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Sandra Chanis
www.chanisl.com

Artist Name: Sandra Chanis

Title of Piece: Equinox

Media: crystal marble, granite, and stainless steel

Dimensions: 6’H x 28”W x 14”D

Retail Price: $2,700 + tax

Artist’s Statement: Rock…the chore of earth and a symbol of strength in the spiritual/ethereal world. It was my challenge to make it seem fluid and fragile by carving bending curves and creating black holes that give it its visually kinetic power. Thus, Equinox, where the explosive collision of planets of millions of years ago gave the world its energy represented by the steel rods that move delicately to the natural forces of nature/wind.

Artist Bio: Sandra Chanis L. was born in Panama City, Panama. She received her B.A. from Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio and her M.A. from University of Dallas, Texas.

Sandra has received many awards and has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the U.S. and abroad. As a former tenured professor of art at the University of Panama, she developed a passion for sharing insight into the art world. She continues to foster students as a professor in the MFA program for the University of Vermont, Montpelier.

Besides her marble abstract and semi-figurative work, Sandra is known for a ceramic series of sisters and swimmers that deal with contemporary issues of molecular link, water, and survival. At present, Sandra is sculpting a 12,680-pound Carrara marble.

“The sky is the limit” is a phrase that would personify Sandra’s commitment and determination for art…

Photo: Rachel Cobb