Overview

Sandra Leal (b. 1980, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) studied Visual Arts at the University of Monterrey, interspersing courses at the London Institute. She later completed a postgraduate degree in Visual Communication at the University of the Arts, London.

Under the premise of the feeling and impulse that transitions from contemplation to creative action, her work explores the mediums for manipulating light and darkness on canvas or paper. In the
process, she erases and marks her strokes, situating them within a buildup of layers that intermittently shifts from depth to surface and vice versa. She subverts the darkness of her background by acknowledging the chromatic situation of the line, without evident discrimination between painting, drawing, and writing, prioritizing both the spatial and organizational potency of light.

Sandra Leal has exhibited collectively or individually in Mexico City, Monterrey, Madrid, and Zurich. She lives and works in Monterrey, Mexico, focusing on painting, graphic production, and sculpture.

Biography

Born in 1980 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Lives and works in Mexico City.

 

Education

2005 Fine Arts and Design, University of the Arts, London, UK
2003 Degree in Fine Arts, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), Monterrey, N.L., Mexico

 

Solo Exhibitions

2025 Monterrey Art Week, Open Studio, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
2024 Studio Croma, Cuarto de proyectos, Mexico City, Mexico
  JO-HS Gallery / Project Moné, Surveillance of the Gods, Mexico City, Mexico

 

Group Exhibitions

2024 KÖNIG Mexico City, Contrapunto, Mexico City, Mexico
  Espacio Báltico, Contrapunto II, Mexico City, Mexico
  König Gallery, Gloomy Sunday, Mexico City, Mexico
  Salón ACME No. 11, Selección del Estado Nuevo León, Mexico City, Mexico
  Studio Croma, Cuarto cuarto, Mexico City, Mexico
2023 Lobster Club / JO-hs, Lobster Club, Mexico City, Mexico

 

Residencies

Studio Croma, Mexico City, Mexico

Private Residency, María Escardó, Menorca, Spain

Works