Melody Epperson
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Melody Epperson
Born and raised in Colorado, Melody has spent her life in the arts. She studied ceramics and printmaking in college and received her BFA from Metropolitan State College in Communication Design. She went on to study Integrated Arts at both Columbia College Chicago and Goddard College. Currently, Melody shows her artwork at D’Art Gallery in Denver Co. From 2021-2023 she served as President of the Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado and currently sits on the board of ArtSource Colorado.
After a successful career of teaching elementary art and music in Jefferson County, Melody set her sights on being a full-time artist. She received the Mac Arthur Goodwin Award for Distinguished Service Within the Profession in 2021. In 2023 she received the P.S. You Are Here Grant from Denver Arts and Venues for her “Tree Tales” installation in trees at Denver’s La Alma Park. Most recently Melody has received a grant for an innovative land-based art project with farms in Adams County. Melody is proud to have worked with a variety of organizations such as 40 West Arts, Adams County Arts and Culture, Littleton Arts, Salida Arts Counsel and Trinidad El Corizon Arts District to provide art and arts programming.
She received a grant from Redline Arts to curate an exhibit about voting rights entitled “Vote NO Vote”. The exhibition was at the Bell Projects in November 2022. Her artwork has been featured in several museums, including the Loveland Museum in 2019, the Molly Brown House Museum in 2020, Encaustic Museum NM 2018 and 2023, and Colorado Women’s Art Museum in 2023 and 2024, and her artwork was selected for the Jeffco Teacher Solo Show at the Arvada Center in 2021.
Recently Melody has focused her art on painting, primarily painting with wax. Her continued education includes studying with encaustic masters such as Lorraine Glessner, Francisco Benitez, Jeffery Hirst, Victoria Eubanks, and Cold wax masters Melinda Cootsona and Dianna Fritzler. She also completed a year of study at the Cold Wax Academy.
Melody’s thirst for knowledge and lifelong learning drives her to constantly grow in her artwork and her understanding of what it means to be human. Her philosophy of life is; be curious, reflect deeply and create.
Born and raised in Colorado, Melody has spent her life in the arts. She studied ceramics and printmaking in college and received her BFA from Metropolitan State College in Communication Design. She went on to study Integrated Arts at both Columbia College Chicago and Goddard College. Currently, Melody shows her artwork at D’Art Gallery in Denver Co. From 2021-2023 she served as President of the Women’s Caucus for Art Colorado and currently sits on the board of ArtSource Colorado.
After a successful career of teaching elementary art and music in Jefferson County, Melody set her sights on being a full-time artist. She received the Mac Arthur Goodwin Award for Distinguished Service Within the Profession in 2021. In 2023 she received the P.S. You Are Here Grant from Denver Arts and Venues for her “Tree Tales” installation in trees at Denver’s La Alma Park. Most recently Melody has received a grant for an innovative land-based art project with farms in Adams County. Melody is proud to have worked with a variety of organizations such as 40 West Arts, Adams County Arts and Culture, Littleton Arts, Salida Arts Counsel and Trinidad El Corizon Arts District to provide art and arts programming.
She received a grant from Redline Arts to curate an exhibit about voting rights entitled “Vote NO Vote”. The exhibition was at the Bell Projects in November 2022. Her artwork has been featured in several museums, including the Loveland Museum in 2019, the Molly Brown House Museum in 2020, Encaustic Museum NM 2018 and 2023, and Colorado Women’s Art Museum in 2023 and 2024, and her artwork was selected for the Jeffco Teacher Solo Show at the Arvada Center in 2021.
Recently Melody has focused her art on painting, primarily painting with wax. Her continued education includes studying with encaustic masters such as Lorraine Glessner, Francisco Benitez, Jeffery Hirst, Victoria Eubanks, and Cold wax masters Melinda Cootsona and Dianna Fritzler. She also completed a year of study at the Cold Wax Academy.
Melody’s thirst for knowledge and lifelong learning drives her to constantly grow in her artwork and her understanding of what it means to be human. Her philosophy of life is; be curious, reflect deeply and create.