Skip to main content

Melissa Shaak Art

American, b. 1954
Melissa Shaak's abstract acrylic paintings balance color shifts with amorphous forms that appear ponderous, whimsical or surreal. She explores how the act of concealing, by means of overpainting with large swaths of flat color, reveals and brings focus to the sprawl of life in the layers underneath. In Shaak’s most recent work, she experiments with both imagery and medium; archetypal figures find themselves in paintings, sculptural cutouts of their forms, and as an ensemble captured on video. Shaak lives and works in Somerville, MA.
(Biography provided by Fountain Street)
to
1
18
14
4
6
7
5
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
12
6
18
18
6,934
3,279
2,514
1,213
18
18
18
18
5
Artist: Melissa Shaak
"Big Blues", geometric, abstract, red, green, gold, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Big Blues” is a 50 x 38 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. Dynamic blue stripes, swirls and zig-zags spill over the painting in an interplay of geometric patte...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Another Place I Know", abstract, white, grey, blue, landscape, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Another Place I Know” is a 50 x 38 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. Intriguing, bright-white shapes are embraced by a background...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Archipelago", abstract, taupe, yellow, pink, orange, red, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Archipelago” is a 40 x 26 x 2 inch abstract acrylic painting, with charcoal, on top quality Arches paper mounted on cradled board. At fi...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Board

"Nectar", abstract, whimsical, orange, grey, red, blue, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Nectar” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. The small orange beak at the center of the painting evokes a creature taking nectar....
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Reds and Blues 2", abstract, whimsical, black, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Reds and Blues 2” is a 30 x 22 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Brightly-colored shapes and looping black...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Reds and Blues 1", abstract, orange, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Reds and Blues 1” is a 30 x 22 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Red-accented, patterned islands appear to...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Fiesta Road", abstract, festive, bold, red, grey, bright, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Fiesta Road” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. A bright red lantern-shaped structure is the focal point of this festive scene....
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Canopy", abstract, vibrant, green, gold, teal, pink, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Canopy” is a 22 x 30 x 2 inch acrylic painting on paper, mounted on cradled board. The striking, vibrant blend of green gold and teal is full of movement. Loose, scr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Board

"Life Preserver-Because We Need One", abstract, oranges, blues, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Life Preserver (Because We Need One)” is a 30 x 44 inch (diptych) abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Five boldly...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Reds and Blues 3", abstract, bold, whimsical, yellow, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Reds and Blues 3” is a 30 x 22 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Vibrant red dominates this painting. Bold, curving lines define shapes...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"A Place I Know", abstract, landscape, orange, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “A Place I Know” is a 50 x 38 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. Three small, bright-orange objects are set in the middle ground of...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Big Reds", contemporary, abstract, yellow, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Big Reds” is a 38 x 50 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. A bright, slightly transparent red blankets the painting. The subtle lay...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Pirouette", contemporary, abstract, bold, red, pink, grey, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Pirouette” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. An elegant, elongated swath of red and pink appears poised to dance with a triang...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Hoopla", abstract, bold, red, pink, grey, green, orange, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Hoopla” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. Large red and pink shapes sit atop spindly legs against...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Easements", abstract, blues, reds, textured, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Easements” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. Pastel blues and reds play off each other in curvilinear sections, one atop the n...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Ladders", abstract, grey, teal, yellows, pinks, oil pastel, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Ladders” is a 30 x 22 x 2 inch acrylic painting, with oil pastel accents, on paper mounted on cradled board. The painting’s curving, irregular ladders, in flat grey ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Board

"Through Lines", abstract, tigers, grey, teal, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Through Lines” is a 26 x 40 x 2 inch acrylic painting, with collaged images of tigers, on paper mounted on cradled board. The large, fla...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Board

"Door to the Arch", abstract, archway, bold, grey, teal, red, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Door to the Arch” is a 30 x 22 x 2 inch acrylic painting on paper, mounted on cradled board. The bold, sweeping teal outline keeps the eye moving around the central ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Paper

Related Items
Dynamic Superface 2019 - Geometric Abstract
By Roberto Lucchetta
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Little Stories (Abstract painting)
By Nikolaos Schizas
Located in London, GB
Little Stories (Abstract painting) Acrylic on paper — Unframed Barcelona-based painter Nikolaos Schizas creates dynamic abstract paintings that radiate with vibrant splashes of colo...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Black and White Graffiti Art, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art-Without Omission II
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Black and White Graffiti Art, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art-Without Omission II A B O U T T H I S P I E C E : “WITHOUT OMISSION” is a ...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

French Contemporary Abstract Art by J.-L. Veret - Non Lieu II
By Jean-Luc Veret
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & marouflaged paper mounted on canvas Jean-Luc Veret is a French artist born in 1953 who lives & works between Paris & Corancy, France. He recognizes himself as a protean ar...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

In embrace 10 - Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Colorful, Vibrant
By Waleria Matelska
Located in Warsaw, PL
Dimensions are of the composition, not papersheet itself WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in K...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Hugged - Figurative Painting on Paper, Minimalist, Polish art
By Waleria Matelska
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Three women - Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art Minimalism, Vibrant
By Waleria Matelska
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Red strangers - Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Colorful, Vibrant
By Waleria Matelska
Located in Warsaw, PL
Dimensions are of the composition, not papersheet itself WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in K...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Full moon - Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Colorful, Vibrant
By Waleria Matelska
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Modern Artwork, Graffiti Paintings, Letter Art, Abstract Art-On All Counts Pair
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Artwork, Graffiti Paintings, Letter Art, Abstract Art-On All Counts Pair A B O U T T H I S P I E C E : “On All Counts Pair” are pieces of letter art that are featured on un...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Jérémie Rebourgeard - La Génuflexion
By Jérémie Rebourgeard
Located in Paris, IDF
Shipped in a tube Acrylic on Canson paper 300 g Artwork signed at the bottom right & countersigned on verso Born in 1983 in Chinon, France Lives & works in Paris, France Jérémie Rebourgeard...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

A sun - Figurative Acrylic Painting on Paper, Young art, Minimalism, Vibrant
By Waleria Matelska
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus) In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Previously Available Items
"Soliloquy", acrylic painting, geometric, abstract, red, ochre, purple
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Soliloquy” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. Loose geometric forms of red and ochre emerge from a muted background of dusky pu...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Fireflies", acrylic painting, abstract, bold, red, pink, grey, blue
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Fireflies” is a 30 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. Large red and pink rectangular objects take center stage against a bold and vibra...
Category

2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"It Turns on This", abstract, acrylic, oil pastel, grey, blue, teal
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “It Turns on This” is a 22 x 30 x 2 inch acrylic painting, with oil pastel accents, on paper mounted on cradled board. The dominant, irregular figure narrows to a poi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper, Acrylic, Board

"Interfacing", abstract, acrylic painting, oil pastel, grey, green, orange
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Interfacing” is a 30 x 22 x 2 inch acrylic painting, with oil pastel accents, on paper mounted on cradled board. This abstract piece is a study in subtle shifts of c...
Category

2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Board, Oil Pastel

Melissa Shaak art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Melissa Shaak art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, green, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Melissa Shaak in acrylic paint, paint, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Melissa Shaak art, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Anthony Leone, Paul Katz, and Liz Rundorff Smith. Melissa Shaak art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $700 and tops out at $1,500, while the average work can sell for $1,200.

Recently Viewed

View All