FACULTY PROFILES

Sandra H. Alonso

Lecturer
Chicano Studies, Languages, and Linguistics

Office Building: Graham Hall
Office Room: 205
Phone:
Email: shalonso@utep.edu

Bio

Haydee Alonso is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, working across jewelry, performance, and curatorial practice to explore border experience, proximity, and material relationships.

Education

MFA in Jewellery & Metal, The Royal College of Art (2015)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Art - Exhibition, Invitational - Liminality is a Solid Place (10/11/2025-11/02/2024). New York City, New York, USA. Sandra Alonso.
Other - Ni de aquí ni de allá — Transnational Artist Residency (07/08/2025-08/04/2025). Artist Residency. MASS Gallery x Cobertizo. Jilotepec, Estado de Mexico, MX. Sandra Alonso.
Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - Selected Works Presented at Material Art Fair (02/06/2025-02/11/2025). Material Art Fair (Mexico City Art Week). Mexico City, Mexico. Sandra Alonso.
Other - (10/20/2024-12/31/2024). Art piece “Bad Hyphens Separate; Good Hyphens Attach” was acquired by the El Paso Museum of Art for their permanent collection.. El Paso, TX, USA. Sandra Alonso.
Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - "Bad Hyphens Separate – Good Hyphens Attach" (10/20/2024-12/31/2024). Ciudad Juárez, CHIH, MX. Sandra Alonso.
Creative Activities Outside of Teaching - Tortilla Press Print Workshop (Hispanic Heritage Month) (09/20/2024-12/31/2024). Chicano Studies, Language and Linguistics. El Paso, TX, USA. Sandra Alonso. .
Art - Exhibition, One-Person - Ecos Paralelos – Parallel Echoes: (08/17/2024-10/20/2024). Azul Arena, Mellon Foundation, Paso del Norte Community Foundation. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MX. Sandra Alonso.
Artistic Presentation/Exhibit - "Bad Hyphens Separate – Good Hyphens Attach" (06/14/2024-12/31/2024). El Paso, TX, USA. Sandra Alonso.
Art - Exhibition, Invitational - Border Pop (02/09/2024-02/11/2024). Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico. Sandra Alonso.
Art - Exhibition, Group - la Frontera (01/27/2024-08/04/2024). Tijuana, Tijuana, Baja California, MX & San Diego, CA, USA. Sandra Alonso.
Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Border Biennial (12/15/2023-04/14/2024). Curated by Claudia S. Preza M.A., EPMA Assistant Curator, alongside curatorial advisors Edgar Picazo Merino and Jazmín Ontiveros Harvey.. El Paso, TX, USA & Cd. Juárez, CHIH, MX. Sandra Alonso.
Art - Exhibition, Group - La Frontera (08/31/2023-12/15/2023). Guest curated by Mike Holmes and Lorena Lazard, with Jess Tolbert and Kerianne Quick of Secret Identity Projects. Cassandra Adame led the collaboration with Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. El Paso, TX, USA and Cd. Juárez, CHIH, MX. Sandra Alonso.
Art - Exhibition, Group - Latinx Voices (08/10/2023-10/15/2023). Co-curated by Nicole Lampl and Haydee Alonso. Woodstock, GA, USA. Sandra Alonso.

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

Panel Fronterizo: Espacios Independientes (2025), Volume Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Sandra H. Alonso.
Women in the Arts: A Conversation on Creative Leadership (2025), Volume El Paso, TX, Sandra H. Alonso, Kerry A. Doyle.

Grants

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Arts and Culture Program — Grant Awarded Recipient: San Luis Contemporáneo Role: Executive and Artistic Director; participated in proposal development and implementation Amount: $150,000 USD (10/01/2025 - 10/31/2028) - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
GRADIANTE: Binational Pedagogical and Curatorial Project (01/01/2026 - 04/30/2026) - Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo (PAC)

Current/Future Courses

No info available.

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	24347	Syllabus
Spring 2026	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	25030	Syllabus
Spring 2026	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	27417	Syllabus
Spring 2026	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	21098	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	21159	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	14449	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	14450	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	16454	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	16504	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	10991	Syllabus
Summer 2025	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	33881
Spring 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	24912	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	25817	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	27123	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	21184	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	21255	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	15065	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	15066	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	13165	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	17978	Syllabus
Fall 2024	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	11093	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	25790	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	27189	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	21308	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	27246	Syllabus
Spring 2024	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	21392	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	16261	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	16262	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	11026	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	13710	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	11288	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	21422	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	21517	Syllabus
Fall 2022	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	12328

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	14449	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	14450	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	16454	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	16504	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	10991	Evaluation
Summer 2025	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	33881	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	24912	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	25817	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	27123	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	21184	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	21255	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	15065	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	15066	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	13165	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	17978	Evaluation
Fall 2024	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	11093	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	25790	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	27189	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	21308	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	27246	Evaluation
Spring 2024	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	21392	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	16261	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat	16262	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	11026	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	13710	Evaluation
Fall 2023	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	11288	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema	21422	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	21517	Evaluation
Fall 2022	ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices	12328	Evaluation

Bio

MFA in Jewellery & Metal, The Royal College of Art (2015)

Artistic and Creative Performances and Exhibits

Start Date

2025-10-11

End Date

2024-11-02

Type

Art - Exhibition, Invitational

Title

Liminality is a Solid Place

Start Date

2025-07-08

End Date

2025-08-04

Type

Other

Title

Ni de aquí ni de allá — Transnational Artist Residency

Start Date

2025-02-06

End Date

2025-02-11

Type

Artistic Presentation/Exhibit

Title

Selected Works Presented at Material Art Fair

Start Date

2024-10-20

End Date

2024-12-31

Type

Other

Title

Start Date

2024-10-20

End Date

2024-12-31

Type

Artistic Presentation/Exhibit

Title

"Bad Hyphens Separate – Good Hyphens Attach"

Start Date

2024-09-20

End Date

2024-12-31

Type

Creative Activities Outside of Teaching

Title

Tortilla Press Print Workshop (Hispanic Heritage Month)

Start Date

2024-08-17

End Date

2024-10-20

Type

Art - Exhibition, One-Person

Title

Ecos Paralelos – Parallel Echoes:

Start Date

2024-06-14

End Date

2024-12-31

Type

Artistic Presentation/Exhibit

Title

"Bad Hyphens Separate – Good Hyphens Attach"

Start Date

2024-02-09

End Date

2024-02-11

Type

Art - Exhibition, Invitational

Title

Border Pop

Start Date

2024-01-27

End Date

2024-08-04

Type

Art - Exhibition, Group

Title

la Frontera

Start Date

2023-12-15

End Date

2024-04-14

Type

Art - Exhibition, Competitive

Title

Border Biennial

Start Date

2023-08-31

End Date

2023-12-15

Type

Art - Exhibition, Group

Title

La Frontera

Start Date

2023-08-10

End Date

2023-10-15

Type

Art - Exhibition, Group

Title

Latinx Voices

Publications

No info available.

Presentations

Panel Fronterizo: Espacios Independientes (2025), Volume Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Sandra H. Alonso.
Women in the Arts: A Conversation on Creative Leadership (2025), Volume El Paso, TX, Sandra H. Alonso, Kerry A. Doyle.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – Arts and Culture Program — Grant Awarded Recipient: San Luis Contemporáneo Role: Executive and Artistic Director; participated in proposal development and implementation Amount: $150,000 USD (10/01/2025 - 10/31/2028) Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
GRADIANTE: Binational Pedagogical and Curatorial Project (01/01/2026 - 04/30/2026) Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo (PAC)

Current/Future Courses

No info available.

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

24347

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

25030

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

27417

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

21098

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

21159

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

14449

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

14450

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

16454

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

16504

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

10991

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

33881

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

24912

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

25817

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

27123

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

21184

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

21255

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

15065

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

15066

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

13165

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

17978

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

11093

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

25790

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

27189

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

21308

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

27246

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

21392

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

16261

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

16262

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

11026

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

13710

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

11288

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

21422

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

21517

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

12328

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

14449

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

14450

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

16454

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

16504

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

10991

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

33881

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

24912

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

25817

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

27123

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

21184

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

21255

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

15065

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

15066

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

13165

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

17978

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

11093

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

25790

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

27189

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

21308

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

27246

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

21392

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

16261

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 1311 - Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat

Section

16262

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

11026

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

13710

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

11288

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHIC 3302 - Chicano Cinema

Section

21422

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

21517

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

ART 3306 - Professional Art Practices

Section

12328

Evaluation

Sandra H. Alonso

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations