Zilia Sánchez, Cuban minimalist painter, dies at 98
Zilia Sánchez, the renowned Cuban artist known for her vibrant stretched canvases that challenged the male-dominated Minimalism with a feminist lens, has died as per a statement from Galerie Lelong & Co on Thursday. She was born in Havana in 1926 and studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro. After Fidel Castro came to power, she chose to leave Cuba. She then honed her skills in printmaking at the Pratt Institute in New York and studied conservation at the Prado in Madrid. Besides her artwork, she worked in set design and graphic design. Although she was initially recognized in Cuba, her fame grew internationally during the 2010s, featuring in notable exhibitions worldwide.
Key facts
- Zilia Sánchez died in 2024 at age 98.
- Galerie Lelong & Co announced her death.
- She was a Cuban minimalist artist known for stretched canvases.
- Her work provided a feminist counterpoint to male-dominated Minimalism.
- She was born in Havana in 1926.
- She studied at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro.
- She left Cuba after Fidel Castro came to power.
- She studied printmaking at Pratt Institute and conservation at Prado.
- She gained international recognition in the 2010s.
- Her works were shown at Artists Space, Venice Biennale, ICA Miami, Centre Pompidou.
- David Everitt Howe wrote about her in ArtReview Summer 2013.
Entities
Artists
- Zilia Sánchez
- David Everitt Howe
Institutions
- Galerie Lelong & Co
- Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro
- Pratt Institute
- Prado
- Artists Space
- Venice Biennale
- ICA Miami
- Centre Pompidou
- ArtReview
Locations
- Havana
- Cuba
- New York
- Madrid
- Spain
- Miami
- Paris