Melissa Monroe

My artwork is a personal display of vulnerable emotions. Figures and forms show themselves authentically. Beyond their personas they stand in true form to be observed. For the viewer they act as mirrors for self reflection.  My art is timeless, and places the viewer in places no one can remember, places that have not yet been, they act as puzzles leading to the future.

I am a multi disciplinary artist creating my visions in textiles, sculpture, and acrylic paintings. I am self taught and have been a full time artist the past 9 years.

I explore my own spiritual practice through mask making; this is further enforced through wearing and performing in them. I  create video installations of myself with the masks to be projected for live music performances 

Since 2021 I have expanded my understanding of texture and shape creating handmade rugs and textiles. My designs are informed by my experiences painting and my love for pattern and abstraction. 

Each new medium I work with informs my process, weaving  and connecting each new idea into all of my mediums. This in turn expands my iconography and purpose.