Mel Reese Abstract 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
"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...
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2010s Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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...
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2010s Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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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...
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2010s Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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 ...
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2010s Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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...
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2010s Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, 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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
"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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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Acrylic, 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 Abstract 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
"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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract 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.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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...
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2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mel Reese Abstract 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 Abstract 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 Abstract Paintings
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, 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 Abstract Paintings
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...
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2010s Minimalist Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Spray Paint
"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 Abstract 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 Abstract 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
"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 ...
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2010s Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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 ...
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2010s Minimalist Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
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 Abstract Paintings
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 Abstract Paintings
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...
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2010s Minimalist Mel Reese Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Canvas
"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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
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