Meet The Artist!

Melanie Bolden is the owner of BOLD and a visual artist that emerged from Lawrence, Kansas to the Kansas City Metro Area and she has flourished through art since her childhood years. Bolden has worked on many art projects from collaborative murals, to handmade beaded jewelry, canvas paintings, mosaic tile work, graphic t-shirts, and custom benchwork paintings; one of which was commissioned by the well-known author Toni Morrison. She is inspired by nature, spiritual energy, and a bold color pallet. Her medium of choice is acrylic paint on stretched canvas with accents of rhinestones hidden within her work.