Melany

Melany moved to CA in 2004 and received her BFA in Communication Arts from Otis College of Art and Design in 2007 and established herself as a graphic designer and storyboard artist.Teaching basic elements of painting to children would be the next driving force to transition from graphic applications to more of a studio practice. A few years after giving birth in 2013, she received her MFA from Otis in 2017, with a focus on painting.

She has embraced all the codes of realism and narrative while at the same time, allowing fantasy to permeate the paintings in a way that questions reality. She began painting murals after moving to Long Beach in late 2016. At the start of the Pandemic, she was fortunate enough to paint a Kobe mural that would set her off to paint 2 more Kobe murals as well as gain recognition as a portrait muralist, continuing to paint more murals involving portraiture and beyond. Mural locations include Lincoln Heights, Alhambra, Hermosa Beach, Long Beach and the other locations in the valley. Art has been the driving force of her life, with every aspect honored with gratitude. She currently lives in Long Beach established as a working artist in the fields of paint and tattoo.

 

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Melany Dierks
3107417930
melanymd@gmail.com

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Artist Work

Pier 76 Squids (2019)
mural depicting a symmetrical design of squids underwater with sunken ship centered by a portal including the sea and anchor

Lebron, Kobe and Jordan (2021)
Lebron James, Kobe and Micheal Jordan emerging from space clouds

Quetzalcoatl (2020)
Quetzalcoatl painted in assorted colors flying among the stars with an orb at the tip of its tongue for 3rd street MArket Tacos + Beer

Octopus and Portals (2019)
Octopus painted for Crafty Minds Brews + Bites

Kobe dunking among fellow RIPs at a game in the stands in Heaven (2021)
Subjects painted for Euphoros Dispensary: Kobe starring in a game among fellow RIPs in Heaven: Marylin Monroe, Nipsey, Bruce Lee, JFK, Vincente Hernandez, Ceasar Chavez and Paul Walker

RIP hip hop legends (2021)
mural memorializing Eazy E, Tupac, Selena, Jenni Rivera, Notorious BIG, Aaliyah and Big Pun