Melissa Matsuki Lillie is an emerging artist whose paintings reference natural forms using a personal visual language of vibrant colors and complex layers to reflect on the macroscopic and microscopic world. Her paintings evoke a sense of space that has been flattened and layered, revealing strands and structures of line and color interacting fluidly with hidden landscapes. In addition to painting she frequently works sculpturally, creating forms that celebrate both line and color.

Born in Maryland, Melissa attended the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

She currently lives and works in North Adams, Massachusetts.

EDUCATION

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland. BFA, General Sculptural Studies. Minor, Art History.