Melanie Delach is a mixed media artist and educator, living and working in Queens, New York. Delach’s work spans from textured mixed media paintings to intimate drawings that are an introspection about self-discovery, transformation, and spiritual space as a queer woman. She received her BFA in Studio Art from Adelphi University in 2017 and an MFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2019. Her work has been exhibited at NEWCHILD Gallery in Antwerp, Belgium, RegularNormal NYC, Anna Zorina Gallery, LatchKey Gallery, Dinner Gallery, Loft Projects, The Museum at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Gross McCleaf Gallery to name a few. She received the Fine Arts Venture Fund and The Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize, and was nominated for the Colene Brown Art Prize. Her work is part of the Museum of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts permanent collection.