A Sea of Blue: An exhibition by Melissa Franklin Sanchez

Head down to The Blonde Hedgehog & Ravenscroft Office, High street, Alderney to view this exciting new showcase by contemporary, realist artist; Melissa Franklin Sanchez.

About the Artist

Melissa Franklin Sanchez was born in 1984, in Warwickshire, England. In 2002 she graduated from her humanistic studies: Art, Music, English Literature, Performing Arts and Ballet. In 2003 she completed an intensive art foundation course at the Slade School of Art, London. She then enrolled at the Florence Academy of art, a  school dedicated to the study of classical figurative art. After obtaining her three-year diploma in painting she was offered a 4th year of specialization. 

Melissa is the founding director of the ‘6 week intensive workshop, 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, and Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Texas. Her work can be found in private and public collections through the Uk, Channel Islands, Europe and the USA, including the prestigious Accademia della Crusca, Florence.