Manuel (Juan Manuel) Sanchez - Artist Info

About Manuel (Juan Manuel) Sanchez

Name variants

Juan Manuel Sanchez, Manolo Sánchez
  • Biography

    Painter, muralist and engraver Juan Manuel Sánchez was born in 1930 in Buenos Aires. He studied art with Alfonso Lafita and Vicente Puig.

    In 1956 he first exhibited with Ricardo Carpani and Mario Mollari. In 1959 Sánchez, Carpani and Molinari founded the Espartaco Group along with Juana E. Diz, E.Bute, C. Piedras, R. Lara, P. Di Bianco, F. Ventura and C. Sessano.

    He has received many awards and mentions throughout his career. His work is exhibited in several countries and it is part of the permanent collection in different museums of the world.

    The artist lives in Vancouver, Canada and is married to painter Nora Patrich. He conducts workshops in both Canada and Argentina.

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