Zita Barbara Sanders

Upcoming Works

The spring of 2008 has some great projects ahead for me. Coming up in the first weekend of March is 'The Kitchen Goddess Goes To Work', a textile installation that is timed with Women's History Month, and will explore the transition of women leaving their post in the kitchen and what that looks like!

A Little Bit About The Exhibit

The exhibit will feature a life-sized retro and modern-day kitchen 'working' environment. **Images will be coming online very soon! We will also have living, breathing kitchen goddesses, armed with salami rolls, devilled eggs and answers to all of your kitchen-goddess related questions. Here is some information about a couple of our goddesses!


Martha Mauricia Sanders

Please welcome the first of two of our lovely Kitchen Goddesses. 22 year old professional model and actress Martha Mauricia Sanders is excited to play the part of a kitchen goddess in the local San Antonio art exhibit!

Background information: Taken by her straight teeth and charm, Martha Mauricia was “discovered” in a dentist chair during a regular teeth cleaning. The dentist working on her teeth noticed her exceptional good looks and outgoing personality. Martha was immediately asked to be a part of a feature in a dental magazine which would be distributed all over the world. Since then she has been invited to participate in a Donald Trump Fashion Show as well as shows for Texan designers. Martha Mauricia started early; at twelve years old she modeled for Sears and starred in a commercial for Kerns Nectar where she discovered a passion for performing. She is currently a senior at St. Mary’s University majoring in Finance and Risk Management.

Future Plans: Martha Mauricia plans to go on to grad school in order to continue her higher education. She looks forward to continuing modeling and acting in order to finance her academic endeavors.




Zita Barbara Sanders

We are also very lucky to have her sister, Zita Barbara Sanders, an aspiring art student and musician! Talented artist Zita Barbara Sanders is currently working on a C.D. project as a way to explore music and art. She plans to attend grad school after graduating from St. Mary's this spring. She is a double major in marketing and management.

For more information about her art, look on her webpage:




Article from link below:

art-exhibits.htm

Tuesday, January 22, 2008


Please welcome the first of two of our lovely Kitchen Goddesses. 22 year old professional model and actress Martha Mauricia Sanders is excited to play the part of a kitchen goddess in the local San Antonio art exhibit!
Background information: Taken by her straight teeth and charm, Martha Mauricia was “discovered” in a dentist chair during a regular teeth cleaning. The dentist working on her teeth noticed her exceptional good looks and outgoing personality. Martha was immediately asked to be a part of a feature in a dental magazine which would be distributed all over the world. Since then she has been invited to participate in a Donald Trump Fashion Show as well as shows for Texan designers. Martha Mauricia started early; at twelve years old she modeled for Sears and starred in a commercial for Kerns Nectar where she discovered a passion for performing. She is currently a senior at St. Mary’s University majoring in Finance and Risk Management.

Future Plans: Martha Mauricia plans to go on to grad school in order to continue her higher education. She looks forward to continuing modeling and acting in order to finance her academic endeavors.
Martha Mauricia's Contact Website: 314267/


We are also very lucky to have her sister, Zita Barbara Sanders, an aspiring art student and musician! Talented artist Zita Barbara Sanders is currently working on a C.D. project as a way to explore music and art. She plans to attend grad school after graduating from St. Mary's this spring. She is a double major in marketing and management. For moreinformation about her art, look on her webpage: .


Article from link below:


2008/01/goddesses-unite.html

Thursday, January 24, 2008
"I Run Like The Wind In High Heels"


Spoken like a true lady, our Goddesses are both tough, savvy and sophisticated. They know their way around a kitchen for sure, but can teach you a thing or two about making it in today's dog-eat-dog world. Take Zita Barbara, for instance. In one of our interviews, she tells us how it is.


Me: What plans do you have academically after you graduate from school?

ZB: Going for a PhD. During my graduation ceremony, the lady next to me turned to me and said, “Keep going, don’t stop until you have a PhD… you have the face for it.” Apparently facial features have a lot to do with the ability to reason at higher levels. I don’t mean to brag, but I apply cream to my face everyday to prevent wrinkles and loss of I.Q.

Me: Can you run in high heels?

ZB: I run like the wind in high heels. Let me tell you, there is nothing more painful to a woman than running a mile in heels, besides childbirth.

And there you have it! Our first questions, answered by Zita Barbara. More to come in the very near future!


To read full article visit link below:


2008/01/i-run-like-wind-in-high-heels.html

Thursday, January 31, 2008
Chattin' In The Kitsch- en

Our kitchen goddesses are busy lining up and readying themselves for the March exhibit, but had just enough time away from ironing their going-out gloves to chat with us about what it takes to be fabulous. Martha Mauricia and Zita Barbara reflect for us.
Me: If I followed you around in the grocery store, what would I see you putting in your cart?


ZB: I like gummy bears. I get a small bag almost every time I go to the store. I have certain requirements. My boyfriend knows, and he stays at the store sifting through bags to see which one has the least green bears.


MM: I’m a very down to earth eater. You’d see me putting in goldfish crackers, fruits, steaks, and feta cheese. Every once and a while I put in ice cream or cake.


mmmm, cake.


Me: What is the strongest point of your studies? (both are currently finishing degrees)

MM: I’m a math person. That’s why I studied finance. It’s really a math degree in disguise.

ZB: Writing, art, music, marketing… in general I’m a creative person. I innovate and create wherever I go. To innovate something, a person needs to have a background in a number of things, not just one area in order to think differently and provide a different response to a problem that is normally answered the same way. So, to answer the question, I try to soak it all up when I’m in school, much like a kitchen sponge...

mmmm, kitchen sponges.

Now, while you're sitting on your couch with a bag of chips, these girls are cracking their knuckles and getting ready to whip us all into shape, both mentally and physically.

Me: If you held an influential public office, what is the first thing you would do or change?

MM: I would like to influence the fitness level in cities like San Antonio. I would also do more for the arts. In very intellectual cultures, art plays a big role in society. In American culture, art takes a back seat unless it attracts a mass audience and advertisers can make money off it. Therefore, most of the art we are exposed to is very manufactured to hit a certain crowd or demographic which means a lot of smaller artists aren’t heard.


Me: And Zita Barbara? What are your plans for the rest of this year?

ZB: I’m going to finish up with my second degree this year and look into different graduate programs. I of course, hope to finish my CD this year. I would like to make a music video just because that sounds like a lot of fun.


Me: If you were to challenge a member of the opposite sex to a competition, knowing you could win, what competition would you choose?

MM: arm wrestling. There’s nothing more humiliating than to hear the buddy of a boy say, “You lost to her at arm wresting…”


Visit link below:

2008/01/chattin-in-kitsch-en.html

March 2008: Suchil Coffman-Guerra Textile Installation

(is featuring Zita Barbara Sanders and sister Martha Mauricia Sanders as live models in the show.)


Upcoming Exhibit

March 6 - 15, 2008

Artist: Suchil Coffman-Guerra

Kitchen Goddess Goes to Work

"Walking into a Kitchen Goddess installation is a lot like stepping back in time, that is, if nostalgia is covered in leopard spots and Technicolor fur. Created entirely out of textiles in uncommon arrangements, the Kitchen Goddess exhibit will come to life again during Women’s History Month. Entering the Kitchen Goddess exhibit will be a trip back to the 1950s, when women had perfected the art of homemaking. This is a visual representation of that world, complete with living Kitchen Goddesses to narrate you through a day in their lives, as you walk through their household, and come out the other side, into the cool, color-coordinated multi-tasking kitchen that belongs to the modern-day working woman that has it all.

Originated in 2005, the Kitchen Goddess concept is a visual project that local artist Suchil Coffman-Guerra leapt upon when asked to curate a nationally juried show in Denver, Colorado. It grew into a project that had dozens of Colorado artists involved in; creating textile pieces, walls, and an entire life-sized kitchen goddess environment to make a subtle statement about women’s roles during the 50s. The current exhibit in San Antonio, Texas, will expand upon the original idea and begin the exploration of women’s path from the kitchen to the workplace, and how, in some cases, they are the same."

-Fiber Art Space
exhibits.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 4, 2008
Contact: Larisa Caicedo, Executive Director
202.223.9100

The Latin-American Diplomatic Community and Artists in DC Join to Support Latinas in their Fight against Cancer.
Washington, DC (November 4, 2008) – Nueva Vida's third annual Reception, Art Exhibit and Sale will take place on November 20, 2008 from 6pm to 9:30pm. The event will be hosted by Ambassador of Mexico to the USA, Arturo Zarukhan and Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Zarukhan. This fundraising event was a major success in 2006 and 2007 and raised much needed funds to benefit uninsured/underserved Latinas with breast, cervical and ovarian cancer in the Washington metropolitan area.
This year's affair will prove to be another exciting evening as Nueva Vida will have U.S. Treasurer, Mrs. Anna Escobedo Cabral as an honored guest and a distinguished group of women have joined the steering committee. Among them are: Barbara Harrison, NBC4 news Anchor, Paula Mendoza, Jessica Lang, Ana Maria Boitel, Katherine Vernot, Gloria LaBossiere, Therese Lizardo, Miss DC 2004 (and GWU Medical Student), Leslie Sanchez, CNN commentator and political strategist.
Guests, representing the Latin American political and diplomatic communities, Washington business and political leaders, Hispanic leaders, and corporate America, including the event's main sponsor Goya Foods, have expressed their support of this worthy cause.
Nueva Vida’s 2008 Reception, Art Exhibit and Sale will feature art pieces by Anamario Hernandez from Mexico, Zita Barbara Sanders and Adam de Boer from the US, and Fernanda Piamonti from Argentina.
Proceeds, including a generous percentage of the art sales donated by the artists, will enable Nueva Vida, to continue providing free, culturally sensitive and quality services in Spanish to Latinas with cancer in the Washington, DC area.
The mission of Nueva Vida, a support network for Latinas with Cancer, is to provide access to quality health services and survivorship support to Latinas whose lives have been affected with breast, ovarian and cervical cancer. In 2007, its programs served 350 Latinas, 80 of them with cancer diagnosis. Nueva Vida provides women with bilingual information on related topics, access to free mammograms and Pap tests, professional psychological support, help locating and obtaining medical services for free or at low cost, translation at their doctor appointments, transportation, medication, wigs, government assistance programs and much more.
For further information and to RSVP please contact Nueva Vida at 202-223-9100 or visit

The Ambassador of Mexico Arturo Sarukhan and Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan, will chair this year’s fundraising event, to benefit Latinas with breast, cervical and ovarian cancer in the Washington metropolitan area. The Reception, Art Exhibit and Sale will feature the works of Latin American Artist.

I began drawing when I was three years old. By my teens I became 2nd place Texas Women's Chess Champion and was ranked roughly 23rd in the nation for my age group. While at chess tournaments, I would draw waiting for the next round to begin. This led me to produce a series of drawings that found themselves in chess books written by the chess masters and experts that surrounded me. The work quickly became popular and was eventually featured in a short-lived television series about chess. Encouraged by the success of my chess drawings, I began to explore other mediums. While in business school, I started experimenting with painting. It was during this time that I began painting large scale butterfly paintings.

I decided to paint butterflies because they represent change. I would look to my own paintings for hope and inspiration to climb whatever obstacles in my path. In my thoughts I carried the notion that my life would change, and I could help others change their lives, through the message in my paintings. I believe a sense of hope is what people feel when viewing my work.

Currently, I am receiving formal art training at the University of Texas S.A. If there is anything that you like, please feel free to send me a message.

Zita Barbara Sanders Artist CV

Education:
University of Texas S.A.-Fine Art

Honor Societies:
Golden Key International Honor Society
Alpha Chi Honor Society

Employers: Southwest School of Art
Marketing Intern


Gallery Events:

March 2012 UTSA: Photography Society Video Gallery Event

November 2009: University Of Texas S.A.
"Foundations" Show

September 2009: Citibank
Hispanic Heritage Month Museum

May 2009: St. Mary's University S.A.
W omen's History Month

November 2008: Washington metropolitan area
Nueva Vida Exposition and Sale
(The Ambassador of Mexico Arturo Sarukhan and Mrs. Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan,
will chair this year’s fundraising event, to benefit Latinas with breast, cervical and
ovarian cancer in the Washington metropolitan area. The Reception,
Art Exhibit and Sale will feature the works of Latin American Artist --Washington Life Magazine)

March 2007: San Antonio Art League Museum
Group Exhibition

February 2007: Solo show at St. Mary’s University S.A.
“The Fund” Art Campaign

August 2006 – December 2006: Art was featured in most major galleries in:
San Antonio, Boerne, Fredericksburg, Georgetown, and Kerrville
Formally introduced to the San Antonio art market on KLRN and KSAT-12 T.V. stations
“Curated Curves: The Art of the Violin”

December 2005 – January 2006: “Rialto Bistro Cinema”
Premiere artist to announce opening

Contest/Illustration Work:

July 2006: Honorable Mention-ZNE learning Scholarship

December 2005: Art featured in the independent film “Sandwich.”

1996-2001:
Illustrated a chess book series for Chess Master Steven Cheney
Illustrated a book for “Women in the Workforce” for Anson Green
Provided illustration work for “Schoolmates” magazine
Made sign advertisement for the outside of the San Antonio chess studio
First Place honorable mention High-school-Tejano Conjunto Poster Contest
First Place Jr. High-Tejano Conjunto Poster Contest
First Regional/ Second Place National Place-Ocean Pals Poster Contest
Honorable mention-“Why wear a Helmet” Design contest
First place Regional/International United Nations Peace Poster Contest

Mother Teresa: "Do It Anyway"

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.

Our kitchen goddesses are busy lining up and readying themselves for the March exhibit, but had just enough time away from ironing their going-out gloves to chat with us about what it takes to be fabulous. Martha Mauricia and Zita Barbara reflect for us.

Me: If I followed you around in the grocery store, what would I see you putting in your cart?


ZB: I like gummy bears. I get a small bag almost every time I go to the store. I have certain requirements. My boyfriend knows, and he stays at the store sifting through bags to see which one has the least green bears.


MM: I’m a very down to earth eater. You’d see me putting in goldfish crackers, fruits, steaks, and feta cheese. Every once and a while I put in ice cream or cake.


mmmm, cake.


Me: What is the strongest point of your studies? (both are currently finishing degrees)

MM: I’m a math person. That’s why I studied finance. It’s really a math degree in disguise.

ZB: Writing, art, music, marketing… in general I’m a creative person. I innovate and create wherever I go. To innovate something, a person needs to have a background in a number of things, not just one area in order to think differently and provide a different response to a problem that is normally answered the same way. So, to answer the question, I try to soak it all up when I’m in school, much like a kitchen sponge...

mmmm, kitchen sponges.

Now, while you're sitting on your couch with a bag of chips, these girls are cracking their knuckles and getting ready to whip us all into shape, both mentally and physically.

Me: If you held an influential public office, what is the first thing you would do or change?

MM: I would like to influence the fitness level in cities like San Antonio. I would also do more for the arts. In very intellectual cultures, art plays a big role in society. In American culture, art takes a back seat unless it attracts a mass audience and advertisers can make money off it. Therefore, most of the art we are exposed to is very manufactured to hit a certain crowd or demographic which means a lot of smaller artists aren’t heard.


Me: And Zita Barbara? What are your plans for the rest of this year?

ZB: I’m going to finish up with my second degree this year and look into different graduate programs. I of course, hope to finish my CD this year. I would like to make a music video just because that sounds like a lot of fun.


Me: If you were to challenge a member of the opposite sex to a competition, knowing you could win, what competition would you choose?

MM: arm wrestling. There’s nothing more humiliating than to hear the buddy of a boy say, “You lost to her at arm wresting…”

columns/story.asp?id=70404

By Jeremy Martin

Sanders starts running to catch the bus, but doesn’t make it before it pulls away. Then the rain starts, but Sanders shrugs “Life just isn’t fair that way.” Backed by a tune that’s got more than a little in common with “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Sanders seems to suggest life is a Sisyphean marathon, constantly requiring her to sprint to destinations she already knows she can’t make it to in time. Even so, she resolves to “run a little bit faster, get a little bit further, go a little bit farther.” A bit self-defeating, maybe, but Sanders has apparently learned that those who are on the road must have a code that they can live by.


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On 5/3/2010 10:03:46 PM, JennyHall said:

This girl is amazingly talented! I suggest doing an article on her art.