Brooklyn-based artist Mel Reese received her B.S. from Skidmore College and studied at Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence. She completed an artist residency at Elsewhere Studios, went on to receive a Post-Baccalaureate certificate from San Francisco Art Institute, received her MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in NYC and attended the Vermont Studio Center residency. Mel has had multiple solo and group exhibitions across the country and her work has been published in Inside Artists, Studio Visit Magazine, Artwork Archive Blog, Vellum Magazine, KINDLAND, New American Paintings and Wallhop.
Proceeds of JIGGY Originals go the artists directly as well as the Artist Relief fund, supporting artists of all disciplines facing financial emergencies due to Covid-19.