Sandra Whitby’s journey from a graphic artist to the fine arts studio began long ago. While a student at The Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh,PA, she worked in her spare time as a window display designer for The Tweed Shop, a women’s clothier. She later completed her B.S. in Graphic Design from Pittsburgh’s LaRoche College and moved on to a position as a graphics assistant for the “Mister Rogers” program, the now famous and long-running PBS children’s show.

In the summer of 1983 Sandy moved to San Antonio and joined Warren Reed & Friends, a small boutique design shop. Since then she has become a fixture on the local and regional advertising scene, winning several awards for print and television advertising campaigns. In 1992 she left her full-time agency position to strike out on her own and has been working non-stop ever since. Given all of this design experience, it’s no surprise that Sandy’s paintings have a bit of a graphic edge. But those familiar with her corporate work may be surprised to see an element of deep introspection evident in the work which reveals a soulful aspect of her artistic pursuits. Yet, the collection of paintings transcends her design experience; clearly she has reached another level both professionally and personally.

Her paintings bring the viewer into a world of textural abstraction and rich colors. They evoke a dream-like etherealism, blending abstract representations with a raw textural quality. Her late mentor and painter, Alberto Mijangos said, “Her experience as a graphic artist, her selection of color as spiritual reference, and her use of materials request my participation in her dreams of mystical geometry.”

2001 - 2008 Exhibits
Group Exhibit (2 Artists)
Radius Gallery
San Antonio, Texas

Solo Exhibit
Shadow
Instituto de Mexico, San Antonio, Texas

Group Show
Martinez Gallery, Troy, NY

Solo Exhibit
Accidents/Apropos
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas

Two-Person Exhibit
Alchemy
Gallery Nord, San Antonio, Texas

Group Show
1550 Gallery, Kerrville, TX 78028

Group Show
9 Each: 15 Artists
Salon Mijangos, 1906 South Flores, San Antonio Texas

Solo Exhibit
GeoTerra: Nature Throwing a Curve
Salon Mijangos, 1906 South Flores, San Antonio Texas

Female Power… Female Creation
Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, Texas

Collections
UTSA, University of Texas, San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Permanent Collection

Credentials
BS-Graphic Design, 1979
LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, PA
Summa Cum Laude

BA-Illustration, 1973
Ivy School of Art, Pittsburgh, PA

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