Melba Juez-Perrone

Melba treats painting as a visual homage to the poetry living in the figure. Her practice grows from a vivid inner world that craves color, seeks meaning, and contends with form. Drawn from a multi-cultural background and a suite of lived experiences, her paintings fuse memory, sensation, and gesture into dynamic ensembles. Working in her Harvard, MA studio and within local artist workshops, she continually expands her vocabulary through dialogue with peers and mentors. Her work has been associated with neo-expressionism and abstract expressionism, signaling a commitment to bold emotion, mark-making, and the exploration of presence on canvas.

Melba has studied painting with Cynthia Packard, Lucy McNillis, Catherine Kehoe, Nancy McCarthy, Christopher Chippendale, David Andrus, Eric Bornstein (drawing), Shoeh Regna (sculptor), George Nick, Antonio Mafaldo, and Patricia Matamoros.
Masters in International Relations - BU
BA in Economics - BU
BA in German Language and Literature - BU
BA in International Relations - BU
CFO Wharton School of Economics

Melba has participated in numerous art events and exhibitions. She is represented by Artifact Gallery in NY, where she had a solo show in January of 2017. Other exhibitions include Amsterdam Whitney Gallery (group show, 2017), Art Monaco, Monte Carlo (2016), Spectrum with Artifact Gallery (2016), New York Art Expo, Manhattan (2015 and 2016), Gallery at Spencer Lofts Gallery, Chelsea (group show, 2015), Pearl Street Gallery, Chelsea (group show, 2015), Sprinkler Gallery, Worcester (group show, 2015), BCN Art at Casa Batló Barcelona (2014), Rotterdam International Art Fair (2014), among others.