2308 1st Avenue North: Wells Fargo

Melissa Jones moved to Birmingham from California in the early 80s with her family.  Throughout her young life she always felt a strong passion for art and design and was especially fascinated with history. Melissa received her BA in Fine Arts/Graphic Design from North Dakota University in 2000 and has recently completed her course work her Masters degree in Art History at UAB. Melissa’s artwork consists of many different mediums but her love of graphics, bold colors, textures and found objects always seems to find their way into whatever form she’s presently working in. Her most recent work consists of mixed media pieces typically done on recycled wood. She combines glossy magazine images with her own painted designs to create a unique combination of photomontage that merges the present and the past with humor and the human connection.  Melissa also shows her work at Naked Art, a local art gallery.