Sandy has been an oil painter and a member of the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) since 1996. Sandy won the AAN Robert McDougall Award for Promising New Artist in 1998. Her education covers a range: BFA, Colorado State University; Art Center College of Design; School of Visual Arts; Southern Methodist University; Denver Arts Students' League; NY Academy of Fine Art; Caravaggio Studio (NYC); Georgetown University.

"Although I have been studying art for years, interacting with instructors and other artists continues to energize and inspire me."   - Sandra Flavin.