Jimmy Sanders

Jimmy Sanders was born in Brownsville, a small town located east of Memphis, Tennessee. In 1985, Sanders was granted a full scholarship to study at the Memphis College of Art. After only one year, he became dissatisfied with the training and decided to leave the institution. In 1993, after several years of self-instruction, Sanders attended the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. Abroad, he reacted positively to a more rigorous artistic curriculum. While studying in Florence, Sanders was tutored by Daniel Graves (b. 1949), the founder and director of the Florence Academy. From 1993 until 1995 Sanders focused his studies on the 19th century academic style.

In 1997 and 1998, Sanders traveled throughout Europe to immerse himself in the Old Masters. To this day, his main interest lies in the works of Dutch painters from the 17th century.