Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Guadalupe Sanchez obtained her BFA in Studio Art emphasized in printmaking at Texas Christian University (2020). Sanchez has been included in various exhibitions including 30 under 30 at the Greater Denton Arts Council in Denton and College Expo 2020 at the 500X Gallery in Dallas, Texas. She also has received various scholarships and grants such as The New Normal: An Artist’s Response to COVID-19, the Nordan Merit Award and the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Grant from Texas Christian University. Having grown up with first generation immigrant parents from Mexico, her fascination with the culture was cultivated through familial stories and experiences of immigration and assimilation within the United States, specifically Texas. Her practice explores the use of personal photographs that document the lives of her family before and after they emigrated to Texas permanently, as well as using the printmaking medium to promote colloquial language and customs as used by the Latinx community. Sanchez currently serves as a College Adviser for the TCU College Advising Corps’ chapter at Amon Carter-Riverside High School promoting college access within her community.
Artist Statement:
My work focuses on familial stories and experiences of immigration, crossing borders, and assimilation through the process of printmaking and photography. Having grown up with first generation immigrant parents from Mexico, I have been interested in the way my family has navigated their lives before and after emigrating to the United States permanently. My process consists of using personal photographs and documents that have recorded my parents’ past lives in correlation with photographs of their adjusted lives in Texas. I highlight these photographs by creating a narrative for first generation immigrants from Mexico navigating through the United States for better opportunities. In conjunction with photography, I use the printmaking medium to advocate the use of colloquial language and customs as used by the Latinx community to make art more accessible within the Spanish speaking language. Often overlooking the sacrifice of new beginnings, I call attention to the familiarity and nostalgia of stories and experiences of immigration, family separation, and assimilation to bring solidarity within the Latinx community.
My work focuses on familial stories and experiences of immigration, crossing borders, and assimilation through the process of printmaking and photography. Having grown up with first generation immigrant parents from Mexico, I have been interested in the way my family has navigated their lives before and after emigrating to the United States permanently. My process consists of using personal photographs and documents that have recorded my parents’ past lives in correlation with photographs of their adjusted lives in Texas. I highlight these photographs by creating a narrative for first generation immigrants from Mexico navigating through the United States for better opportunities. In conjunction with photography, I use the printmaking medium to advocate the use of colloquial language and customs as used by the Latinx community to make art more accessible within the Spanish speaking language. Often overlooking the sacrifice of new beginnings, I call attention to the familiarity and nostalgia of stories and experiences of immigration, family separation, and assimilation to bring solidarity within the Latinx community.
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