About

Born in Galicia, Spain, Dolores Sanchez Calvo’s practice is rooted in an early education in linguistics at the University of Santiago—a foundation that fostered her distinct "anatomical sensibility" toward communication. After honing her craft through multimedia and photography studies in Holland and a residency in New York, she established her studio in London two decades ago.

Sanchez Calvo’s work has consistently been recognized by major UK institutions. She featured in the National Portrait Gallery’s 2007 Photographic Portrait Prize and won the Westminster Arts Photographic Award in 2008, which led to her solo exhibition, I am sitting beside me, at the Curzon Cinema (2009). Her international presence is further highlighted by her inclusion in the Focus-Abengoa Prizes in Seville (2010) and the Creekside Open (2011), for which she was selected by the esteemed sculptor Phyllida Barlow.

Between 2012 and 2013, she participated in the Invisible Bridges project, which culminated in a solo exhibition at the Phoenix Gallery in Brighton and Metro Gallery in Santiago, Spain, accompanied by a dedicated book. Her exploration of physical and psychological space continued with solo presentations such as Femme: Skin at the Stratford Art Circus (2014) and at Bermondsey Project Space (2019).

Solo shows also include Model Britain at Brompton Hospital (2010), the Anzac Centre at Harefield Hospital (2009), and at the Dorchester Art Festival (2005).

More recent shows include The architecture of silence, Vestige (2019), small and beautiful (2020) at Dekka-Arts Gallery in Margate.