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Melodie Provenzano
Ballerina and Bugs

2006

About the Item

Melodie Provenzano (b.1974). Ballerina and Bugs, 2006. Graphiye pencil on paper, sheet measures 14.5 x 20.5 inches. 16.5 x 22.5 inches framed. Signed, titled and dated on back of sheet. Excellent condition. Melodie Provenzano lived and worked in New York City until 2020. After receiving her BFA from Parsons School of Design in 1996, she freelanced for more than a decade painting window displays, showrooms and various commissioned projects for fashion companies including, Saks 5th Avenue, Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, Chanel and Hermes. At this time, she sharpened her drawing and painting skills while developing her fine art. Melodie has exhibited in group shows at The Brattleboro Museum, VT, The Chelsea Art Museum, NYC, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA, and solo shows at Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL, The University School of Nashville, TN, and Nancy Margolis Gallery, NYC. She has also written and recorded songs as "Connie Acher", releasing five LPs on Flipped Out Records and her most recent "For Giving" on UK label Golden Lab. Melodie currently lives and works in the countryside near Nashville, TN. Born in Hudson, NY, 1974 EDUCATION 1996 BFA Parsons School of Design SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2020 Seeing Oneself in Others, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, February 27 - April 11 2015 Stealth Peace, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, May 14 - June 20 2014 Raw Ribbon, University School of Nashville, Nashville,, January 9 - February 10 2012 Rock Center, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY, November 15 - December 15 Selected Work 2005-2011, 5th Avenue Windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, October 5-12 2011 Drawn Together: Melodie Provenzano & Philippe Simille, The Marketplace Gallery, Albany, NY, May 6-28 2010 Melodie Provenzano & Rachel Hovnanian, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL, December 11 - February 5 It’s My Birthday!, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY, February 12 - March 8 2008 Debutant, Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery, New York, NY, September 5 - October 4 2006 Selected Paintings, Saks Fifth Avenue Windows, New York, NY, March 6-13 2005 Resonance: Works by Melodie Provenzano and Richard Monge, Space Other, Boston, MA, September 10 - October 22 2004 Paintings & Works on Paper, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD, June 12 - September 6 2002 33 Paintings by Melodie Provenzano, North Pointe Cultural Arts Center, Kinderhook, NY, October 23 - December 31 GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 Art for Tibet, Gallery 8, New York, NY, November 2 - 7 2018 Art for Tibet, Tibet House, New York, NY, November 1 Infinite Grace, The Waterfall Mansion, New York, NY, April 14 - June 30 UNICEF Next Generation Art Party, 800 MAIN, Venice, CA, February 24 Outside the Lines, The Fourth Annual NAC Drawing Invitational, The National Arts Club, New York, NY, February 1 - 24 I Dare! Dare I?, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY, January 11 - February 10 2017 Artists for Truth Benefit, SpaceCamp Gallery, Baltimore, MD, June 2 The Warmth of Winter, National Arts Club, New York, NY, December 19 - January 7
  • Creator:
    Melodie Provenzano
  • Creation Year:
    2006
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.4 in (36.58 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Wilton Manors, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU24529087112
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