Artist Statement:
In my mixed media art pieces I strive to bring back voices of women who are no longer on this earth. I encourage viewers to remember their own family members and friends who have passed. Old photos capture tiny moments of life, and often there is joy. I believe it is imperative to hold people and joy in our memories. This collage/mixed media piece is a good picture of friends as allies!
Each artwork is made with acrylic paint, collage, colored pencil, and sometimes found objects. There are limitless combinations of these materials, and I’m able to remain flexible in how each work is created.
Melissa Kulig (BFA, Emmanuel College; MFA, Art Institute of Boston under Lesley University) is a retired art teacher living near Boston, Massachusetts, in the U.S. She has taught art in after-school programs around Boston, at Brookline Adult Education, at The Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, at the New Art Center in Newton, and at Newton Community Education. She was an adjunct drawing professor at the Boston Architectural College. Melissa now lives and works in a small loft at The Waltham Watch Factory. She currently exhibits as a guest artist at Three Stones Gallery in Concord.
