Recurrent Dream
solo exhibition by SM Sanz
October 6 - November 10, 2024
AUSTIN, TX — Coronado Print Room is proud to present Recurrent Dream, a solo exhibition by artist SM Sanz exploring notions of home, identity, memory, and intimacy. Composed of mixed media paintings, screenprints, and risograph prints, Sanz’s exhibition considers the impact of social conventions and politics on women as she delves into her personal journey of immigrating to the U.S. from Panama.
“The work displayed is about my experience immigrating to the U.S., uprooting my life to seek a better future and finding myself lost in a place so vast and unlike my home that my time in Panama feels like a past life or a dream. It's an homage to a place that I have outgrown but repeatedly return to in my mind, wearing this nostalgia as an old dress. It’s about the close emotional connections I’ve formed with other women, including my mother, sister, friends, and partners, and the responsibility we feel to look after one another in an environment that is little more than inhospitable.”
On view will also be a brand new screenprint by the artist printed in collaboration with Pepe Coronado at Coronado printstudio this fall.
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About the Artist
SM Sanz is an illustrator and muralist based in Dallas, Texas. She grew up in Panama City, Panama and started her career as an artist in the local mural arts scene. The main theme of her work is that of female empowerment, expressed through portraits of strong, provocative women, as well as themes of environmental protection, immigration, and social justice.
With over ten years of experience as a visual artist, Sanz has completed 30 murals across the southwestern U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Panama, and Australia, and works with painting and print techniques, ceramics, and installation. She has collaborated with organizations such as the International Development Bank, NPR, FEMA, and UNDP. Most recently, she developed an art installation for Meow Wolf in Grapevine, Texas.
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Reception
Saturday, October 5, 2024
7-10 PM
Exhibition Dates
October 6 - November 10, 2024
Gallery Hours
Saturdays 12-4 PM or by appointment
Address
Coronado Print Room
4201 S Congress Ave, Ste 323
Austin, TX 78745
Currently on view in the Print Room
An Installation by Belén Victoria
September 14 - 28, 2024
Gallery Hours:
Saturdays 12-4 PM or by appt
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