Melanie La May, 1992, Nevada, U.S.
Lives and works in Nevada and California.
Melanie La May is a visual artist working with painting, drawing, and sculpture. She has been creating digital and traditional artwork for over 10 years, focusing on portraiture, nature and the climate. She has created work for Clark County, Nevada’s public works Zap! Project, and many private commissions. She earned BFA from Laguna College of Art and Design in 2021 in Drawing and Painting with Illustration emphasis, summa cum laude. Melanie placed second in the Laguna Plein Air Painter Association’s Next Gen competition in 2018, and was awarded a Plotkin Scholarship in 2019.
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Melanie L 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
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 Private Commission, Superhero Digital Illustration
2020 Private Commission, "So Weird" Oil on Canvas, 10" x 14"
2018 Public Art Commission, Zap! 10, Four Power Box paintings, Acrylic and Spray Paint on metal, Cheyenne and Walnut, Clark County Public Art Program.
Awards
2021 Graduated Summa Cum Laude
2021 Grapes for Grads Scholarship
2020 Post Endowed Scholarship
2019 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Next Generation 3rd Place Scholarship Award
2018 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Next Generation 2nd Place Scholarship Award