Specializing in modern-day still life, Eva Marengo Sanchez uses everyday objects to elevate the commonplace, creating new iconic symbols through her bicultural, Tex-Mex lens. Born in San Antonio in 1990 and currently living there, Sanchez’s connection to the city is clear in her work through her representation of local food, identity, geography, and culture. Reminiscent of early 17th-century floral oil paintings, Eva replaces the traditional vase with a vessel in nearly every San Antonian's house: a “Go Spurs Go” cup. Recurrent in Eva’s work, the theme of replacing the mundane with locally salient objects transforms everyday imagery into personal and cultural symbols, creating what the artist describes as “snapshots into moments and recurring themes in my life that tell a larger story about geography and culture.” - Eva Marengo Sanchez