MELISSA MEYER
Wilde Series, 1998-2017
Chicago Series, 2019
Sansho, 2009
Chess Sessions, 2004
Untitled I and II, 2018
B. 1947 NEW YORK, NY
Melissa Meyer's large abstract paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings are made up of fields of gestures. With large color wash shapes, she develops a structural space into which the gestural calligraphic marks penetrate or hover, creating a complex color world.
Selected solo shows: Lennon, Weinberg, Inc., New York, NY; List Gallery, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; New York Studio School, New York, NY; Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH. Seleted Group shows: “The Maslow Collection: Context and Content”, The Maslow Study Gallery for Contemporary Art, Scranton, PA; “Summer Reverie Invitational,” William Siegel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.; "One of a Kind; Monoprints, Monotypes", The Gallery, Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown, NY.
Awards and Grants: two National Endowment for the Arts grants, two New York Foundation for the Arts grants , Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy in Rome, Yaddo Residency Grants.