Gabriel Sanchez
Overview
“My recent paintings explore how proximity and union, ever-present aspects of Cuban society, inform notions of solitude and intimacy.” - Gabriel Sanchez
Gabriel Sanchez makes paintings that focus on Cuban current events and politics as seen through the lens of portraiture. His recent paintings explore how proximity and union, ever-present aspects of Cuban society, inform notions of solitude and intimacy. Each painting captures a small scene of mundane events that occur daily on the island. In these snapshots, the distractions of urban life are minimised, and attention is brought to bear on a particular and present moment.
Sanchez’s oil paintings are carefully rendered with a classical technique. His use of realism produces “an authentic and inescapable illusion of existence” that brings the viewer into a closer relationship with his subject. The figures portrayed—his fiancée, family, friends, and acquaintances—serve as depictions of the warm yet stoic nature of Cuban culture that has changed little over time—a reminder to the world of what has been lost. Sanchez excels at creating scenes of togetherness and social unity.
Biography
Gabriel Sanchez (b.1993, Miami) is a Cuban-American artist, he splits his time between Colorado and Cuba. He is represented by Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles. In 2018, he graduated from a BA in Fine Art Painting from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Recent solo exhibitions include: They Devoured Everything (David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO, 2023); Silencio, (Silence) (Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2022); Mirando Al Mundo (Looking at the World) (Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2021) and Remote Generation (Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2019).
His work has been included in group exhibitions at multiple galleries including: Monit 8, Latina, Italy (2022); Luis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (2020); Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2019); Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2018); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (2018); 1015 Pearl St, Boulder, CO (2018); Visual Arts Complex, Boulder, CO (2018); Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO (2017); Madelife, Boulder, CO (2017) and Visual Arts Complex, Boulder, CO (2017).
His work was presented at Art Basel Miami in 2021 by Jeffery Deitch, and is held in the collection of the Xioa Museum of Contemporary Art, Rizhao, China; Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA; The Pizutti Collection, Columbus, OH; and the collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, Palm Beach, FL, among other private collections.
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