“UNHINGED”

2023 ART SHOW

UNHINGED

During my senior year, I had the opportunity to host a small exhibition of my work at my University. I was constantly creating work outside of class and wanted to push myself to become a better artist and designer.

In the summer of 2022, I set out to create more work, managing to complete over 30 of my simple collages during that time. This was a great time for experimentation as I was constantly learning and creating just for fun. The works completed during this time made up the bulk of my solo exhibition.

I use various mediums to create, but have mostly stuck to using paper collage and acrylic paint for the majority of my traditional works. I enjoy using unconventional materials like aluminum foil for for example, which has become one of my favorite ways to add some shine to my collages.

I am still making art and post most of my collage work on my Instagram page @Melenpersen

ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴀᴅꜱ 🦢🦢

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They love each other, and will fight fiercely to protect their family. The babies are raised with great care 🐣🐤🐥
"My two dads could beat up your one singular

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂 👹

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"Oh honey, you really going to post that ? Shameful really. Why don't you go back to school and learn how to draw. You know my kid could make that, do yo

A̲e̲g̲y̲p̲t̲i̲a̲c̲u̲s̲ ̲S̲p̲i̲n̲o̲s̲a̲u̲r̲u̲s̲ ⛵

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-The Ancient Pharaoh ruled for millennia, but everything changed when the meteor attacked-🪨

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𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚛 🐬

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Two dolphins doing what dolphins are known to do, don't rush to any conclusions. Pass the puffer.

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ɪʟ ʏ ᴀ ᴅᴜ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴇ ᴀᴜ ʙᴀʟᴄᴏɴ 🛟

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-Her job is also beach, read all about her and her kitty on page 9-

-You won't believe what Dirty Diana is up to this time around!-
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M̳y̳c̳o̳l̳ ̳T̳h̳e̳ ̳M̳u̳s̳h̳r̳o̳o̳m̳a̳n̳c̳e̳r̳ 🍄🍄🍄

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This is Mycol, he enjoys casting hexes on people. He hangs in dark-damp spaces and locker rooms, but occasion

🄺🄰🄸🄹🅄 #6. 🌃

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--This fearsome monster is looking for a late night snack, he is very picky but has narrowed his choices down to three--

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ⓅⓐⓥⓔⓜⓔⓝⓣⓁⓘⓩⓐⓡⓓⒽⓔⓛⓜⓔⓣ ⛑️

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Here's the helmet I made for the artist's spotlight, it's modeled after an Edaphosaurus.

I was not going to wait until Halloween to crea

Ｅｎｃｒｕｓｔｅｄ 🦞

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It's easier to pretend that a monster does not feel pain.

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This

░Ｃｌｏｗｎ░Ｋｏｉ░Ｔｏｙ░ 🌇

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- This piece depicts a cityscape, I attempted to capture the high energy exuded from densely populated urban environments.

I've always been Fascinated with Kowloon Walled City and have bee

🄴🅂🅃🅁🄰🄽🄶🄰 🅃🄷🄰🄽 🄵🄸🄲🅃🄸🄾🄽 🥬 CC
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Here is my rendition of @laganjaestranja doing standup. Greg is also there.
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░T░A░L░L░ ░D░A░R░K░ ░A░N░D░ ░H░A░N░D░S░O░M░E░ 👙
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-This is Geoff, he works in finance, he and his wife are looking for fun times with other couples.
Geoff spends a

“WHISPERING TO THE WALLS”

2024 (Collaboration)

I had the pleasure of collaborating with fellow alumna Arletha Greer on creating a piece for her show titled “Whispering to the Walls”.

There were lots of firsts during this project. The scale of this work brought new challenges and it was my first time playing with fabric as a collage material.

“EXHIBITING FAILURE”

2024 Artshow

I was part of a show at Rhizome DC, it was themed around rejected artworks. My submitted piece “ I’ll Form The Head” was part of a previous application and I wanted to give it a proper chance to shine.

It was awesome to relate to other artists through our collective experiences. I am very grateful to Fid Thompson for organizing this exhibit.

Since the show happened in October, I took the chance to bring my costume to the gallery opening.

DC Climate Week: Anacostia Arts Center + Sycamore &Oak

2025 Artshow

I was fortunate to be invited to participate in an exhibition to mark the final day of DC Climate Week. This show was themed around sustainable art practices, and I prefer to work with unconventional/recycled materials. I’m happy to have been able to display multiple of my pieces.