Gallery Coordinator, BmoreArt Connect+Collect Gallery
María Sánchez (b. Caracas, Venezuela) is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Sánchez is currently a MFA Candidate for the Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) program at UMBC. She holds a Graphic Design BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. Sánchez is the Gallery Coordinator for BmoreArt: Connect+Collect Gallery, and the IMDA Assistant and Instructor for UMBC. She contributes to social media and photographs multiple articles for BmoreArt online magazine.
María’s work has been exhibited at Transformer DC, VisArts Center Kaplan Gallery, Current Space, Julio Fine Art Gallery, 2640 Space and MICA Wilgus Gallery. She has been awarded the RTKL Fellowship for her installation Desenterrando (Unearthing) and is the recepient for the 2026 USM Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarship for Innovation and Creative Activity. María is currently teaching Time-Based Media and Graphic Design at UMBC. She was an adjunct faculty at the Graphic Design Department at MICA and gave a lecture about her filmmaking process at John Hopkins/MICA Film Center in 2023.
An Interview with the Exhibition's Featured Rubys Artist Grant Recipients
Tangential Realities features Rashida Bumbray, Red Rae, Marnie Ellen Hertzler, and Ada Pinkston, four artists who root their practices in recognizable reality before venturing into the speculative, the utopian, and the unknown. Organized with Rubys Artist Grants Program Manager Alex Ebstein.
The Executive Chef and Owner of Josefina on His Journey to Opening Harbor Point's Spanish Dining Destination
"We finish every plate—adding the olive oil, the zest, everything—to ensure it’s all just right, absolutely perfect. Otherwise, it turns into the kind of kitchen you see in any other restaurant."
Famed Bakery and Café Draws Crowds to New Location in Remington
“This space gives us room to grow our team, to train people the right way,” co-owner Charles Lee says. “It also allowed us to create a more chill environment [for our customers].”
Where Hospitality Meets "Farmer's Bar"
Tucked into the former Joe Benny’s space in Little Italy, Sisu Bar & Bottles has quickly become one of Baltimore’s most beloved new watering holes.
How a Silly Idea Evolved into the City's Beloved Competition
"In 2025, we were proud to return for the second straight year as presenting sponsor of the Kinetic Sculpture Race Powered by PNC," says PNC Regional President for Greater Maryland Laura Gamble. "This beloved event champions community, imagination, and invention, which is the spirit of Baltimore."
Art to Music, Music to Art
The center opened in November, 2024. Nine months on, it’s become a beloved meeting place for sublocal, musically inclined artists.
