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Eva Marengo Sanchez: Any given Monday
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Ruiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Eva Marengo Sanchez: Any given Monday, our first solo exhibition of the San Antonio-based artist's works. The exhibition will be on view at our San Antonio gallery from May 20 to August 22, 2026. The artist’s still-life paintings highlight the relationships among food, identity, geography, and culture. Meticulously rendered and compositionally reminiscent of Old Master paintings, Marengo Sanchez’s work elevates the commonplace, creating snapshots of her bicultural and Tex-Mex experience. Any given Monday explores the convergence of private and public through her still lifes of everyday subjects, which hold strong associations in the artist’s personal narrative while also speaking to collective memories.
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Eva Marengo SanchezHigh frequency items, 2026Oil on canvas20 x 30 x 1.5 in
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Eva Marengo SanchezMom's beans, 2026Oil on canvas24 x 30 x 1.88 in
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Eva Marengo Sanchez
Mom and Dad's House, 2026 (detail image)
Signed bottom rightOil on canvas36 x 72 x 1.75 in
91.4 x 182.9 x 4.4 cmEva Marengo Sanchez depicts a quiet, intimate morning gathering in her work Mom and Dad's house. Although no people are present, the table arrangement implies a multigenerational presence. The display includes a variety of breakfast staples, such as pan dulce, fruit, and toast, reflecting individual tastes within the household. By combining various coffee shades with these morning delicacies, Sanchez creates an evocative image of a family’s early daily rituals.
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Eva Marengo SanchezBest Case Scenario, 2026Oil on canvas30 x 40 x 1.5 in
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Eva Marengo SanchezGluten-free is healthier, right?, 2026Oil on canvas24 x 18 x 1.5 in
61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm -
“A big theme in my work is noticing and appreciating the simple, small, unremarkable, mundane parts of our lives — saying, 'this is special and romantic and dramatic and beautiful because I’ve decided so.”
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Marengo Sanchez utilizes common single-use plastics to prompt a reflection on contemporary consumerism. By pairing these materials with floral imagery, she highlights the tension between artificial waste and the natural environment. The artist describes the slow process of engaging with nature as a necessary counterbalance to the immediacy of modern life, noting that working within the "timeline of a flower" is an essential exercise in mindfulness.
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Eva Marengo SanchezSpecial Occasion, 2026Oil on canvas30 x 40 x 1.5 in
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Eva Marengo SanchezKnorr, 2026Oil on canvas28 x 22 x 1.5 in
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Eva Marengo SanchezTexas Pollinators, 2026Oil on canvas36 x 48 x 1.75 in
91.4 x 121.9 x 4.4 cmTexas Pollinators explores the symbolism of flowers through the artist’s perspective, shaped by Buddhism and meditation, emphasizing their beauty, fragility, and cyclical nature. Marengo Sanchez highlights Lantana and Salvia, native flowers to South Texas, magnifying their presence to honor their quiet strength and delicate beauty. The artist reflects on these florals, stating, “They are resilient and beautiful and deserve to be dramatically blown up in scale, hit with a spotlight, and a long shadow.”
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Eva Marengo SanchezHere for two seconds, 2026Oil on canvas20 x 24 x 1.5 in
50.8 x 61 x 3.8 cm -
Eva Marengo SanchezCoin jar, 2025Oil on canvas32 x 48 in
81.3 x 121.9 cmMarengo Sanchez uses objects to tell stories of personal and cultural identity. In this painting, the focus is on a single woman’s dresser, littered with items that reflect a self-fashioned sense of self. Coin Jar emphasizes the passage of time through details such as old and new 100-peso banknotes, a candle with ash-covered glass from reuse, and an overgrown plant gently caressing a watch at the center of the composition. Drawing on the traditions of still life painting, Marengo Sanchez captures the gradual process of coming into one’s own identity, such as collecting coins or growing beyond one’s pot.
Eva Marengo Sanchez: Any given Monday: San Antonio
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