At the Garden - Melissa Allegories
Melissa Hernandez, also known in the artistic realm as Melissa Allegories, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, with ancestry in the Dominican Republic. In 2011, she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, concentrating on drawing, painting, and printmaking, from Florida Atlantic University. There, she developed her distinctive artistic style and graduated magna cum laude, with a general GPA of 3.5/4.0 and 3.7 in her major. As a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), Melissa aspires to become an influential artist who inspires other leaders, advocates, and the community at large.
Her vocation is to create aesthetically pleasing and intellectually stimulating works of art and support services that positively impact humanity. Melissa was awarded the Broward County Cultural Division's Artists Support Grant in September 2023 to advance her project, "At the Garden," which serves humanity through human ingenuity and the storytelling arts.
Her vocation is to create aesthetically pleasing and intellectually stimulating works of art and support services that positively impact humanity. Melissa was awarded the Broward County Cultural Division's Artists Support Grant in September 2023 to advance her project, "At the Garden," which serves humanity through human ingenuity and the storytelling arts.
