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Javier Sanchez

ART 101 Drawing Instructor

Department(s)
Art

Biography

Originally from Mexico City, Mexico, Javier Sanchez is a multidisciplinary artist who works on sculpture, photography, and experimental sound and video installations.

He studied Archeology at Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico City, Commercial Photography from CSN College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV, Studio Art from UNLV University Of Nevada Las Vegas, NV (BFA, 2012), MFA Master's Fine Arts in Studio Art from SUNY University at Buffalo, NY (MFA, 2017), and Master's in Secondary Education Humanities from GCU Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ (M. Ed. 2021). Sanchez is currently teaching at Desert Pines HS Photography Program and at UNLV University of Nevada Las Vegas Department of Art. His work has been featured local and nationally and it's been featured in the art magazines Art Practical, from the Bay Area, and Hyperallergic, from Brooklyn NY.