Melissa Franklin Sanchez
Painter
Warwickshire, England – b. 1984
Mobile: +39 329 571 1694
Melissa Franklin Sanchez graduated in 2002 in the areas of humanistic studies: Art, Music, English Literature, Performing Arts and Ballet, and in 2003, completed an intensive art foundation course at the Slade School of Art, London. Melissa then enrolled at The Florence Academy of art, a school dedicated to the study of realistic and figurative art. She graduated with the three-year diploma in painting and was offered a 4th year of specialization.
Since 2012, Melissa is the Director of the ‘Six-week intensive Course in Drawing, Painting and Art History’ at The Florence Academy of Art. Her work is represented in both Europe and the USA, by Scriba, InPARADISO Gallery, Venice, Italy, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas, and Le Passage, Alderney Channel Islands. Her work can be found in private and public collections throughout Europe and the USA, including the prestigious Accademia della Crusca, Florence, Italy.