Melina Lisi

Instagram: @resin_art_by_melina
Email: resinartbymelina@rogers.com

Melina Lisi is an abstract resin artist, born and raised in Toronto. She moved to King Township in 1981 and is an active member of the Arts Society King. Melina has participated in various juried shows, including the Schomberg Street Gallery event.

Melina had a long-time interest in the arts. It was not until 2002 when she became afflicted with a chronic condition known as Trigeminal Neuralgia, a disorder which affects the facial nerves, that her passion for the arts was reignited. One of the outlets she turned to was her love of contemporary art. She was determined not to have this diagnosis defeat or change her, so with vigorous research she discovered holistic alternatives.

Melina strives to create awareness and believes that this condition affecting every 12 per 100,000 people can be prevailed.

Melina began to experiment with acrylic paint and then moved on to other various mediums including ink and resin. She describes her artistry as, “Creating my inner peace and becoming totally immersed with my creation. My concentration takes me away and my pain subsides. Art is my therapy. Art fulfills me”. She recalls a very spiritual mentor once told her, “You’ve been given a wonderful gift, one that must be shared”.

Melina believes that life takes you on a path and everything leads you on a journey to where you should be. Life has led her to art and for that she is truly grateful.

Melina is self-taught and creates her paintings with various mediums, acrylics, inks and pigments, just to name a few, but it was resin that captured her attention with its lustrous glasslike finish and 3-D effect. She was captivated.