Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
American, b. 1991
Melanie Reese is an artist and curator who was born in 1991 in Livingston, NJ. She received her B.S. from Skidmore College in 2013. During that time she studied at Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence. She completed an artist residency at Elsewhere Studios in 2013 and went on to receive a Post-Baccalaureate certificate from San Francisco Art Institute in 2014. Melanie received her MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in NYC in May 2017 and attended the Vermont Studio Center residency in November 2017.
Melanie has had solo exhibitions at MILCON Gallery, R&D Studios Bushwood, and Suzette LaValle in Brooklyn, NY. She has also shown in several selected group and juried exhibitions throughout the United States including All Kinds of Wonder and Connection at The Gallery at the Watershed in Eugene, Oregon; Post-Appreciation at the Diego Rivera Gallery at San Francisco Art Institute; Remember Me Offline at the Curatorial Practices Department at SVA in Manhattan; Play Me A Game at the Skybridge Gallery at Eugene Lang College; Breach at Rabbit Hole Studio in Dumbo; Girls Gone Wild Spring Break Edition at R&D Studios Bushwood; Cognitive Dissidence at Ray Smith Studio; The Map is Not the Territory at the Brooklyn Pfizer Building; Unicode at SVA Flatiron Gallery in Chelsea, NY; and Leaving the Body at The Yard – City Hall Park in Manhattan, NY.
Melanie was on a panel for the “The Entrepreneurial Artist Workshop” at the Tang Museum and received the Award of Excellence from the 58th Long Island Artist Exhibition at the Art League of Long Island. Her work has been published in New American Paintings Northeast Issue 134, New American Painting Featured Artists, Inside Artists, Studio Visit Magazine vol 45, Studio Visit Magazine vol 49&50, Artwork Archive Blog, A Women’s Thing, Vellum Magazine, THE KIND, and Wallhop.
In addition to her work as an artist, Melanie is the Head Curator for both Bushwood Land in Ridgewood, NY and Art in Res (YC W20). She developed and now manages both curatorial programs. In 2021 she was an independent curator in SPRING/BREAK Art Show: HEARSAY:HERESY.
Melanie lives and works in Greenpoint, BK with her fiancé and cat, Miss Puds, who hates all of Mel’s paintings and is always her toughest critic.to
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Artist: Mel Reese
"Skidmore Thesis 3", nude figures sitting with legs out, black & brown drips
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is from my undergrad senior thesis at Skidmore College in 2013.
This was an important painting for me because it was the very first bridge between my print making and ...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Skidmore Thesis 1", nude figures mother & child, emotional
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is from my undergrad senior thesis at Skidmore College in 2013.
This was an important painting for me because it was the very first bridge between my print making and ...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Trump", contemporary political brown green orange abstract acrylic, spray paint
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Planned Parenthood", contemporary red & warm tan abstract acrylic & spray paint
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Misogyny", contemporary political pink & ochre abstract acrylic & spray paint
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Pence", contemporary all white abstract acrylic & spray paint painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Domestic Violence", contemporary yellow & red abstract acrylic & spray paint
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Sexual Pleasure", contemporary hot pink & orange abstract acrylic & spray paint
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Pink Tax", contemporary pink patterned abstract acrylic & spray paint on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Breastfeeding", contemporary purple & cream abstract acrylic & spray paint
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint
"GOP", contemporary grey abstract acrylic & spray paint painting on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Body Abstraction no. 19", contemporary cream & green abstract body painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a piece from my "Body Abstraction" Series. It is a series I created during my MFA where I was interested in zooming in on the female body, my own body specifically, to focus ...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
"Body Abstraction no. 8", contemporary black & white abstract body painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a piece from my "Body Abstraction" Series. It is a series I created during my MFA where I was interested in zooming in on the female body, my own body specifically, to focus ...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Melanie", figure painting of nude female lounging in home office chair
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large scale acrylic painting with gold oil paint elements of female nude lounging in her home office chair. Bold, confident, and bright, this painti...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
"Sarah", figure painting and mylar collage of nude female lounging on bed
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large scale acrylic painting with mylar collage elements of female nude lounging on her bed while reading. She is soft and elegant yet, bold, confident, and bright. This painting is ...
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2010s Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mylar, Acrylic
"Body Abstraction no. 14", contemporary yellow & navy abstract body painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a piece from my "Body Abstraction" Series. It is a series I created during my MFA where I was interested in zooming in on the female body, my own body specifically, to focus ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Body Abstraction no. 11", contemporary pink & red abstract body painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a piece from my "Body Abstraction" Series. It is a series I created during my MFA where I was interested in zooming in on the female body, my own body specifically, to focus ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
"Body Abstraction no.15", contemporary blue-green texture abstract body painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a piece from my "Body Abstraction" Series. It is a series I created during my MFA where I was interested in zooming in on the female body, my own body specifically, to focus ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Body Abstraction no. 6", contemporary blue, red, & grey abstract body painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a piece from my "Body Abstraction" Series. It is a series I created during my MFA where I was interested in zooming in on the female body, my own body specifically, to focus ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
"Juliet", laying nude figure painting with pencil, gouache, and acrylic on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A nude figure portrait painting of a woman laying down.
My fascination with line and form originated with my love for figurative painting. This is a drawing I created during my time...
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2010s Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pencil
"Danny", lounging nude figure painting w/ pencil, gouache, and acrylic on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A nude figure portrait painting of a man lounging in a chair with socks on.
My fascination with line and form originated with my love for figurative painting. This is a drawing I cr...
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2010s Mel Reese Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Acrylic, Pencil
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