McBride/Dillman presents âAmeynâ, a new series from Jeffrey Melo
May 15, 2026 - June 28, 2026
@jaemelo @mcbride_dillman
Preview: 3-5p
Reception: 6-8p
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From Official Press Release:
In Ameyn, Melo situates faith within a landscape of instability shaped by crisis, repetition, and emotional fatigue. The work emerges in response to escalating global conflict, from U.S. military engagement in Iran to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, as well as intensifying domestic unrest marked by aggressive ICE enforcement. Against this backdrop, the paintings consider how individuals locate steadiness within uncertainty, and what it means to endure over time.
A first-generation Dominican immigrant, Melo grounds this inquiry in lived experience. His subjects, which are people of color, often women and children, foreground communities whose vulnerability and resilience are most acutely felt in periods of upheaval. Their gestures of prayer (hands pressed, heads bowed, palms lifted) become quiet acts of negotiation between control and surrender.
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