Sandra Mendez (American)

Timeline

1986
Associate of Arts, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
1988
BA, Governors State University, University Park, IL
1992
MA, Governors State University, University Park IL
Photographer and digital collage artist Sandra Mendez says she communicates best through still life, noting that growing up in a house that was always filled with pieces of the past has left her with an appreciation for objects from different cultures and eras. Mendez’s collages have both a strong personal identity, while representing icons that can be universally recognized. Their imagery, textures and colors evoke nostalgia for fragments of life both recognizable and poignant. Some images are arranged and then photographed digitally, while others are made with no camera at all. From conception to final print, the process is a journey that becomes the artist’s visual diary.

Exhibitions

2006
Silicon Sands, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
2004
Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
2004
Spomar Gallery, IL
2002
Northern Indiana Art Association, IN
2002
Indiana Welcome Center, Hammond, IN
2002
Steeple Gallery, St. John, IN
2000
Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
2000
Steeple Gallery, St. John, IN
1999
Gallery 129, Geneva, IL
1999
Vogt Visual Art Center, Tinley Park, IL
1999
Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
1995
Helix, Chicago, IL
1995
Calumet Photo, Bensonville, IL
1994
Aurora Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1994
Freedom Hall, Park Forest, IL
1994
Dorothy Thiel Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, Il
1993
Magic Silver Show, University of Northern Iowa, IA
1993
Community Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
1993
Photo Four Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
1993
Solo Exhibition, Lake County Library, IN
English (US)

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