Demond Melancon

Demond Melancon (1978, New Orleans, US) works solely with a needle and thread to sew glass beads onto canvas. He began this practice in 1992 when he became part of the Black Masking Culture of New Orleans. Melancon is one of the few artists to  use glass beads as an accepted medium in the contemporary arts sector. Recent exhibitions include: Light Play, Birmingham Museum Of Art, 2023; Unmasking Masculinity for the Twenty-First Century, Kalamazoo Institute Of Arts, 2022; Reflections, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, 2022; Portal, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, 2021; and Black Masking Culture, London Design Festival, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2019. Melancon lives and works in New Orleans.