Sandra Manzi is a representational painter from Toronto, currently residing in Hamilton. She is a graduate from the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCADU) where she received her diploma in Fine Arts/Experimental Arts, and also received a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Guelph. Sandra has exhibited in galleries in and around Toronto and Hamilton. She is a recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council, and she is a two time finalist for the Boynes Emerging Artist Award. Her paintings can be found in private collections throughout Canada, Europe and the United States. 

 My paintings blend traditional and contemporary aesthetics - merging classic techniques with new ideas. Working in a realistic style, my work originates from images from my own observations, blended with images from art history, creating a signature artistic style that recontextualizes scenes from the past in order to make us question the present. Drawing inspiration from street photography, I take a documentarian approach while working from my own photographs and personal observations, making paintings that offer fleeting glimpses into the lives of others, with a focus on private candid moments that happen in public spaces.