Koi Study Mel Alves Joia Magazine

Joia Magazine

5 x 16 inches

Her early homeschool experience with its flexibility and versatility allowed her the freedom to explore her creativity under no confines or limitations

with gallery co-owner Bradley Platz in 2011

be fierce and strong

Koi Study Mel Alves Joia MagazineDetails About Acrylic on cradled panel 11 x 14 in. 2020 Jacqueline Gallagher "Painter of Zombies and the Disturbed. Or Disturbed Zombie Painter I forget which. These figures are contradictions, beautiful and grotesque at the same time. They float through their worlds driven by craving, vanity, and addiction, caught in moments of stiff poses and comedic indulgence. They put themselves on display for the world as their bodies and minds slowly decay.