Raquel Sanchez
About the Artist
Raquel Sanchez creates within the levels of Nature—some real and some surreal. Her work emits a sense, a feeling, a moment in time. It may be the moment capturing the momentum of landscape, of waterscape, or even the binding of the observer into a reliable frame of a moment. In the words of Picasso, “Ideas are simply starting points.” (from Brassaï “Conversations with Picasso”). Sanchez’s art captures spaces in spaces…
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I was born in Paris, France, to an American painter mother and a Spanish-speaking father who was a nationally recognized poet. From my earliest years, art, literature, language, and cultural exchange were woven into my everyday life. Growing up between France, Morocco, Spain, Latin America, New York, and later Israel, I was immersed in a world where creativity transcended borders and where known and not yet known artists, writers, musicians,…
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Born Paris, France
Grew up in New York, USA, Ibiza, Spain. Esouera, Morroco, London, UK, Caracas, Venezuela
Moved to Israel in 2013, Lives and works in Jerusalem
Education:
2004PhD NYU
2001-11Jake Freedman, Observation Drawing
2001-12Spring Street School, Life Drawing
2001-13Bruce Telekey, Painting & drawing
1981Edward R. Murrow School of Art, New York, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2026"Ways & Waves", Minuto Gallery, Rehovot, curator: Ira Krokhmal
2025"Light from Darkness", Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, curator: Vera Pilpoul
2025"Viewing Spirituality", The Artists' House, Tel Aviv
2024“Many Waters”, The Artists' House, Rishon Le Zion
2022"Light from Darkness", Rosenbach Contemporary, Jerusalem
2014Solo exhibition, Nachlaot, Jerusalem
2013Solo exhibition: 15 paintings, Emeq Refaim, Jerusalem
Select Group Exhibitions:
2025"Thoughts about Home", HaMiklat Gallery, Jerusalem
2024"Pirtza", Hamiffal, Jerusalem
2024“Seeds of Summer”, Beit Yad L'banim, Rishon Letzion, curator: Adi Angel
2023“Post-Renovation”, Rosenbach Contemporary
2022“Light from Darkness”, Rosenbach Contemporary
2021“Viewpoint”, Jerusalem Biennale "Four Cubits", Curator: Uri Rosenbach
2021“Ominipresent”, Rosenbach Contemporary
2020“New World Order: A Different Perspective”, Rosenbach Contemporary
2019“Of Wonder”, Jerusalem Biennale, Curator: Mindy Weisel
2019“See the voices” performance art with Kobi Arad and Daniel Zamir
2018Group exhibition, "Viewpoint", Fresh Paint, Tel Aviv
2017Group exhibition, "Recent works", Rosenbach Contemporary
2017Group Exhibition, "Art in Embassy", US Ambassador's Residence, Israel
2015Group exhibition, American Visions Gallery, NY
2015“Tu b’shvat: Trees in the Bible” French Hill, Jerusalem, curator: Dr. Joseph R. Hoffman
2014Solo exhibition, Nachlaot, Jerusalem
2013Solo exhibition: 15 paintings, Emeq Refaim, Jerusalem
2011Group exhibition, American Visions Gallery, NY
Awards and scholarships
1994Member Israel Association of Writers in English
2013Ministry of Culture residency
2014Member International Artists’ Union
2015Member Israeli Professional Visual Artists Association
Publications (poetry)
- Spring 2002, Café Poetry, Arc 16, The Journal of the Israel Association of Writers in English
- Winter 2002, The International Library of Poetry, The Sound of Poetry (CD edition) and received the Editor’s Choice Award
- Adar 5761, The Journal of the Jerusalem Poetry Slam, No.1
- Summer, 2001, Kid Pistol, Arc15, The Journal of the Israel Association of Writers in English
- Spring, 2000, The Journal of the Israel Association of Writers in English – Arc 14
- Summer,1999, Expatriates & Ex-Patriots, The Journal of the Israel Association of Writers in English
- 1999, Voices Israel, Poetry from Israel and abroad, vol.26
- 1997/1998, Voices Israel, Poetry from Israel and abroad, vol.25
- February, 1997, English Poetry from Israel, Israel Association of Writers in English
- Summer,1996, The Journal of the Israel Association of Writers in English - Arc 11
Collections:
Ambassador David Friedman Family Collection, USA
Assorted private collections in USA, Israel and Europe