Collection: Melanie Taylor Kent Artist Biography and Art Gallery Collection

Melanie Taylor Kent is an American artist who was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania but raised in Southern California. She has had an intense interest in art since she was little more than a toddler and by the age of 12, Melanie Taylor Kent had already won her first National Art Competition. She received her formal education at the UCLA School of Art, and soon after, began teaching art in Los Angeles City Schools. Through her work with the school system, Melanie Taylor Kent gained recognition for her implementation and guidance of the Los Angeles Community Mural Painting Program.

Melanie Taylor Kent is one of the most treasured and collected painters living and painting today. In just a few years she has achieved recognition as "The Artist of famous celebrations, streets, and landmarks of America". She combines her art talent and love of history with a whimsical imagination in order to produce images of brilliant and vivid colors, yet informative because of her attention to detail and quest for authenticity. Melanie's serigraphs are noted for the famous personalities that delight and challenge collectors to identify them. She was the first artist to be licensed by the Walt Disney Company to portray Disney theme parks in limited edition prints.

Melanie Taylor Kent is officially licensed as an artist for several notable movie studios, including Warner Brothers, Hanna Barbera and the Walt Disney Corporation. She has also created a successful body of work for the U.S. Olympics committee, (1984), and was chosen as the Los Angeles Dodgers' official artist commemorating the 30th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. Other notable commissions include being chosen as the Official Artist for the 50th anniversary of "The Wizard of Oz", the 15th anniversary of "Star Wars" and the 10th anniversary of "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" movies. Most of Kent's limited edition works are done as serigraphs, utilizing as many as 200 separate color plates and heavy,acid free archival papers. The production values complement these terrific works, which are collected worldwide.