Nationally known artist, Mark Sanislo, began his distinguished art career as an accomplished commercial artist and photographer. A work history that would latter enhance his portrait career. After several years, Mr. Sanislo decided to go into business for himself, building a business that included two art galleries with several artists working in a busy Mackinac Island resort in northern Michigan. For ten years Mark's talents received wide acclaim for his quick renderings of vacationing families.

While operating his Mackinac Island business, he added a third gallery closer to home in Gaviidae Common downtown Minneapolis, MN. Mr. Sanislo steadily attracted new portrait clients in Michigan and Minnesota interested in highly realistic oil painting and pastel drawing. Mark’s portraits commissions are found in executive, family and individual private collections nationally. He has had the honor of painting notable portraits of Mr. Gerald Rauenhorst, founder and CEO of Opus Corporation, Glen Taylor, owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sue Zelikson of WCCO radio, Children of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Reed former Minnesota Viking, and Sue Holden, President of the Hennepin County Bar Association, to name just a few.

In addition, Mark Sanislo's talents were graciously employed to help raise money for organizations such as Allina’s Saint Francis Hospital in Shakopee MN., Hennepin County Crisis Nursery, The 2001 "Dayton’s Challenge" for Children’s Cancer research, and the Total Life Care Center of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Mark Sanislo is also recognized nationally for employing his portraiture to religious art. Leaders in the church that Mark painted include Mother Anglica, Founder of The Eternal Word Television Network, Reverend Fr. Robert J Fox, founder of The Fatima Family Apostolate, Archbishop Harry Flynn and former Archbishop John Roach of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Diocese. Mr. Sanislo currently is co-owner of Fiat Studios which publishes and distributes his art through out the country in churches and religious gift stores. Works commissioned by The World Apostolate of Fatima, and the Fatima Family Apostolate have been published as art prints and featured on the covers of quarterly  magazine "The Immaculate Heart Messenger".

Skyway Portrait Painter By Breanne Doroff

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Artist Mark Sanislo

I’m a member of The Portrait Society of America and I have helped my clients in creating wonderful works of art. Choosing an artist is an important decision, my goal is to create with  you, a  beautiful oil portrait painting. It’s been a honor to paint important people in business and family members, , there is so much more meaning representing their life and work, and this where I need to take my time to capture these qualities.