Sandi Ludescher

I’m a contemporary figurative painter born with the soul of an artist who loves humanity. Faces and figures of everyday people, the quirky or the ones left behind or cast off speak deeply to me. And, this is the focus of my work.

I create in a series.While each painting is independent, it allows a more complete exploration of that subject without pressure to cram all ideas onto one canvas.

My work is expressionistic because of the emotion I capture. That’s my goal. A tiny inner voice that seems to belong to a prospective subject speaks to me. And, when I listen, I get expressive, emotionally charged paintings; full of questions and narratives. That’s my goal. I was at an impressionable age during the 1960’s and that influence is still present in much of my work. Blogs on my website talk about some of them in greater detail. I want viewers to think.
But, not everything is serious. I care about people and society but when life or news seems too heavy or unmanageable, I sometimes resort to lighter subject matter; dragons, for example.

In all my work, I explore color and composition in symbolic, expressionistic ways and work fairly large. There is considerable planning but I also allow for serendipity. My compositions run off e...

Loara High School, Anaheim, California

University of New Mexico '06 BFA
Painting, Drawing and Printmaking
Art History

Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Virginia, Summer 2026
Strata New Mexico 2026, SAnta Fe
Southwest Print Fiesta, October 2025
Sedona Arts Center, 2025, Arizona
New Mexico State Permanent Art Collection Purchase, 2 paintings, 2022
Encantada 2015-2022, Albuquerque
Sandi J Ludescher:Solo Dia de los Muertos, North Fourth Street Art Center, October-December 2021
Solo: Dia de los Muertos, Fuller Art Lodge, Los Alamos, 2022
Women’s Caucus for the arts exhibition, Colorado.
Amy Ringholz Art Award grant recipient, 2020
Art In Resilience, Manhattan Arts International, September-November 2020
North Dakota Art Museum, Art in Isolation, June-August 2020
On the Surface, Attleboro Arts Museum, June 18-July 17, 2020
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD, Women’s Work Show, Ghost Wolf Gallery
North Fourth Street Art Center, Albuquerque, September 2021-January 2022
Dia de los Muertos invitational,
In Celebration! Solo Show, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico , Fall 2020
Dias de los Muertos Invitational, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque
Exhibiting Artist, University of New Mexico School of Law Library gallery, March 2020-March 2021
Encantada 2019, NM EXPO, Albuquerque From Our Mountain to Yours, two person show, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los A...