Work samples

  • Joyful Noises
    Joyful Noises

    Mixed media Painted Paper Collage,  newspaper clippings, comic book pages, acrylic transfers, acrylic paint, on Canvas

    Available for Purchase
  • Miss Mary
    Miss Mary

    Mixed media, Painted paper collage, newspaper clippings, Acrylic transfer on canvas

    Available for Purchase
  • My Sisters with Me
    My Sisters with Me

    Painted paper collage, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, acrylic paint on canvas

    Available for Purchase
  • Green Box 4
    Green Box 4

    mixed media, painted paper collage, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, acrylic transfer on canvas 40x30 inches

    Available for Purchase

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About Melvin

Baltimore City  

Melvin Nesbitt Jr. is a Baltimore-based artist recognized for his expressive painted paper collages that explore themes of childhood, memory, race, and community. Influenced by the celebratory imagery of artists like Ernie Barnes, Johnny Lee Gray, and William H. Johnson, Nesbitt centers children in his work—capturing everyday moments of American life with warmth and emotional depth.
Growing up in a low-income neighborhood in South Carolina, Nesbitt draws from personal memory to… more

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District General Services Headquarters mural

I created a “design only” project for District General Services in Washington DC for their new headquarters.  The original work was very small but a fabricator converted it into a large wall mural that was placed outside of one of their meeting rooms!

  • Gather and Play
    Gather and Play
  • Gather and Play