Joseph M. Sanchez (born ca. 1948) is an artist and museum curator.
Sanchez was born in Trinidad, Colorado. [1] He has roots in the White Mountain Apache Reservation and Taos Pueblo communities. [2] [3]
Sanchez has been a leader in Indigenous and Chicano arts since the 1970s, and has collaborated with multiple artists. This co-creation has included creating work, exhibitions, and advocating for the rights of minority artists. This is seen most importantly in his work with the Professional Native Indian Artists ( Indian Group of Seven). [4]
Sanchez had artistic aspirations from an early age, becoming interested in art and painting in 5th grade. [5] He became more serious about pursuing an art career when he met Daphne Odjig in Winnipeg in the early 1970s. [6] Odjig mentored and invited him to participate in what became the Indian Group of Seven. [7]
Sanchez serves as Chief Curator at the Portage College's Museum of Aboriginal Peoples' Art & Artifacts, in Lac La Biche, Alberta. [8] This museum houses a permanent collection dedicated to the Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. Sanchez and Alex Janvier took part in the opening of the collection in 2018. [9] [10]
Sanchez states that "I mostly paint from a feminist point of view. We need to protect women." [11]
Since retirement, Sanchez has continued to curate, but primarily returned to the studio full-time, and continues to exhibit in galleries and museums internationally. He lives in Santa Fe, N.M. [12] [13]
Sanchez's work is featured in the book Professional Native Indian Artists: Group of Seven. [20] [21] The book was published as an exhibition catalog for a show presented at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina; and traveled to the Art Gallery of Windsor, Winnipeg Art Gallery, McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario, Kelowna Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Alberta. [22]
Joseph M. Sanchez (born ca. 1948) is an artist and museum curator.
Sanchez was born in Trinidad, Colorado. [1] He has roots in the White Mountain Apache Reservation and Taos Pueblo communities. [2] [3]
Sanchez has been a leader in Indigenous and Chicano arts since the 1970s, and has collaborated with multiple artists. This co-creation has included creating work, exhibitions, and advocating for the rights of minority artists. This is seen most importantly in his work with the Professional Native Indian Artists ( Indian Group of Seven). [4]
Sanchez had artistic aspirations from an early age, becoming interested in art and painting in 5th grade. [5] He became more serious about pursuing an art career when he met Daphne Odjig in Winnipeg in the early 1970s. [6] Odjig mentored and invited him to participate in what became the Indian Group of Seven. [7]
Sanchez serves as Chief Curator at the Portage College's Museum of Aboriginal Peoples' Art & Artifacts, in Lac La Biche, Alberta. [8] This museum houses a permanent collection dedicated to the Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. Sanchez and Alex Janvier took part in the opening of the collection in 2018. [9] [10]
Sanchez states that "I mostly paint from a feminist point of view. We need to protect women." [11]
Since retirement, Sanchez has continued to curate, but primarily returned to the studio full-time, and continues to exhibit in galleries and museums internationally. He lives in Santa Fe, N.M. [12] [13]
Sanchez's work is featured in the book Professional Native Indian Artists: Group of Seven. [20] [21] The book was published as an exhibition catalog for a show presented at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina; and traveled to the Art Gallery of Windsor, Winnipeg Art Gallery, McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario, Kelowna Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Alberta. [22]