User:Atakra/Melissa Dominguez

Melissa Dominguez is a Spanish American/Mestiza printmaker, photographer, and jeweler from Santa Fe, New Mexico, whose "work tends to explore the darker side of life."

Education
As an undergraduate, Dominguez worked for and showed at Red Dot Gallery on Canyon Road.

Art career
Dominguez exhibits primarily in the Southwest, particularly Santa Fe, and has shown her jewelry at Galeria El Farol, and her prints at the Santa Fe Reporter Aha Festival with artist Sam Haozous.

"I’m trying to find the beauty in things in things like death and the painful portions of life," the artist says.

Dominguez co-curated an art show, "Salon de la Raza" with Joseph Sanchez and America Meredith in 2013.

Personal
Melissa Dominguez lives in Santa Fe, Mexico with her family. She teaches at Santa Fe Community College.