Overview

Mel Kadel is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. After living in New York for a few years, she moved to Los Angeles where she now resides in a log cabin by the 5 Freeway with her partner, artist Travis Millard. She works using coffee-stained paper, micron .005 pens, hand mixed ink wash, pencil, and blades to create carefully detailed and layered drawings of childlike characters exploring, opening up, and overcoming peril with fierce determination.

Exhibitions
Works
  • Mel Kadel, Ceremonial, 2022
    Ceremonial, 2022
  • Mel Kadel, Future Flower 10 (click to enlarge)
    Future Flower 10 (click to enlarge)
  • Mel Kadel, Future Flower 16
    Future Flower 16
  • Mel Kadel, Future Flower 17 (click to enlarge)
    Future Flower 17 (click to enlarge)
  • Mel Kadel, Future Flower 3
    Future Flower 3
  • Mel Kadel, Into the Stars
    Into the Stars
  • Mel Kadel, Natural Union (click to enlarge)
    Natural Union (click to enlarge)
  • Mel Kadel, Natural Union (click to enlarge)
    Natural Union (click to enlarge)
  • Mel Kadel, Splendid Seat
    Splendid Seat
  • Mel Kadel, Wild Turn, 2022
    Wild Turn, 2022
  • Mel Kadel, Wrap and Rise, 2022
    Wrap and Rise, 2022