And so it goes...


Melanie Prapopoulos

Biography:
Born in Surrey, England grew up in New Jersey, U.S.A and currently divides time between the States and Greece.

Education:  
Bachelors of Arts, New York University, 1998.
Masters of Arts, University of Indianapolis, 2002.

Melanie Ann Prapopoulos
                        www.melanieprapopoulos.com
                        Info@melanieprapopoulos.com

 

Upcoming Exhibits:
 
World Art Expo 09 – California. June 7-17, 2009.
Museum of the Americas – Miami, Florida. July 10 – 24, 2009
Ico Gallery – Solo Exhibit –  New York City. September, 2009.
A Million Little Pictures.  – Atlanta, Georgia. September 25, 2009.
A Million Little Pictures – TBA. January – March, 2010.
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Past Solo Exhibits:

Ico Gallery- Explorations – Solo Exhibit –  N.Y. Dec. 2- 21, 2008.
Broadway Gallery.  N.Y. December 21, 2007 – Jan. 3, 2008
Kaya.  New Jersey – December 16 – 24, 2007
Gallery 24. New York, April 4 – April 27, 2007
Gallery 24. Berlin, Germany. November, 2006
Gallery Café. Paros, Greece. August- September 2005.
Thyra Texnis. Athens, Greece. October 7-21 2005

  • This Suits just Fine 38 x 34 in
  • Trust in This. 37 x 44 in
  • Un- expected. 25 x 35 inches on raw silk. 2009
  • Un-done. 39.5 x 47.5. Acrylic, glitter on silk. 2009
  • A Gazebo in the Garden - 8 x 16in. Mixed media on canvas. 2009
  • Blossoms 1. 8 x 16in. Mixed media on canvas. 2009.
  • Blossoms 2. 8 x 16 in. Mixed media on canvas. 2009.
  • Fish. 16 x 8in. Mixed media on canvas. 2009
  • At Last 38 x 34 in. Acrylic - and glitter on canvas. 2009
  • Come 2gether 38 x 39 in. Acrylic - and glitter on canvas. 2009
  • I will show you how. 24 x 78 in. Mixed Media on canvas. 2009
  • It s Up 2 U. 38 x 39 Acrylic - and glitter on canvas. 2009
 

Statement:
…a magical reality where everything – clear and true, outside time and space, ‘beyond all physical and palpable reality,’ a mirror which deforms life, an instant reflected – is possible. Goya

 I believe that an artist has something to say or to point out, both to the artist or the viewer – but I also feel that the artist must -  once having completed a work step away and allow the work to stand for itself. By doing this – the viewer is able to step into the text of a work and explore it through the fields of their imagination thereby rendering a unique experience based on the individual interpretation of each viewer. Too often an artist influences the interpretation of a work, and I believe this limits the universality that artworks should offer the viewer.   I also believe in the melding and mixing of color – with color being that which will ultimately present the viewer an experience of emotional revelation. This reality enters an emotional plane presenting the viewer an opportunity to witness an often uncomplimentary expression that manages to balance itself through the interpretation of the viewer. I also find that working in the abstract allows me greater freedom to explore depths that reality often disallows due to the very nature of reality being something tangible – whereas the abstract is open and free and yields to a myriad of interpretations often magical. 

Past Group Exhibits:
 San Valentino XII – Italy. February 11- 15, 2009
Art: Raw Gallery –  New York. February 19 – March 21, 2009.
 Bonicos Galler -  Little Treasures. Athens, Greece. Dec. 13 – Jan. 10, 2009.
 Agora Gallery – The Odyssey Within. New York.  December 12 – Jan. 2, 2009
 Ferrara Musuem of the Estense Castle – Traces of Memory. Italy. Nov. 29 –
Dec, 7, 2008.
 Cultural Assocaition Granada Spain – Fine Arts International.
Spain – August, 2008
 Gallery Lanin – Gallery Nights. Buenos Aires, Argentina. August, 2008
Little Treasures, Galleria De’ Marchi. Bologna, Italy. May 10 – 24, 2008.
Icosahedron Gallery.  New York. March 4-  April 20, 2008.
Agora Gallery-The Odyssey Within. New York. Dec. 14 -Jan. 3, 2008
Miami Scope – Miami, Florida. December 2007.
 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy.  Dec 1-        10, 2007.
 Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair. Istanbul – November 29 – Dec. 2, 2007.
Art For Progress – Group Exhibit – NewYork – Nov. 2007
“Spirit. The Spirit in Art” – Ferrara, Italy, November 2007
 Bellearte Lamia. Lamia, Greece – November 2007
 China International Gallery Exposition – Beijing, China. May 2007.
Art- Basel. Miami, Florida. December – 2006.
4th International Art Festival.  Crete, Greece – November -2006.
 Agora Gallery. Chelsea, New York, June 28 – July 21, 2006.
 Works on Paper – Flux Factory – L.I.C., N.Y. – May 2006

 

 

Museums & Collections:

Museum of Lamia, Lamia Greece.
City of Puglia, Italy.
A.C.G. Gallery. Athens, Greece.

Awards:
       
Manhatten Arts – The Healing Power of Art- 2008.
Grenada, Spain. – Fine Arts International – 2008.
Puglia, Italy – Premio San Valentino 2009. Targa della Regione Puglia.

Reviews:
ArtisSpectrum Magazine. Nov. 2008.
  D’art. Florence, Italy, March 2008.
Chris Brunelle. New York, February 2008.
N.Y. Arts Magazine. New York, February 2008.
Paola Trevisan, Ferrara, Italy. November 2007
Art Mine. www.art-mine.com
Gallery & Studio. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
ArtNYC. New York, N.Y.
Gallery Guide.Com N.Y.
Art Critique Gallery and Forums. N.Y.
Gotham’s Gazette’s Community Gazettes.
New York Craiglist.
British Embassy in New York

 
Toreen West