MEL STABIN, AWS, NWS, is an internationally known
teacher, author, and award-winning watercolorist. A
graduate of the Pratt Institute, Mel studied the art of
watercolor with Edgar Whitney. For over thirty years Mel
was an award winning art director and creative director
for major advertising agencies in New York City. He is a
signa- ture member of prestigious art societies including
the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor
Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America,
Watercolor West, and Allied Artists of America.
For twenty years Mel has conducted water- color
workshops with groups on location throughout the
country and abroad, and for numerous art societies.
His paintings have been the recipient of national awards
and have been represented in major exhibitions
including the American Watercolor Society, National
Watercolor Society, National Academy of Design,
Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor
West, Allied Artists of America, Butler Institute of
American Art, North East Watercolor Society, New Jersey
Watercolor Society, and Pennsylvania Watercolor Society.
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Mel has had sixteen one-man exhibitions of his
watercolors. His paintings are in many private and
corporate collections. His work can be viewed in the
"Featured Artists" section of the New American Gallery
website at www.newamgallery.com. Mel was a director
for the American Watercolor Society's 2005 and 2006
exhibitions and was a Juror of Selection for the American
Watercolor Society's 2006 Annual International
Exhibition.
He has written feature articles for American Artist, The
Artist's Magazine, Watercolor, and Watercolor Magic. Mel
is the author of Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused
and The Figure In Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused,
both published by Watson-Guptill.
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