Vancouver based artist Melissa Burgher is a contemporary animal and landscape painter. Growing up in White Rock with her large and colorful family taught her the importance of hard work and taking care of others. Her time living in different communities and working on various farms with animals helped Melissa to develop a love and respect for all things sentient. She began painting early and in grade 12 was sponsored for art school. After art school Melissa spent many years in northern areas where she encountered varying ways of life, rugged landscapes and wild...more
