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1942 Phoenix, Arizona - 2024. Known for: Panoramic abstracted landscape, illustration, sculpture, teaching.
Born in 1942, Ed Mell spent an idyllic childhood in what was then the small western city of Phoenix. He attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and soon after graduation accepted a... Read full biography
Born in 1942, Ed Mell spent an idyllic childhood in what was then the small western city of Phoenix. He attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and soon after graduation accepted a position in New York as an art director for a large advertising agency. Seeking greater artistic... Read full biography
Born in 1942, Ed Mell spent an idyllic childhood in what was then the small western city of Phoenix. He attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and soon after graduation accepted a position in New York as an art director for a large advertising agency. Seeking greater artistic freedom, he opened an illustration studio and met with immediate success, establishing his national reputation. Still, he felt that he hadn't yet found his voice as an artist. Seeking a break from the city's... Read full biography
Born in 1942, Ed Mell spent an idyllic childhood in what was then the small western city of Phoenix. He attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and soon after graduation accepted a position in New York as an art director for a large advertising agency. Seeking greater artistic freedom, he opened an illustration studio and met with immediate success, establishing his national reputation. Still, he felt that he hadn't yet found his voice as an artist. Seeking a break from the city's pace, he accepted a teaching position the Hopi reservation in northern Arizona in 1970. Time spent on Arizona's Colorado Plateau reconnected Mell with the land he loved, and his artistic course was set. He relocated to Phoenix and began painting his... Read full biography
Born in 1942, Ed Mell spent an idyllic childhood in what was then the small western city of Phoenix. He attended Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, and soon after graduation accepted a position in New York as an art director for a large advertising agency. Seeking greater artistic freedom, he opened an illustration studio and met with immediate success, establishing his national reputation. Still, he felt that he hadn't yet found his voice as an artist. Seeking a break from the city's pace, he accepted a teaching position the Hopi reservation in northern Arizona in 1970. Time spent on Arizona's Colorado Plateau reconnected Mell with the land he loved, and his artistic course was set. He relocated to Phoenix and began painting his well-known landscapes. Mell's creative drive has led him to produce bronze sculptures and print series in addition to his oils.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Airbrush
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Hopi Reservation, Arizona
Art School
- •Art Center College, School of Design, Pasadena, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Grand Canyon Specialty