Young artist to watch in 2022
State in Which You Reside: Nevada and California.Art Education: I earned my BFA at Laguna College of Art and Design after attending the visual art programs at the College of Southern Nevada and the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts.Style: Representational, layered with glitch elements.Creative Spark: The way sunlight shines on skin and foliage.Second-Choice Career: Ethnobotanist.Other Passions: Gardening, performing music, sustainability, and fashion.One Thing People Don’t Know About You: As a kid, I wasn’t a “horse girl” or a “wolf girl” but an “orca girl.”Best Art Advice Received: If you painted it once, you can paint it again. I use this advice when I’m worried about painting over an element that’s not working, because it reminds me that my paintings are a result of my hard work and effort, not flukes.Biggest Fear: Roaches and global warming.Pet Peeve: Feeling misunderstood and inefficient drivers.Quirkiest Trait: I have a disturbingly complete knowledge of bear attacks, plane crashes, cults, and crimes.Mantra or Motto: If you don’t do it, someone else will.Favorite Studio Music: Music I can dance to and long podcasts.Favorite Work by Another Artist: Ottavio Mazzonis’ nudes with glass spheres.Future Goals: Grow a plant that produces a new pigment, produce art for sustainable causes, and build soil.Price Range: $200 to $6,000.Representation: Salt Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA; Las Vegas Artists’ Guild, Las Vegas, NV; www.melanielamay.art.
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This story appeared in the August/September 2022 issue of Southwest Art magazine.
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