Melissa Mae Kors

Melissa Mae Kors’ figurative paintings are brightly colored and full of patterns dancing across the canvas and replete with hidden symbols. The paintings look whimsical and light but are often about serious themes such as isolation, conformity, oppression, sexuality, fears, pain, and pleasure.

​Kors is a prominent figurative artist in NYC. In 1979, she was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and earned degrees in both the Performing and Visual Arts.

Her paintings have been exhibited in Wisconsin, Louisiana, Texas, New York, and in England. Kors' latest exhibits were at the Six Summit Gallery in Manhattan and featured at New York Fashion Week Shows.

2002 - 2006
University of Wisconsin: Parkside
Bachelors of Art
Kenosha, WI

1997 - 1999
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Associates Degree of Occupational Studies
New York, NY

2023 New York Fashion Week
Angel Orensanz Foundation
New York, NY

2022 Group exhibit
Six Summit Gallery
New York, NY

2017 "Human Nature"
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY

2016 "Strange Figurations"
Limner Gallery
Hudson, NY 

"Master of Art International"
The Forum : Gallery
Norwich, United Kingdom

"Crazy Reality"
East End Studio Gallery
Houston, TX

2012 Fine Arts Booth
Festival International de Louisiane
Lafayette, LA

2009 Downtown Art walk
Lake Charles & the Arts Council of SWLA
Lake Charles, LA

2008 "Freaks Like Me"
Lake Charles & the Arts Council of SWLA
Lake Charles, LA

2006 Racine Art Guild's Annual Starving Artist Fair
Racine Gateway Campus
Racine, WI

"Unnatural Conformity"
UW-Parkside Fine Arts Gallery
Kenosha, WI

Group Show
Pigeon Lake Field Station
Pigeon Lake, WI

Juried Exhibit -The Racine Art Guild
Spectrum School of the Arts & Gallery
Racine, WI

2004 Juried Student Group Show
UW-Parkside Fine Arts Gallery
Kenosha, WI