Melanie Gonzalez

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Melanie Gonzalez, born in The Bronx, NY, of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent, practices fine photographic arts through displaying printed photographs, making fashion design and wearable art, organizing public art works and photographic sculptures, as well as film and editing. Her passion for photography stems from an upbringing engaged in music, theater, sculpture and nature all in the heart of New York City. Gonzalez holds a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art (Photography) from CCNY. In 2019, Gonzalez started Suzanna Productions as a way to professionally present multimedia creative solutions that are derived from her photography.

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"My Piedra y Sombra series is double exposure film photographs taken in color. This was taken in New Paltz, NY before I moved to the area, as I started intentionally making double exposures to recreated large undisturbed panoramas that depict new chronologies. These are apple trees, as are commonly seen in farms in the Ulster County, area."- Melanie Gonzalez — Melanie Gonzalez. Urban Landscape, 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 30 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

"Commissioned by Mark Ugbomah for this album: "Distinguishing Gray". This scene was inspired by the concept of straightening hair in Caribbean cultures as the sign of social status, and an affliction to beauty standards that are not natural to most Dominican or Puerto Rican woman. My photographic commentary in this scene is the assembly line of blown out hair dos, the irony by a woman with natural hair herself. Will she succumb too?" - Melanie Gonzalez — Melanie Gonzalez. Dominicanizando, 2015-2023. Archival inkjet print, 20 x 24 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

Photo walk at Serviam Gardens 198th St and Bainbridge. Featuring Rose of Hope, Rose of Hope dyptych by Melanie Gonzalez, 2020. 40+ photographs by Serviam Seniors — Melanie Gonzalez. Look at This, I'm Healing, 2020-2021. Wheat pasted photographs, public photo installation, variable dimensions. Image courtesy of the artist.

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Subject ≠ Object - 2019 En Foco Fellowship Group Exhibition

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