Gabriela Sanchez

Gabriela Sánchez (Havana, Cuba, 1991) Photographer and visual artist graduated from the Higher Institute of Art (ISA) in Havana, where she studied Cinematography Direction and complemented her training with Art History. Her work navigates between the intimate and the collective, exploring cultural heritage, rituals, and identities woven over time. Through imagery, she builds bridges between family memories and social narratives.
Among her notable series are:
"Legacy" —a visual study of the women in her family, revealing how traditional patterns, passed down through generations, have shaped their identities and trades, becoming a mirror of resistance and reinvention.
"The Art of Waiting" —documents those who have aged in Cuba, resisting emigration while awaiting social transformations and change.
Work inspired by Afro-Cuban religion —rooted in the rites inherited from her grandmother, exploring identity as ceremony and memory as shared practice.
After moving from Cuba to a quiet town in northern Italy, her perspective expanded, blending nostalgia for her homeland with admiration for European landscapes. Long train journeys through Italy, Switzerland, and Spain became a constant source of inspiration, allowing her to capture the harm...

Cinematography Direction, Higher Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba, 2013-2017
University of Havana, Art History (extracurricular course), 2014
Art and Activism, Political Residencies and Vice Lab, 2021

Cuba Com Fé Personal Exhibition in Brasilia 2025

Online Exhibition and Presentation in FEEM Magazine (Women Photographers Around the World), 2022-2023

Political Residencies and Vice Lab, 2023
Fotografías desde una Cuba que alza la voz (Vice Magazine)

Caracol Award, UNEAC, Havana, Cuba. Cinematography Direction for the TV film "Sal," 2019

Group Exhibition “A la Luz de un Quinqué” at EFCH (Creative Photography School), Havana, Cuba, October 2015

Group Exhibition “AXIOMA”, Havana, Cuba, May-June 2014