about
Melissa DelPrete (b. New York, 1987) is grounded in a lifelong commitment to creative exploration. Her work draws from traditions of craft, the formal principles of abstraction, design and expressionism. Through intuitive calligraphic mark-making and atmospheric color fields, Melissa creates layered compositions that blend inherited techniques with contemporary sensibilities.
Deeply inspired by the rhythms and resonance of wild landscapes, her process explores archetypal patterns and subtle currents found in nature. Each piece is a study of how material, gesture, and intuition converge to reveal new understandings of identity and connection.
Melissa holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and an MS in Art Education from LIU Post. Based in Lake Worth Beach, FL, she is the founder of mtn space, a gallery dedicated to putting on thoughtful and relevant programming. Melissa’s dedication to her practice and to fostering artistic community underscores her distinctive voice and ongoing contributions to contemporary art.
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Education
LIU Post, MS Art Education 2015
Massachusetts College of Art, BFA Painting 2009
Shows
2025, Little Gems, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2023, Annual Summer Show, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2023, Pink, Arts Warehouse Delray, Delray, FL
2021, Swell, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2019, CommUnity Art show, Hatch Gallery 2112, Lake Worth, FL
2018 Solo Presentation of Drawings at Yu Tang Ceramics Studio, Seattle, WA
2018, Holiday Art Fair, Steve Gilbert Studio, Seattle, WA
2018, Cash For Gold, Steve Gilbert Studio, Seattle, WA
2018, Unstretched, a solo presentation, Fresh Flours Cafe, Seattle, WA
2017, Group show, True Love Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016, Melissa DelPrete, LIU Post, Westbury, NY
2012, Employee Art Show, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY
2010, Abington Studios Group Show, Abington, MA
Curation
2025, mtn spaceship, a group exhibition, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2025, Stones and Waterfalls, Joey Parlett, Lake Worth Beach, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2025, Stay Alive, Here In the Dark Where the Future Is, Christina Barrera, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2025, Smile for Me: the flea, Sydney Rose Maubert, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2025, Civitas, Hermes Berrio, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2024, On the Nightmare, R.J. Rodriguez, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2024, 1,001 heads (and other tales), Maxine Spector, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2024, Rosa Mistica, Manuela Gonzales, Spring/ Break Art Show, NY, NY
2024, Trickster Remakes World, Jia Sung, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2023, The Aesthetics of Care, Manuela Gonzales, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2023, Back to The Garden, Marcela Ramos Castillo, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2023, Witchcraft, Lily Morris, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2022, Nothing is Difficult Forever, John Skibo, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2022, Out of The Blue, Tara Booth, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2022, Lucid Dreams, Gustavo Oviedo, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2021, EDEN, Enid Blechman, Magnus Sodemin and Seung Lee, mtn space, Lake Worth Bech, FL
2021, Works on Paper, Melissa Meyer and Sabina Frisicke, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2021, Light Waves, Sabina Frisicke, mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Awards/Residencies/notable art opportunities
2023, Artwork selected to be featured as cover art on promotional material for annual catalog, Palm Beach Opera, West Palm Beach, FL
2022, Speaker: How to Build an art Collection, Cultural Council for Palm for Beach County, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2021, Founded mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
2011, Focused Art Making Live/Work opportunity, Yellowstone National Park, Roosevelt Lodge, WY
2011, Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2008, Excellence in Painting, 2D department Massachusetts College of Art
Press
2023, RJ Rodriguez: On The Nightmare, Palmbeachculture.com
2023, Arts Warehouse Goes Pink, John Thomason for Boca Mag
2023, Explore the Visionary World of Melissa DelPrete, Jana Piragic for The Scout Guide
2022, It Takes Two, Heather Graulich for Palm Beach Illustrated
2022, An Inspired Alumni Update, KCBush for The Knox School
2022, The Art Of Collecting, Nick Murray for Palm Beach Culture.com
2021, Art Exhibition: Swell at Mtn Space, Lakewortharts.com
2019, Art Studio to Open This Fall, Elyse Grant for Palm Beach Post
2012, A Private Show at the Met, Employee ID Required, Corey Kilgannon for The New York Times