Melanie Biehle

Melanie Biehle is an abstract painter whose work explores the emotional and sensory experience of place.

Born in Louisiana and now based in Seattle, Melanie studied abstract painting at Gage Academy of Art. Drawing on a background in psychology, writing, and photography, she creates layered compositions that blend memory, architecture, and nature into abstract interpretations of travel and landscape. Her paintings explore both fluid, expressive forms and precise, composed structures, reflecting the balance of freedom and intention that travel inspires.

Melanie often distresses her surfaces with natural materials like shells and stones, grounding her work in the physical textures of the landscapes that inspire her. The ocean is her deepest well of creative energy. Whether shaped by the misty tones of the Pacific Northwest or the warmth of Southern California, her paintings invite calm, curiosity, and connection.

Inspired by Richard Diebenkorn’s mastery of light and space, Melanie’s paintings explore the delicate balance between abstraction and place.

Abstract Painting + Composition | Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington

Master of Science in Psychology | University of Louisiana at Monroe

October – December 31, 2024 | Featured Artist, Sorelle Gallery, Westport, CT

August 5 – September 30, 2024 | Featured Artist West Seattle Art Walk, Capers, Seattle, WA

June 2024 | The Monochromatic Collection with Casa di LaValle

December 2023 | Featured Artist Studio 16 at The Building, Seattle, WA

October 2023 | Featured Artist Casa di LaValle, Seattle, WA

August – September 2023 | Featured Artist Seattle Downtown Art Walk, Hotel Monaco, Seattle, WA

April 2023 | Group Exhibition The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID

September — October 2022 | Featured Artist Casa di LaValle, Seattle, WA

2020 Featured Artist Atelier Drome, Seattle, WA

January – July 2020 | Metamorphosis: Half-Century, solo art show CURA, Seattle, WA

July – October 2019 | group exhibition Phyllis Lamphere Gallery, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA

February – July 2019 | Gray Sky Gallery Member Artist, Seattle, WA

May 3, 2018 | What Lies Beneath, First Thursday solo art show Jackson St. Studio, Seattle, WA

April 28-29, 2018 | Bemis Arts Spring 2018 juried group art show, Seattle, WA

November 2017 | Rain City, video art installation in collaboration with Digital Kitchen and Urban Renaissance Group for Second & Seneca building ...