Mel Smothers

Mel Smothers is an American contemporary artist born in the west coast of the USA in 1947. Smothers evolved as an artist in the Pop Art America during the 60's and 70”s, working alongside his contemporary Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud.
Thiebaud would later become Smothers’ graduate professor, and a forefront figure of the American Pop Art. Smothers is well established in the USA with having held
numerous exhibitions, featured in museums and gallery collections, participated
in art fairs and art projects. Smothers has exhibited in New
York, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles as well as art fairs in Brussels, Monaco,
Singapore, Berlin.
Six museum collections, MFA University of Idaho, and taught at University of California at Davis, University of Nevada at Lake Tahoe, University of Idaho at Moscow.
In 2006 he was honored with selection by Cooper-Union to exhibit in the Emerging Artists of the Year Exhibition in New York City.

EDUCATION:
Masters in Fine Art, University of Idaho, 1999.
University of California at Davis, Professor Wayne Thiebaud: Life Drawing, Print-making, Art Criticism.
BA Degree, Studio Art, California State University, Sacramento, CA. 1991.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
"El Bote," Dacia Gallery, New York City, 2020.
AARP Retrospective Andy Dialogs, Pivot Gallery. New York City, NY. Febuary 2019.
El Bote, Pivot Gallery. New York City, NY, 2018
Playful Scapes: Beth Barry & Mel Smothers, Carter Burden Gallery. New York City, NY, 2018
ISLAND ABSTRACTION, 2Jx Gallery. New York City, NY, 2017
MEL SMOTHERS, ISLANDS AND DIALOGS, Pivot Gallery. New York City, NY,
“POSTCARDS FROM THE PLAYA,” Burning Man, Black Rock City, NV. 2015
Judaica Museum, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Gilbert Pavilion Gallery, New York City