Felipe
Melendrez

Based
Miami, Florida
Mediums
Oil, graphite, illustration
Years
2014 to present
Series
Palms · Insomniacs · Swimmers

A studio of three concurrent series. Saturated palmscapes, anonymous figure studies in graphite, and submerged swimmers held in flat fields of pool water.

01

Palms

Oil on canvas, 8 works
Palms, pink silhouette against sunset
Palms (sunset, pink)Oil on canvas
Palms, red and cobalt
Palms (red, cobalt)Oil on canvas
Palms, yellow and cyan
Palms (yellow, cyan)Oil on canvas
Palms, blue and yellow
Palms (blue, yellow)Oil on canvas
Palms, orange and teal
Palms (orange, teal)Oil on canvas
Palms, framed monstera against black wall
Palms (monstera, framed)Oil on canvas, installation view
Palms triptych installed in gallery
Palms (triptych)Oil on canvas, three panels, installation view
Palms, close, yellow
Palms (close, yellow)Oil on canvas
02

Insomniacs

Graphite on paper · 8 works
Insomniac, no. 01
Insomniac, iGraphite
Insomniac, no. 02
Insomniac, iiGraphite
Insomniac, no. 03
Insomniac, iiiGraphite
Insomniac, no. 04
Insomniac, ivGraphite
Insomniac, no. 05
Insomniac, vGraphite
Insomniac, no. 06
Insomniac, viGraphite
Insomniac, no. 07
Insomniac, viiGraphite
Insomniac, no. 08
Insomniac, viiiGraphite
03

Swimmers

Oil on canvas · 7 works
Swimmer, snorkel
Swimmer (snorkel)Oil on canvas
Swimmer, white shorts
Swimmer (white)Oil on canvas
Swimmer, suspended
Swimmer (suspended)Oil on canvas
Swimmer, surface
Swimmer (surface)Oil on canvas
Swimmer, descending
Swimmer (descending)Oil on canvas
Swimmer, in motion
Swimmer (in motion)Oil on canvas
Swimmer, panorama
Swimmer (panorama)Oil on canvas
About

Felipe Melendrez is a Mexican graphic artist living and working in Miami.

He received his BFA in Fine Art from Florida International University in 2013. His practice ranges from painting and drawing to graphic design and illustration. His work has been displayed in galleries and museums across South Florida and aboard Oceania Cruises vessels worldwide.

Selected exhibitions (placeholder): Florida International University, BFA Fine Art, 2013 · Group shows, South Florida · Permanent installations, Oceania Cruises fleet.

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Available works, commissions, and exhibition prints by inquiry.

Write to Felipe @felipe_melendrez