Melanie Roschko

My work is based on the study of forms, shapes and lines in a spatial atmosphere that I intuitively express as colorful abstract paintings or prints. The lines allow me to explore spaces as they dance and spin and the colors and textures create depths to examine. My work is lyrical and elusive, inviting the viewer to delve into my inner world.

Painting is a means to create whatever comes to me. It is a creative process that becomes a conversation with myself. The paintings sometimes resolve immediately and other times with a struggle. However the process unfolds, hopefully it will be honest and valid.

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I was a student of Fine Arts at UCLA and also studied Landscape Architecture there. I worked for landscape architecture firms in Los Angeles and owned a landscape design and construction company in Aspen, Colorado. I am a retired PSIA certified ski pro. Having taught skiing in Aspen for twenty years I loved stopping with a client to observe “Kodak” moments. These views are an important part of my memories and my work. I now live in Westlake Village, CA and still spend time in Aspen. I am an Artist in Residence at Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA.

Studied Fine Art at UCLA
Studied Landscape Architecture at UCLA
Studied Printmaking with Sue Oehme, Oehme Graphics
Studied Printmaking with Ron Pokrasso
Workshops with Katherine Chiang Liu

MOST RECENT SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS/SHOW

The Passdoor Gallery February-June 2023
Sonoma, CA

Collectors Choice March 2023
Studio Channel Islands Juror Danni Dodge
Honorable Mention

N.Y. Satelite Print Fair October 13-16, 2022
Oehme Graphics
Cleveland Fine Print Fair October 27-30,2022
Cleveland Museum of Art Oehme Graphics

Mannerist June 2022
Gallery 825 LAAA Online Exhibition

Golden-50 or Older June 2022
Las Laguna Gallery

Spring Juried Show May 2022
realArt Gallery Juror Sylvia White

Women Painters West April 2022
the Beauty of Everyday
Things

10 Year Anniversary Feb-March 2022
Exhibition Oehme Graphics
Space Gallery, Denver, CO

Peneumba January 2022
Gallery 825 LAAA
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