About Sandra Belitza-Vazquez: Sandra is an internationally exhibited, award-winning and versatile artist whose awe-inspiring photographs raise our awareness about the natural beauty in the world. She also reminds us about our responsibility to honor and preserve it. She captures magnificent views from world travels as well as local nature scenes.
Sandra explains, “I want others to experience the same beauty and wonder I see in the world and share in the power of art to bring us joy and soothe and renew our spirit.”
Portfolio Series: “A World Wonderland”
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Sandra has participated in over 100 solo and juried group exhibitions in the U.S. and Mexico. They include: the Howland Art Center in Beacon, NY; Garrison Art Center; Federal Hall in New York City; the Arts Society of Kingston; Decode Gallery in Tucson, Arizona; Photo Place Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont; Praxis Photographic Arts Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon; Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie, NY; J. Mane Gallery; the National Museum of Anthropology and History in Mexico City; and The Casa de la Cultura in Puebla, Mexico.
Her many online exhibitions and awards include Manhattan Arts International’s “Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” Invitational Exhibition, The Healing Power of Art Inspired by Nature; “HerStory,” “The Spirit of Resilience,” and “The Healing Power of Color” in which she received several Awards of Excellence.
She became a member of The Healing Power of Art and Artists online art gallery after winning a Special Recognition Award and a one-year membership from the HPAA online art gallery.
J. Mane Gallery awarded Sandra “Best in Show” for her image of curtains in deep shadow in their 2024 “Abstracts Art” Exhibition. Her “Spring Growth” photograph won the Juror’s Award in the Garrison Art Center’s International Biennial exhibition “smallWorks: 60 Years & 60 Artists” in November 2024.
The Office of the Secretary of Culture for the State of Puebla matted and framed 50 of her prints of the Huey Atlixcayotl dance festival for exhibition in two galleries in the Casa de la Cultura from November 8 through December 1, 2024. The same office published her book on the dance festival in November 2023. Ilford Photo donated the artist’s fine art photography paper to print her images.
Two of Sandra’s photographs were published as greeting cards by the National Wildlife Federation. Sandra was the featured artist in the April 2023 edition of the Living Rhinebeck Magazine, and an article about her and her work appeared in Bard College’s Spanish language magazine, La Voz in August.
Sandra Belitza-Vazquez’s Artist’s Statement: “I share the excitement and joy of my worldwide journeys of discovery through my photographs. Highlighting the beauty of the natural world and the lives that share this planet with us brings me joy. My travels and adventures deepen my understanding of my place in the world and help satisfy my curiosity about the world. I want others to experience the same beauty and wonder I see in the world and share in the power of art to bring us joy and soothe and renew our spirit.”
Interesting Facts About Sandra Belitza-Vazquez:
“I am still in touch with many of my ex-students from the Department of Graphic Arts and Design of the University of the Americas after forty-four years! We have a yearly reunion in Puebla, Mexico, where we share news of our families and refresh our memories of our wonderful times at the University.”
“I seem to attract the attention of animals. A baby gorilla pushed me next to his silverback daddy in Uganda in 2019. While in Madagascar, a lemur jumped on my head, another came to my hand, and a third came down a limb to take a closer look at me.”
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Sandra’s work is truly healing! It’s like she has the camera there when the right moment arrives—helping us to understand the world around us! My favorites are her pictures of creatures great and small; but then I love the flowers so much! Whether she’s photographing the wide open prairie or a beautiful sunset beyond a mountain, she sees like no one else!