Jasmine Sanchez is a New York native, born and raised in the Bronx as a second generation to Puerto Rican parents. Currently residing in Harlem, New York, Jasmine primarily works in oil paints, but has recently been exploring with oil pastels. Through her body, she creates a series of self-portraits reflecting on the challenges and the objectifying conventions of the male gaze by reclaiming the body through the lens of her experiences and what it means to be a woman making feminist art. Jasmine has been open and vocal about her struggles with mental health, chronic pain, and recent diagnosis with Alopecia Areata as she uses art as a coping mechanism. Her current works in both oil paints and oil pastels, has dived into her continuous struggles with mental health, the body being a second entity, and coming to terms with her disability and ongoing health issues. Her goal is for her paintings and drawings to provoke a strong feeling that is both liberating and convey a strong sense of vulnerability and melancholy. She hopes to connect with people, as a Latina and be a part of the discourse on mental health, and the taboo beliefs within the Hispanic Community.