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Melanie Rothschild is a self-taught artist and a native of Los Angeles.

She believes that moxie, irreverence and a serious respect for the role of mistakes in the creative process are the tools of her trade.

In 2007 a nasty spill of an entire gallon of paint totally changed the way she thought about, and worked with paint. She calls it the Paint & Air series.

The way in which creative ideas come into being and the role that art plays in the overall process of creative thinking, are things Melanie thinks about a lot.

In 2011 she completed a master’s degree in the Study of Creativity, at Buffalo State College. In 2014, North Light Books published her book, “The Art of Mistakes: Unexpected Painting Techniques & the Practice of Creative Thinking.” The book documents her early functional work as well as some early Paint & Air pieces. It also discusses her deep feelings on the notion of the unique human ability for creativity, the idea that artistic expression is only one form of creative thinking and that art is the silo where creativity can be revered.

Melanie has a bachelor’s from UCLA in Ethnic Arts/Anthropology. During that time she saw that people around the globe, regardless of how meager their resources, were driven to find ways to make art. This powerful notion buoyed her own drive to make art. She began working with non-traditional methods, using not only brushes but the handles of broken brushes, the edges of cardboard, a rolling pin - just about anything in arm’s reach which could be used to apply paint.

Solo Shows:

Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, CO
Fresh Paint, Culver City, CA
Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY
JK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Group Shows:

Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver, CO
Fresh Paint, Culver City, CA
Brand Library & Gallery, Glendale, CA
Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA

Melanie’s work is in several private collections.

She believes there are two kinds of music: J.S. Bach and everything else.

12-word artist’s statement: Art is there to remind us that we can think for ourselves.

contact:
rothschildmelanie@gmail.com
Gallery At Michael Warren Contemporary, Denver