Art Show: Mel Waters

San Francisco born and raised artist Mel Waters celebrates opening night for his solo art show at Black Bird on Friday, February 14th from 7-9pm!

Mel Waters is a Black and Filipino Artist whose current works explore and celebrate street life and culture around San Francisco, focusing primarily on Black, Brown and Asian communities.

“This body of work represents the connection I feel to this city and the Bay Area culturally, through the lens of what I remember seeing as a kid in the 80s and 90s.”

Mel was born in San Francisco, and has stayed long enough to witness the effects of the wealth gap and decline of certain populations. His paintings are filled with nostalgia of the past, as well as storytelling for the communities of the present.

“I am inspired by and drawn to keeping visible otherwise often overlooked demographics in an ever-changing city landscape.”

You can view his current body of work on the walls of Black Bird this Friday night through the month of March.