Fine Art
When we went out to LA for the opening of Matthew Couper’s solo show, “In Memory of Water”, and the group show, “Onward”, that my work is featured in, I did a short interview with local news outlet “The Corsair”. You can read The Corsair here. Many thanks to artist, Matthew Couper, Billy and Matthew at La Luz De Jesus and writer, Stan Misraje for the link. Photos courtesy of Glenn Zuchman.
“The Final Aspersion” by Matthew Couper
“Man With Hat”, by Michele Melcher
It’s been a busy week of travel to LA and and then onto Buffalo, New York for two back to back show openings. “Onward” opened at La Luz De Jesus gallery in LA on May 3d and runs until June 2nd. It was an amazing experience to have had the opportunity to go out there and meet the the people running the gallery as well as some of the other artists.
'“Transcendence”, a three artist show that I am in, opened this past Friday at Revolution Gallery in Buffalo, NY. The show is up until June 14th. We had the pleasure of seeing some familiar faces from the last time I showed at the gallery and got to spend a little time with those folks over the weekend.
Both of the shows and galleries have top notch art in them and it’s super inspiring to see it all. If you are in LA or Buffalo, please stop in and see the shows in person. If not, check out the links above. There are so many artist peers whose work that I have admired for years from afar on Instagram, websites and the like, it’s such an honor to be invited to the party. It’s a great feeling of accomplishment.
As an artist, you are never “done”. You are always absorbing and learning and evolving. Some things work out and some things do not - but you are always pushing forward. I am SO GRATEFUL to all the curators, gallerists, artists, collectors and art fans who I’ve met in person or online the past couple of months that have taken notice, shared, promoted and purchased my work. Thank you for lifting me up. There’s a lot more to come.
Scroll below to see some highlights from the LA trip and the Buffalo trip.
Opening night at La Luz De Jesus
My Deadmasters painting, “The Officer”, available at La Luz De Jesus Gallery
A familiar face at the Getty Museum.
Opening night at Revolution Gallery
I’m excited to announce that more of my “Dead Masters” series of work will be part of the group portrait show, “Onward”, opening Friday, May 3rd at La Luz De Jesus art gallery in Los Angeles. This show is in conjunction with artist, Matthew Couper’s solo exhibition, “In Memory of Water” opening on the same night in the main gallery.
“Princess in Pearls”, by Michele Melcher
Because dates and new opportunities change week to week here’s an updated 2019 Show list. Including some NEW additional exhibitions! I have a lot of work to do the next couple of months and can’t wait to share all of the new pieces with you when I can. Stay tuned!
Selected Exhibitions
2019
Revolution Gallery “Mini Masterpieces” Group Show. January 4-February 9th. Buffalo, NY.
Gristle Gallery “After Dark” Group Show. January 19-March 9. Brooklyn, NY.
WOWxWOW Gallery “Wonderkin” Group Show. April 5th - 26th (Online) https://wowxwow.com/
Laluzdejesus Gallery “ Laluzapalooza #33” Group Show. March 1-31. Los Angeles, CA.
Laluzdejesus Gallery “Group Show” (TBA). May 3-June 2. Los Angeles, CA.
Revolution Gallery “3 Person Show” (TBA) May 10th- June 4th. Buffalo, NY.
Hudson Hughes Gallery “Flora and Fetish” Group Show. April 13 - June 6th. (Online) https://www.hudsonhughesgallery.com/
WOWxWOW Gallery “Fistfuls of Sky” Group Show. June 7th - 28th. (Online) https://wowxwow.com/
Gristle Gallery “Phantasms” Group Show. July (TBA)
“Cult of Meow III” Group Show. September (TBA)
“The Artist” - Deadmasters by Michele Melcher after “The Artist Anne Vallayer-Coster” by Alexander Roslin (b. 1718 d.1793)
Welcome to my 2019 art show schedule! Some of the dates are subject to change and I will update them as soon as I have the correct information from the galleries.
January 19 - March 9. “After Dark”. Gristle Gallery Brooklyn, NY
March (tbt) - “Laluzapalooza #33”. La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles California
April 5-26. “Wonderkin”. WOWxWOW gallery (online)
April 6. “Flora and Fetish” Hudson Hughes gallery (online)
April 29-May 24. “Centuries of Decay” Memento Tea Gallery (online)
May 10. “3 person show” (TBA) Revolution Gallery, Buffalo NY
June 7-28. “Fistfuls of Sky”. WOWxWOW gallery (online)
July 13. “Phantasms”. Gristle Art Gallery Brooklyn, NY
