Sandra Dionisi lives in Toronto, Canada.  She was educated in the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and the School of Visual Arts in NYC.

For more than twenty years, her work has appeared in a variety of publications in the U.S, Canada and Europe.  She has also provided images for numerous international clients in graphic design, book publishing and corporate communications.

Sandra’s work has received recognition from industry associations as diverse as American Illustration, Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, the Society of Publication Designers and the National Magazine Awards.

She received her first gold award from the Art Directors Club of Toronto for a portrait of Jazz Pianist Oscar Peterson, while still a student in art college.   Most recently, her illustration work for the PEN Canada Annual Report received both “Best Illustrated” and “Illustration: Top 9″ recognition from the AR100 2005.

She has been asked to be an illustration judge on behalf of the National Magazine Awards and CMYK Magazine’s “Best Student Work 2005.

In 2007, Sandra created the Bepo + Mimi Project, a strategic initiative designed to shift industry and public awareness of the inherent value of original artwork.  The project mounted three shows between September 2007 and March 2008.

The Bepo + Mimi Project