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Melissa Leah Isaakov is a Toronto-based visual artist with 8+ years experience creating original and custom paintings, with clients across the US, Canada, and the UK. Her work focuses on expressive portraits of iconic public figures. She also has an extensive history of charity work. See "Work Highlights" for details. 

Works owned by:

• Emory (Vegas) Jones (RocNation, Rocawear, Planes, The Marathon Clothing Store), Boi1-da (3 paintings), Pardi (Pardison Fontaine), Bereket Abraham (CoolKicks LA owner), Devoe Joseph (Team Canada), Cory Joseph  (Golden State Warriors), Kris Joseph (Boston Celtics), Maurice Joseph (George Washington University head basketball coach), Norman Powell (Toronto Raptors), DeMarre Carroll (Brooklyn Nets), Dalton Pompey (Toronto Blue Jays), Tristan Pompey (Miami Marlins), DeadMau5 (International EDM producer), Anthony Bennett (2013 #1 NBA draft pick for Cleveland Cavaliers), Aaron Sanchez (Toronto Blue Jays), Gregory Vanderwiel (Toronto FC), Ramses Principe (Miami, FL), Playmakers Basketball Training (Vancouver, BC), Emblem Cannabis (Canadian ACMPR licensed producer in Paris, ON), Mauricio Ruiz (Jesse Reyes' manager), Jag Virk (Jag Virk Law), Drai East (Augusta, GA)
• McGill Women's Basketball team ordered a custom painting for former head coach Ryan Thorne celebrating his impact on McGill Women’s basketball (McGill Martlets)
• Dr. Anar Yukhayev commissioned a  Ruth Bader Ginsberg painting that is currently displayed in OBGYN clinic at the Long Island Jewish Medical Centre

Charity Work:

• Featured artist in the National Clean Water Collective's Art4Flint campaign: Donated drinking water-related painting to the fundraising auction, supporting clean water for the residents of Flint, Michigan, and raising awareness about the Flint Water Crisis.
• Donated Lebron James painting to the Brain Injury Association of Peel & Halton (BIAPH) 2019 annual holiday recognition gala charity auction
• Work featured in CombatAntisemitism's Anti-Hate campaign/art exhibit (2023)
• Kfir Bibas painting in collaboration with @ArtAgainstAntisemitism,  @CombatAntisemitism, @EndJewishHatred, @AJewishResistance
• Featured artist on @ScribbleMeSilly, a registered Canadian charity empowering abused children living in transitional housing through art - they bring art workshops to shelters, free for all participants 
• Work featured and sold at the 4th Annual Pink City Classic charity basketball tournament - 50% of proceeds donated to Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation 
• Work featured and sold at two fundraising events for R&M Book & Sneaker Drive, a humanitarian trip to Ghana by Rozaay Management:

   1) : ’Social Mixer’ hosted at Sorën Custom (2017)

2) ‘A Race For Charity’ hosted at Woodbine Racetrack (2018). 50% of proceeds donated.

• "Praying for Peace" painting (2023) - partial proceeds donated to Save A Child's Heart, an Israeli-based international non-profit organisation providing free life-saving cardiac care to children from developing countries, and training to the doctors from those countries
• Painting of George Floyd donated to the immediate family of George Floyd 
• Featured artist and live painter at Eyes Wide Shut 2017, a charity event for Sketch Toronto, a non-profit art-based program for homeless & marginalised youth - hosted by Ways Fam.
• Featured artist and live painter at 2018 Toronto Professionals Social Mixer hosted by LMS Management at Locus 144 in Libery Villiage, Downtown Toronto. Live painting sold and proceeds donated to the Canadian Liver Foundation

Other features: 

• Listed on ArtistsToronto.net
• Featured artist at Bamboo Tattoo’s 10th Anniversary Event 
• Work featured and sold at Elements Nightclub 2018 grand opening (Toronto, ON) 
• Featured artist at Spice Crawl 2017 (Art Crawl afterparty in Hamilton, ON)
• @GorskyCommunity: 2 spotlight artist features (2022, 2023)
• Interview: Featured artist on Toronto Talks Sports & more podcast (Episode 16 “& More” segment)
• Interview: Featured artist on SpksWrld.com - blog by professional basketball player Nigel Spike - Spks World Presents: The Woman Behind The Brush with Melissa Isaakov
• Multiple features on Millionaire Art (Art Magazine based in Miami, FL)