Sarah Frances Hardy (born April 28, 1969) is an American artist and author/illustrator, best known for her

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. Her first book, ''Puzzled by Pink'', was published by Viking Children's Books/

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in 2012.

Biography

Sarah Frances Hardy is an American author/illustrator of picture books, best known for her debut picture book ''Puzzled by Pink''. Raised in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

, Sarah Frances graduated from

Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan� ...

and majored in fine art. During college, she spent two summers at

Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...

in New York City and Paris. After college, she attended the

University of Mississippi School of Law The University of Mississippi School of Law, also known as Ole Miss Law, is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The School of Law offers the only dedicated aerospace law curr ...

and graduated

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. Following law school, she worked as a fine artist exhibiting her works in solo and group exhibitions throughout the Southeast and in New York. She switched gears to writing and illustrating children's books to fulfill a lifelong dream of being a published children's author. She currently resides in

Oxford, Mississippi Oxford is a city and college town in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Oxford lies 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Memphis, Tennessee, and is the county seat of Lafayette County. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British city of Oxf ...

Works

Books

''Puzzled by Pink'' (2012) Viking Children's Books
''Paint Me!'' (2014) Sky Pony Press
''Dress Me!'' (2015) Sky Pony Press

Paintings

Vivid colors are the hallmarks of Sarah Frances's paintings. Her paintings have been exhibited in numerous galleries throughout the Southeast, including an exhibition at a gallery in Soho. Her work attracts numerous big name buyers. Among her biggest admirers is

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, who bought many of Frances's paintings for his resort in

Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated popu ...

References

External links

Author Website

Puzzled by Pink on Goodreads

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