1. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
2. PRINTS AND DESIGNS FOR SALE
3. CV
1. Artist Biography
Melanie La May, 1992, Nevada, U.S.
Lives and works in Nevada and California.
Melanie La May is a painter and illustrator, and one of Southwest Art Magazine's 21 artists under 31. She creates oil, watercolor, and digital paintings and sculptures, developing an interest in portraiture, spirituality, and nature. She is represented by Salt Fine Art in Laguna Beach, California. Her artwork is on public display as part of Clark County, Nevada’s Zap! project, and in many private collections. In 2021, she earned a BFA summa cum laude from Laguna College of Art and Design in Drawing and Painting with Illustration emphasis. She has participated in group exhibitions from New York City to California, and is currently the secretary of the board for the Las Vegas Artist's Guild.
2. Prints & Store
Smoke Cloud VI
18"x12"
$10 each +$5 shipping and tube for folks outside of Las Vegas
Smoke Cloud VII
Clearing Rain
Trashy, Crusty, Dirty!
3. CV
Melanie La May
Las Vegas, NV
702 761 9391
melanie.lamay@gmail.com
Education
2021 Bachelors of Fine Art with Illustration Emphasis
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Associates of Art, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Exhibitions
2022 Group Exhibition, “Taketo the Trails,”WetlandsPark Nature Center,Las Vegas, NV
2022 Group Exhibition, “EatYour Heart Out,”Winchester-Dondero CulturalCenter, Las Vegas, NV
2022, Group Exhibition, National Sculpture Society's Young Sculptor's Exhibit, New York, NY
2021, Group Exhibition, "2021 BFA Fine Arts Exhibit," LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2021, Group Exhibition, "Blooming Fruition," Las Laguna Art Gallery, Online exhibition
2021, Solo Exhibition, Avran Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2021, Group Exhibition, "Small Works Big Talent," Donna Beam Gallery, Online exhibition
2020, Group Exhibition, #6feetofart, Donna Beam Gallery, Online exhibition
2019, Group Exhibition, Laguna Plein Air Painter's Association Invitational Collectors Gala, Laguna Beach, CA
2018, Group Exhibition, Laguna Plein Air Painter's Association Invitational Collectors Gala, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Two-Person Exhibition, Ennui, Lowden Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2009 Group Exhibition, Dante’s Inferno, Lowden Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2009 Group Exhibition, Social Justice, Lowden Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2008 Group Exhibition, Medical Curiosity, Lowden Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Commissions
2021 Public Art Commission, Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve commissioned an original 30"x30" Oil Painting to be hung in the Bird Preserve's educational center
2021 Corporate Commission, Created over 300 digital illustrations for The 7 Essential Haircuts for Women.
2018 Public Art Commission, Zap! 10, a project from the Clark County Public Art Program, commissioned Four Power Box paintings, Acrylic and Spray paint on metal, on Cheyenne and Walnut.
Awards
2022 Southwest Art Magazine’s21 under 31
2022 RubensonEndowment for Art and Science Artist Residency atVolcan Mountain , CA
2022 HonorableMention, “EatYour Heart Out,” ClarkCounty Public Arts
2021 Graduated Summa Cum Laude
2021 Grapes for Grads Scholarship
2020 Post Foundation Endowed Scholarship
2019 Plotkin Scholarhip
2019 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Next Generation 3rd Place Scholarship Award
2018 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Next Generation 2nd Place Scholarship Award