BIRTHPLACE:   Los Angeles BIRTH YEAR:   1975 LIVES IN:   Los Angeles WORKS IN:   Internationally ADDRESS:   1107 W. Delhaven Ave, West Covina, CA 91790

PHONE:   626 391-3444 WEBSITE:   http://www.melaniestimmell.com SCHOOLS:   Art Center College of Design, 1997, BFA Illustration California State University Fullerton (CSUF), 2006, MA Drawing Painting REPRESENTING GALLERIES:   Spring Arts Collective Gallery TAGS:   portrait

A Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and the only woman to have won the title of 'Maestro' and several Gold Medals in both Italy and Germany, Melanie is an internationally recognized street painter, working with clients in Turkey, Holland, Canada, and throughout the U.S. Most recently, Melanie street painted for a cultural celebration in Utrecht, Holland with 11 other international artist from Italy, Germany, and Holland. Her painting now hangs in the St. Augustine Church in Utrecht. Melanie is represented by Vicki Prentice Associates Inc in New York for her street painting work and has recently signed with Spring Arts Collective Gallery in Los Angeles. When she is not in her studio or on the asphalt, Melanie teaches children and adults through Cal State Fullerton, where she received her Masters Degree in Painting, and also the Orange County Performing Arts center and the Los Angeles Music Center.