MONIQUE GARZA-SULLIVAN (San Antonio, Texas)
PhotoAlchemy – Sunken B-Sides
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2020 Online Gallery  
The Polaroid series Sunken B-Sides began as an experimental technique of film souping. My analog B-Sides created a chemical reaction within those iconic borders. Applying elements with the magic of nature, literary references and prolonged time emitted a photographic alchemy recipe of manipulation. The process yielded results that are abstract expressions which soon became a premonition of the future. The deterioration of our ways of life, social unrest and political injustices unfolding while my instant film technique decayed in lockdown period. Beginning a “Quarantine” era of my work, I am searching for sunken treasure in a sea of uncertainty. Panning for rare gold among this new frontier in the time of Corona. I believe that behind every dark cloud is a silver lining of beauty. In this new wisdom, freedom and truth work together to establish results of transformation. 
Monique Sullivan earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her work is inspired by her dreams, spirituality and Latina heritage. Her range of artworks includes photography, painting, ceramics, printmaking, installation and video. Her artistic influences are works from artists like Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle, Frida Kahlo, Annie Leibovitz, Mark Romanek, Henri Matisse, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. She is a member of the San Antonio Art League and the Greater San Antonio Camera Club. Her exhibition of shows include awards for photography, video and mixed media. She lives in San Antonio with her husband and two children.
Monique Garza-Sullivan: monique@aquariancreative.org | www.m0niquesullivan.com