Each chapter will feature a conversation between the most remarkable artists from Latin America and Latinx in the U.S. and our MOLAA Chief Curator Gabriela Urtiaga. Together we will focus on a series or specific artwork which requires a close inspection, a deliberate process of contemplation, and exploration; delving into the ideas surrounding the creation of the works, their sources of research and inspiration, in an effort to immerse ourselves in the world of the artists.

Portrait of Gabriella Sanchez.

Courtesy of the artist.
(c) 2021 Gabriella Sanchez

Gabriella Sanchez (b.1988) is a self-directed learner, a fan of sci-fi, and a multidisciplinary artist. As a painter she employs a range of artistic expression from abstraction to portraiture, with a particular focus on both form and language within the perspectives of art, design, and psychology. This is done to reexamine, re-image, and reimagine themes from her own life and the life of her loved ones which address issues of class in relation to: labor, race, addiction, gender, education, imprisonment and system-induced death. She does this through a lens which incorporates public archives alongside personal imagery and narrative. Her art practice focuses on art-making as a tool for survival and a tool for coping with survival.

She began exhibiting her paintings and works on paper in 2016, and since then her work has been exhibited at spaces such as LACMA, Jeffrey Deitch (New York and Los Angeles), Charlie James Gallery (Los Angeles), Páramo Galeria (Guadalajara), the Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Stems Gallery (Brussels), LMAK Gallery (New York), and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, CA. Sanchez has exhibited in international art fairs including Frieze Los Angeles, Zona Maco in CDMX, EXPO Chicago, and the Armory Show in New York, NY. Her work is in notable collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Crocker Art Museum, the JP Morgan & Chase Collection, and numerous esteemed private collections. Gabriella Sanchez lives and works in Los Angeles and is represented by Charlie James Gallery.