Jorge Noceda Sanchez (1931–1987) was a painter whose works are collected by museums throughout the world. A native of the Dominican Republic, he received his medical degree from the University of Santo Domingo, D.R. in 1952.[1] Upon graduation he moved to New York to specialize in gastroenterology at New York University, but quickly became subsumed with painting, his new found hobby. Initially self taught, his talents developed rapidly. In 1956 he enrolled at the National Academy of Fine Arts in New York City, where he received instruction from French and American artists including Robert Philip and René Bouche. His technique, magnificent color sense, and whimsical style received immediate critical acclaim at exhibitions in New York, Havana, and Santo Domingo, and later in Paris, Washington D.C., and Mexico City. By 1959, Sanchez decided to leave medicine and focus on his artwork.
In 1959, Sanchez embarked on a world tour which brought international recognition. During this tour he exhibited in Tokyo, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Tel Aviv, Athens, Rome and at the Royal Academy in London. In 1960, he won a Gold Medal Award at the Biennial in São Paulo, Brazil. In 1964 the Dominican Republic appointed Sanchez Cultural Attaché of the Dominican Embassy in Tokyo. In 1966, Dr. Sanchez began became the first Dominican painter to exhibit at the Association Fraternal Latinoamericano. Sanchez later exhibited at Galleria 88 in Rome, the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. and prominent galleries in New York City, including the Caravan Gallery, Hammer Gallery, and in 1975 at the Bodley Gallery[2], which featured the premier surrealist artists including Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, and Rene Magritte.
Dr. Sanchez retired to Miami where he died of cancer in 1987.