Sandra Felemovicius

Bio-Mission Statement

I am a Mexican Artist; I immigrated to the United States from Mexico City 28 years ago. My process of creating a painting is rooted in who I am, integrating my past with my present cultures. My work process is exploratory; I create several layers of paint and/or mixed media and scratch the surface to find the surprise element within the painting.

My work often explores the relationship between the natural and the manmade, and how vulnerable we are to both. One could not exist without the other; the natural world around us and our concrete jungles exert just as much power over us as we do over them.

My bold brush strokes are the stable ground that I hold onto as an immigrant; the layers and complexity of being one, and the struggle to find balance between both worlds intuitively guide my work.

I engage with the mark making, image and medium in a direct and an intimate way. As an abstract painter, I’ve always wanted to go beyond the borders of my canvas. When I began to think about how I would do this, I started to think about my roots and heritage, and ultimately to my childhood home in Mexico. The longhorn skulls emerged for me as a unique symbol of strength and courage, and I was excited by th...

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 1995
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Furniture Design

Scuola Lorenzo Di Medici, 1991
Studies in Drawing and Painting

Continuing studies / Master Artist Residencies with Steven Aimone

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Art at a Whirl at the Keg House Building
Minneapolis, MN. May 2019
U.S. Bank Stadium Permanent Collection, 2016
Minneapolis, MN
Misrachi Gallery Mexico City, 2015
Minneapolis, MN
Tychman Shapiro Gallery, 2014-2018
Art a Whirl at the Casket Arts Building, 2010-2018
Minneapolis, MN
Independence and Revolution 1810/1910/2010 at Intermedia Arts, April 2010
Minneapolis, MN
Somos Art Gallery, December 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Caché Show at the Casket Arts Building, November 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Rain Collective Fall Show at the Casket Arts Building, October 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Art at a Whirl at the Casket Arts Building, May 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Vine Arts Gallery, February 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Rain Collective Fall Show at the Casket Arts Building, October 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Hand to Hand Collaboration Show at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, June 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Art at a Whirl at the Casket Arts Building
Minneapolis, MN. May 2008
Keg House Collective Fall Show
Minneapolis, MN. October 2007
Art at a Whirl at the Keg House Building
Minneapolis, MN. May 2007

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Manuk Gallery in San M...