Sergio Sanchez

BIOGRAPHY

In 1999, I decided to go to art school and chose a private school, Associates in Art, where I studied under Mark Westermoe, Bill Perkins, Kevin Chen and many others. During this time, I was exposed to artists such as Fechin, Zorn, Sorolla, Cornwell, Brangwin, Leyendecker and Velasquez, as well as Chinese and Russian academic work. I was also heavily influenced during this time by little known Mexican artist Saturnino Herran.

WORK INCLUDES

Los Angeles academy of figurative art

EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE

Salon international 2006 Green House Gallery - Top 50 award
On location in Malibu 2006 Fredric R Weisman Museum of art
96th annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition April 2007
Summer Salon Show Wendt Gallery Laguna Beach 2007
97th annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition April 2008
17th annual national juried exhibition, Oil Painters of America 2008
98th annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition April 2009
On location in Malibu 2009 Fredric R Weisman Museum of art
99th annual Gold medal juried exhibition June 2010 An award was received for best urban landscape by Art Ltd. magazine
100th annual Gold medal juried exhibition may 2011
101st annual Gold medal juried exhibition may 2012 Gold medal award was received for best figurative painting

AWARDS INCLUDE

99th annual Gold medal juried exhibition June 2010 An award was received for best urban landscape by Art Ltd. magazine
101st annual Gold medal juried exhibition may 2012 Gold medal award was received for best figurative painting

PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE

American Artist (July 2006 issue) "Making Rapid Progress in Painting" by M. Stephen Doherty (An eight-page article featuring numerous full-color paintings and drawings and detailing guiding aesthetic principles)
American Artist (April 2008 issue) "Oil Painting Highlights" Expert instruction from 20 top painters (Articles over the last 4 years) "Making Rapid Progress in Painting" by Steven Doherty
Southwest art (May 2008 issue) "Artists to watch"

MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE

OPA artist member 2006-present
Member of the California Art Club 2005-present

CLASSES

Drawing Workshop