Luis Sanchez

Born: Mexico City, May 25th 1968
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Education: Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
Academy of Realist Art, Seattle, WA

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Royal West Academy - Natural, Unnatural, Bristol, UK - group exhibition
Create Fixate - I heart art - 10th year anniversary - group exhibition
Evan Lurie Gallery - Miami International, Miami, FL - Art Fair
Evan Lurie Gallery - Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL - Art Fair

2011

Create Fixate - Eleven X eleven, arts fundraiser - fundraiser donation
Evan Lurie Gallery - Art Basel, Miami, FL - Red Dot art fair
Art Share - Hispanic Heritage Month exhibit - group exhibition
Terrell Moore Gallery - Portraits of the fallen memorial - city commission
The Factory Gallery - Fabrik magazine Int’l art competition winners - group exhibition
Evan Lurie Gallery - Of an Early Manner, Carmel, IN - group exhibition
The Factory Gallery - Sculptures, Los Angeles, CA - group exhibition

2010

Lois Lambert Gallery - New sculptures and paintings-Santa Monica, CA - Solo Exhibition
Hive GalleryL - Master Blasters of SculptureL - group exhibition
Wanderlust FestivalL - North Lake Tahoe, CAL - group exhibition
Lightning in a BottleL - Art Festival, Santa Barbara, CAL - group exhibition

2009

Arte Americas - Convention Center, Miami, FL - art fair
Studio E Gallery - New Works, Palm Beach, FL - Solo Exhibition
Dialect Gallery - Grand Opening exhibition - group exhibition

2008

Art Basel Miami - Lurie Galleries, Miami, FL - group exhibition
Glass Garage Gallery - Lucent Dossier inspired show - group exhibition
Lightning in a Bottle - Art Festival, Santa Barbara, CA - group exhibition

2007

Lurie Gallery - Grand Opening, Indianapolis, IN - group exhibition
Red Dot Gallery - Wreckage Redemption, LA, CA - group exhibition
Andrea Schwartz Gallery - Summer in South Park2, SF, CA - group exhibition
Lighting in a Bottle - Weekend Event, Santa Barbara, CA - group exhibition
Roq La Rue Gallery - New Works, Seattle WA - group exhibition

2006

MJ Higgins Gallery - New Works, Los Angeles, CA - group exhibition
Soho Gallery - Abstracts, Studio City, CA - solo exhibition
Lurie Galleries - New Works, Miami, FL - group exhibition
Studio E Gallery - Abstracts, Palm Beach gardens, FL - group exhibition

2005

Bettcher Gallery - Material Whirled, Miami, FL - solo exhibition
LA Shanti - Aids Art Auction, Los Angeles, CA - auction/benefit
Transport Gallery - Flesh Machines, Los Angeles, CA - group exhibition
David Lawrence Gallery - Urban Dwellings, Beverly Hills, CA - solo exhibition
LA Convention Center - Latin Business Assoc. Expo, LA, CA - solo exhibition
Museum of Crafts &Folk Art - Tar Fest 2005 Festival, Los Angeles, CA - group exhibition
Studio E Gallery - Abstracts, Palm Beach Gardens, FL - group exhibition

2004

Glass Garage Gallery - Surface tension, W. Hollywood, CA - solo exhibition
Transport Gallery - 1X , Los Angeles, CA - group exhibition
Soho Gallery - Abstracts, Studio City, CA - group exhibition
World Fashion Awards - Private Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA - group exhibition
Lurie Fine Art Gallery - New Works, Boca Raton, FL - solo exhibition

2003

Atelier 31 Gallery - Urban Burn, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
Glass Garage Gallery - Exotica, Erotica, W. Hollywood, CA - group exhibition
Studio E Gallery - Abstracts, Jupiter, FL - solo exhibition
Soho Gallery - Crossing Boundaries, Studio City, CA - group exhibition

2002

Glass Garage Gallery - Foreign Figures, W. Hollywood, CA - solo exhibition
Atelier 31 Gallery - Abstract Works, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
Studio E Gallery - Ancient Future, Jupiter, FL - group exhibition
Bellevue Art Museum - Auction, best of show, Bellevue, WA - auction/benefit

2001

Atelier 31 Gallery - Creating Myth from Mud, Kirkland WA - solo exhibition
Atelier 31 Gallery - Birds-Invitational, Kirkland, WA - group exhibition In conjunction with Bellevue Art Museum
Bellevue Art Museum - Auction, best of show, Bellevue, WA - auction/benefit
Fiesta Latina Art Auction - Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA - auction/benefit
Port Angeles Fine Arts Cntr - Figure Northwest, Port Angeles, WA - group exhibition

2000

Atelier 31 Gallery - At a Glimse, Kirkland, WA - solo exhibition
Fifth Season Gallery - A Glimpse, Tracy, CA - solo exhibition
Belevue Art Museum - Auction, Bellevue, WA - auction/benefit

1999

Atelier 31 Gallery - Sculptures & boxes, Kirkland, WA - group exhibition
Garden’s & Sunspaces - Shadowboxes, Duvall, WA - group exhibition
New York Int’l Film Festival - New Works, Madison Square Garden, NY - solo exhibition

1998

King County Gallery - New Works, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
Tule Gallery - Ancient Future, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
NW Folk Life Festival - Los Colores, Seattle, WA - group exhibition

1997

Galeria Coqui - Post Industrial, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
Agora Gallery - Metamorphosis, New York, NY - group exhibition

1996

Spazzo - private exhibition, Bellevue, WA - solo exhibition
funded by Windemere Real Estate
Garden’s & Sunspaces - Shadowboxes, Duvall, WA - group exhibition
Nido - Eclectic Works, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
Found Objects - Cajas Majicas, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition

1995

Veritables - New Works, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
San Marino Gallery - Medieval Collection, Bellevue, WA - solo exhibition
Les Arts - New Works, Los Angeles, CA - solo exhibition

1994

Ethan Harrington Studios - Private Exhibition, Seattle, WA - group exhibition
Nido - Retablos, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
Found Objects - Icons, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition

1993

Fast Forward - New Works, Seattle, WA - solo exhibition
three consecutive sold out shows

Commissions

2008

Steve Knox, Houston, TX - Wife portrait, Christmas present

2007

Shawn Ebra , Los Angeles, CA Residential - Family portrait
Carol Salsbury, Kona, Hawaii Residential - Living Room piece

2006

Sebastian Taheri, Los Angeles, CA Residential - Sister as subject
John Gableman, Lincoln, KS Residential - Living room piece
Chrisopher Blue, Seattle, WA - CD cover commissioned

2005

Tom Zdon, Miami, FL - Residential-Master Bedroom piece
Lucia De Garcia, Los Angeles, CA - Book cover commissioned
Mark DiPaola, Venice, CA - Residential- Master bedroom piece
Lori Burnett, Everett, WA - Residential- Father as subject

2004

Mark Hughes, San Francisco, CA - Residential- Living Room piece
Rachel Schindler, London, UK - Residential- Living Room piece
Edwina Hull, Los Angeles, CA - Residential- Living Room piece
Stacy Kovats, Kirkland, WA - Residential- herself as subject

2003

Lori Burnett, Lake Stevens, WA - Residential- Kids as subjects

2002

Kids N’ Us, Everett, WA - Commercial - 15 murals for learning school. Commissioned by

2001

Garth Macleod, Kirkland, WA - Residential- Parents as subjects

2000

Kids N’ Us, Everett, WA - Commercial- 10 murals for learning school. Commissioned by Lori Burnett
Melody Potter, San Francisco, CA - Residential- Living Room piece

1999

Garth Macleod, Kirkland, WA - Residential - Master bedroom piece
Lori Burnett, Everett, WA - Residential - son’s bedroom murals
Kids N’ Us, Woodinville, WA - Commercial - 13 murals for learning school. Commissioned by Lori Burnett

1998

Richard Tait, Bainbridge Island, WA - Residential- Bedroom piece for wife

1997

Café Infinito, Bellevue, WA - Commercial - Murals and painting for Bistro
Hal & Francoise Kerry, Seattle, WA - Residential - Living room piece/sculpture

Publications

1997

Artspeak, NY – review Agora Gallery

1997

Seattle Magazine, Seattle WA – Featured

2000

Tracy Press Entertainment paper, Tracy, CA – review, feature

2001

Latino Northwest Magazine – Article, feature

2004

Coagula, Los Angeles, CA – review

2006

Sedition Magazine, Portland, OR – article, feature

2006

Militant Roger, Taos, New Mexico – Cover, feature, article

2007

San Francisco Chronicle – feature, review Andrea Schwarts Gallery

2010

Fabrik Magazine, issue 9 – feature by Andie Villafane

2010

Fabrik magazine, issue 10 – Exploring the Arts District, article by Dale Youngman

2011

Fabrik Magazine, issue 11- Fabrik Art Prices, article by Peter Frank
Winner 3rd prize International art competition