Mel Reese Art
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.
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Artist: Mel Reese
"Night Walk IV", contemporary abstract night landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of the Bridgehampton Nature Preserve at night in winter browns, blues, and ochres.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Night Walk III", contemporary abstract night landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of the Bridgehampton Nature Preserve at night in winter browns, blues, and ochres.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Night Walk II", contemporary abstract night time landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of the Bridgehampton Nature Preserve at night in winter browns, blues, and ochres.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Frozen Pond", contemporary abstract winter landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of a frozen brackish pond in the Hamptons in winter blues and browns.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process of creating ...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Salt Marsh Path", contemporary abstract winter landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of the salt marsh of East Hampton in winter whites, blues, and a hint of brown.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process of...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Frozen Tracks in Snow", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic & crayon, paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and caran d'ache abstract drawing of the moment in the season when it is so crips and quiet that your shoes make clear tracks frozen in the snow.
This drawing was produce...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Folds", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas, peach & blue
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic abstract painting of the moment in the season when it crisp out, but the sun still warms you with a big hugging sunshine bath.
This painting was produced during my Novemb...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Young Spring Leaves", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas, green
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Final piece left in this very popular series!
This acrylic abstract painting was created in the midst of COVID, when fresh air and spring awakening was our only solace in a world of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Golden Glow", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas, gold & pruple
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic abstract painting of the moment when the sun begins to set earlier and the evening colors glow in the chilled air.
This painting was produced during my November 2017 resi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Rhododendron Bush", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas, green
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This acrylic abstract painting was created in the midst of COVID, when fresh air and spring awakening was our only solace in a world of endless unknowns. The hope of new growth, new ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
"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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cherry & Magnolia Blossoms", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This acrylic abstract painting was created in the midst of COVID, when fresh air and spring awakening was our only solace in a world of endless unknowns. The hope of new growth, new ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Slick", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas, deep purple & pink
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic abstract painting of the moment in the season when it all gets a bit dark and slippery. Watch out for black ice!
This painting was produced during my November 2017 reside...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Frozen Tracks", contemporary abstract landscape acrylic on canvas, icy blue
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic abstract painting of the moment in the season when it is so crips and quiet that your shoes make clear tracks frozen in the snow.
This painting was produced during my Nov...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"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 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, 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 ...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Mylar, 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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Snow Fence", contemporary abstract winter landscape, acrylic & spray on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and spray paint abstract drawing of that moment when the snow has just fallen and sticks to the colorful picket fences within town. Fresh and fluffy.
This drawing was pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"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.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Salt Marsh", contemporary abstract winter landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of the salt marsh of East Hampton in winter browns, blues, and tans.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process of creating t...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"RV 154", contemporary abstract minimal painting in spray paint on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract minimal painting using a single color Prussian Blue Deep spray paint to discuss the relationship of matte v. glossy relationships...
Category
2010s Minimalist Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
"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...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
"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 Art
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint
"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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, 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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, 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 Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
"Purple Fall", contemporary abstract winter landscape acrylic & crayon on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and caran d'ache abstract drawing of that special, soft purple light that shimmers on the snow at sunset in winter.
This drawing was produced during my November 2017 resi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Snow Blanket", contemporary abstract winter landscape, spray & crayon on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A spray paint and caran d'ache abstract drawing of the blanket of snow that gently lays upon the leaves and sticks in Johnson, Vermont.
This drawing was produced during my November ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Spray Paint, Archival Paper, Oil Crayon
"Sarah no. 2", figure line drawing of nude female lounging with socks on
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing of a female nude lounging with her socks on because her feet were chilly during the drawing session.
This is 1 of 2 drawings of Sarah I created during a figure drawing s...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
"Gihon River", contemporary abstract winter landscape, acrylic & spray on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and spray paint abstract drawing of the Gihon River in Johnson, Vermont.
This drawing was produced during my November 2017 residency at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Laurel no. 1", figure line drawing of nude female lounging
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing of female nude lounging on her stomach with her legs up.
This is 1 of 3 drawings of Laurel I created during a figure drawing session I attended during my MFA at SVA. It ...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
"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...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil
"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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Icy Fog", contemporary abstract landscape, acrylic, crayon & spray on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic, caran d'ache, and spray paint abstract drawing of that moment in winter when the air becomes so bitter cold that it almost seems to freeze around you.
This drawing was p...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"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 Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
"Frozen Cattails", contemporary abstract landscape, acrylic & spray on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and spray paint abstract drawing of dancing cattails along the frozen Gihon River bank of Johnson, Vermont.
This drawing was produced during my November 2017 residency at...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Golden Honey", contemporary abstract winter landscape, acrylic & spray on paper
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An acrylic and spray paint abstract drawing of the dying wheat plains throughout the rural region of Johnson, Vermont.
This drawing was produced during my ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Art
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Sydney no. 1", figure line drawing of nude female sitting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing of female nude sitting in a chair.
This is a drawing of Sydney I created during a figure drawing session I attended during my MFA at SVA. Sydney is a dear friend of mine...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
"Dune Sunset", contemporary abstract beach landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of the bay dunes of East Hampton at sunset in winter browns, pinks, and blues.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process of ...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"RV 302", contemporary abstract minimal painting in spray paint on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract minimal painting using a single color Light Grey Warm spray paint to discuss the relationship of matte v. glossy relationships with ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
"Night Walk I", contemporary abstract winter landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of the Bridgehampton Nature Preserve at night in winter browns, blues, and ochres.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Icy Pond", contemporary abstract winter landscape in acrylic on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of a frozen brackish pond in the Hamptons in winter blues and browns.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process of creating ...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"RV 3004", contemporary abstract minimal painting in spray paint on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract minimal painting using a single color Carmine (red) spray paint to discuss the relationship of matte v. glossy relationships with co...
Category
2010s Minimalist Mel Reese Art
Materials
Spray Paint, Canvas
"Laurel no. 2", figure line drawing rear view of nude female lounging
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing rear view of a female nude lounging with her legs spread.
This is 1 of 3 drawings of Laurel I created during a figure drawing session I attended during my MFA at SVA. It...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
"Gerard Point", contemporary abstract winter landscape, acrylic & oil on canvas
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract landscape of Gerard Point in Springs, East Hampton in winter browns, yellows, and maroons.
Lines, shapes, colors, and textures are as central to my work as is the process o...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
"Laurel no. 3", figure line drawing of nude female lounging with her plants
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing of a female nude lounging amongst her plants.
This is 1 of 3 drawings of Laurel I created during a figure drawing session I attended during my MFA at SVA. Strongly influ...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
"Chantel no. 1", figure line drawing of nude female standing
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing of female nude standing and leaning against a wall.
This is 1 of 2 drawings of Chantel I created during a figure drawing session I attended during my MFA at SVA. Chantel...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
"Aarron no. 2", figure line drawing of nude male sitting holding an object
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing of male nude sitting while holding an object because it's fun.
This is 1 of 2 drawings of Aarron I created during a figure drawing session I attended during my MFA at SV...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
"Chantel no. 2", figure line drawing of nude female lounging
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ink drawing of female nude lounging on the floor.
This is 1 of 2 drawings of Chantel I created during a figure drawing session I attended during my MFA at SVA. Chantel is a dear fri...
Category
2010s Mel Reese Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Ink
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