About Sanzi

Baltimore City - Station North A&E District

Sanzi Kermes is the progeny of immigrant grandparents (Bohemia and Italy). At age seven, Sanzi declared that she wanted to be an artist, but her family was less than enthusiastic, encouraging her to choose a path other than “starving artist.” She complied, pursuing a double major in geography and advertising at Syracuse University. 

In 1995, Sanzi left her job as a cartographer and began to focus her energy on an art career.  Her life took two extraordinary turns: In 2003, she became… more