My paintings represent snapshots and reoccurring themes in my life that tell a larger story about geography and culture.

For Sanchez, food plays an important role in understanding who we are and how we see ourselves. Food creates a sense of belonging, particularly while we are the furthest away from home.

The cravings we develop are often directly linked with the comforts we associate them with and the vivid memories they evoke. Food can transport and connect us with past and present family and friends, important events, and particular periods in our lives. Sanchez explains she uses food as a way to talk about her life and celebrate her identity, “I love food and its power to carry memory, create community and shape identity, and as the subject of my work, it’s the way i express my family history, life in San Antonio, and contemporary Mexican-American culture. We all have a unique relationship with food, and the idea of making art that explores that relationship and is welcoming to people outside the art community is important to me. You don’t have to be an art critic to understand or connect to the emotions that food triggers.”