
Art Instructor, Springside School, Philadelphia, PA

2000-2002
Part-time instructor, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA

1997-2002
Coordinating assistant of outreach program, Division of Education, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

1997-2006
Museum teacher, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2001-2006
Exhibition Committee Member, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

1997-2002
Exhibition Committee Member, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

1997-2000
Exhibition Committee Member, Taller Puertorriqueno, Philadelphia, PA

1998-2005
Summer instructor, ARTSTART Program, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA

1992-2006
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

Bibliography
2004
Walls, Wuanda, "Marta Sanchez, An Artist’s Journey," Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004

2002
Romo, Tere, "Mestiza Aesthetics and Chicana Painterly Visions," Chicano Visions American Painters on the Verge, Bulfinch Press Book, Boston, New York, London

Cortez, Constance, "Aztlan in Tejas: Chicano/Chicana Art from the Third Coast," Chicano Visions American Painters on the Verge, Bulfinch Press Book, Boston, New York, London

Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artist, Work, Culture and Education, Arizona State University

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
Myers-Bennett Roberts, Diana, "Hispanic Artist in the Capital," Art Matters, December 1998-January 1999

Wayne, Rene Lucas, "The Art of Womanhood," Philadelphia Daily News, October 16, 1999

Kravetz, Deborah R., "A Sense of Self: Ethnic Women’s Perspective in Art," Art Matters, November

1997
Mothers, published by Running Press, Philadelphia, PA

Radio Interview for Art and Religion exhibition, WHYY Radio Times, July

1996
Hartheimer, Judy, "Profile: Marta Sanchez," Germantown Courier, Philadelphia, PA, May 15 (Vol. 62, No. 25)

1995
Warner, David, "Break an Egg," Critic’s Pick, Philadelphia City Paper, April 14-24 (#556)

1994
In The Family, Abington Art Center Exhibition featured by Karen Smyles, CNN Headline News

Pore, Pheralyn, "Family In All Forms is Exhibition’s Subject," Philadelphia Inquirer

Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions
2003
Keynote speaker for the Latinas Breakfast, The National Council De La Raza 35th Annual Conference in Austin, TX

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, Philadelphia, PA

Guest lecture, Penn State University, Schuylkill Haven, PA

1997
Healing Through Culture/ A Level Playing Field, panel discussion for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Organization, Development Conference sponsored by the City of Philadelphia and Taller Puertorriqueno, Inc.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2003
New Works on Paper, Las Manitas Cafe, Austin, TX
In conjunction with National Council of La Raza 35th Annual Conference

2002
Transcendental Train Yards/ and Other Stories, From the Heart, St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA

2000
Guadalupe Art Center, San Antonio, TX

Transcendental Train Yard: A Narrative Landscape, Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA

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

Two-Person

Retablos and Vessels: The Ritualistic Narratives of Marta Sanchez and Susan Donato, Taller Puertorriqueno, Philadelphia, PA

Group

2006
Creative Exchanges, Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Camden, NJ

2001-2003
Chicano Visions:American Painters on the Verge, Traveling exhibit featuring the private collection of Cheech Marin, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; Smithsonian Museum of Science and Industry, Washington D.C.; Clear Channel Inc.

1999
Imagenes e Historias/Images and Histories: Chicana Altar-Inspired Art, Traveling exhibition, Tufts University, Medford MA; University of California, Santa Clara, CA; The University of Texas, Lubbock, TX

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

La Expression de un Pueblo en Pennsylvania: Artistas Latinos Contemporaneos (The Expressions of People in Pennsylvania), The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

Not Soon Forgotten: Homage to Paul Robeson, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational Mural Exhibition

Artist Selection ll, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Doris Noguiera Rogers
Two part invitational exhibition of six recognized and six new artist of Latin American and Caribbean heritages

1997
Art and Religion: The Many Faces of Faith, multi-ethnic interfaith exhibition, Villanova University Art Gallery, Villanova, PA and The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia, PA
Excellence in Painting Award

Latino Art in the Capital, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,PA
Juried Exhibition in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month Honorable Mention

The Varieties of Religious Experience, The Painted Bride Art Center’s Annual Independent Curator’s Series, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Sid Sachs

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

Workshops
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
Outreach teacher of numerous workshops in the Philadelphia School district sponsored by Taller Puertorriqueno.

Printmaking sessions for Taller’s Youth Artist Program, card sets, and posters created by YAP Program, Funded by the Philadelphia Museum of art, Samuel Fels Fund, and the Philadelphia Foundation

1996
AIDS Street Banner Bilingual Project; Outreach Coordinator and Teacher, Funded by All Walks of Life, Philadelphia, PA

Collections
2005
Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin,TX

Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX

Dr. Gilberto Cardenas, Institute for Latino Studies-Norte Dame

2004
The University of Texas, San Antonio, TX

Bob Brand, Philadelphia, PA

Ricardo Romo, San Antonio, TX

2001
Cheech Marin, Los Angeles, CA

Print and Picture Collection, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2000
Simons Recreation Center, Philadelphia, PA

1999
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, New Britain, PA

1998
Vail Visiting Artist Archives, Denison University, Granville, OH

Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL

West Regional Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA