Melissa Ayr, born in New York, is an international contemporary abstract artist. Her art is on the cutting edge of color with bold flowing blends of light and dark. Her style is colorful, vibrant and full of texture. She incorporates high energy, fluidity, growth and life.

Melissa Ayr has been painting since she was 3 years old. As a master painter, oil and mixed media painting has been Melissa's passion for many years. She has also studied many fine art disciplines including lithographs, print work, etchings, watercolor, pastels, acrylic, drawing, as well as, pen and ink.

Melissa has fine art training from U.C. Berkeley, California College of the Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, and Art Therapy training from the College of Notre Dame.

Melissa's art has been sought after for private collections and has a client base in France, UK, Sweden, Australia, China and the United States.

She has had her paintings hung in various galleries, businesses, museums, hospitals and fine homes. From the Guggenheim in New York to San Francisco SOMA District, Silicon Valley, South Lake Tahoe Area, and recently in the Dallas / Fort Worth area.

Melissa has been a professional artist for the over 13 years.