Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Elizabeth Sanchez. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Elizabeth, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

Last year I worked on a set of paintings that were very intimate and close to my heart. The show titled “Así se Acaba el Mundo/This is How the World Ends” was exhibited at Brigham Young University and was inspired by a turbulent time in my life. The paintings invite reflection toward the constant endings and life’s beginnings. This group of paintings was inspired by what at some point felt like the dominoes of many ends of my world. My father’s passing and my divorce.

Besides the biographic nature in these paintings, there is a lot of inspiration from the process of coming to know oneself through Indigenous American philosophies and ancient Mexican beliefs in balance and chaos.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, the youngest daughter of two teachers, my father was also a local poet and writer. By the age of eight, I had developed a passion for painting and established a comfortable relationship with oils.

In 2003 I moved from Mexico to Utah to continue my formal art education. Growing up in Mexico I was mainly exposed to religious art, this influenced my ideas and devotion for painting the human figure. The melding and exposures of two cultures continues to influence my art and identity.

I graduated from Brigham Young University, where I earned a BFA in Studio Arts. My repertoire consists of Portraiture and Figurative works. My work has been displayed at the Springville Museum of Art, 35th Annual Creche Exhibit in Palo Alto CA, Brigham Young University among others. In 2021 the Utah Division of Art Museum acquired my work “Dos Casas”  as  part of the state Art Collection.

How did you build your audience on social media?

My advice for creatives using social media as their main platform is that more followers doesn’t necessarily mean more sales or  an engagement audience. My main business platform is Instagram. I remembered years ago when I started a lot of creatives felt the need to grow their followers on their IG account. As a creative and being around other artists who also used social media as their main platform I don’t fall into the more followers is more trap anymore.
You want to attract the right crowd, not just any audience. Grow your following as organically as possible, the people who connect and will benefit from your art/business are the only followers you need. Not only will your account have more engagement but you will also gain a more meaningful community for your creative ideas and content.

Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

Get together with other artists, find art groups, go to shows, don’t be afraid to introduce yourself. I have learned more from artist friends than I could have learned on my own. Keep learning and exploring your own art, don’t fit yourself into boxes. Sometimes a type of art would do better than other and we would be tempted to stay doing the same type of art, keep exploring and learning from your own process.

Contact Info:

• Website: Elizabethsanchezart.com
• Instagram: @Elizabeth_Sanchez_Art

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