Mel Stabin

Mel Stabin, AWS, NWS is an internationally known teacher, author, and award-winning watercolorist. A graduate of Pratt Institute, Mel studied the art of watercolor with Edgar Whitney. For over thirty years Mel was an award-winning art director and creative director for major advertising agencies in New York City. He is a signature member of prestigious art societies including the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West, and The Allied Artists of America.

For twenty years Mel has conducted watercolor workshops with groups on location throughout the country and abroad, and for numerous art societies.

His paintings have been the recipient of national awards including the Elizabeth Callan Medal at the 2004 American Watercolor Society International Exhibition and have been represented in major exhibitions including the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, National Academy of Design, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Watercolor West, Allied Artists of America, Butler Institute of American Art, North East Watercolor Society, New Jersey Watercolor Society, and Pennsylvania Watercolor Society.

Mel has had sixteen one-man exhibitions of his watercolors. His paintings are in many private and corporate collections. His work can be seen on his website at www.melstabin.com and on The New American Gallery website at www.newamgallery.com under "Featured Artists." Mel was a director for the American Watercolor Society’s 2005/2006 exhibitions and was one of the jurors of selection for the American Watercolor Society’s 2006 Annual International Exhibition.

He has written feature articles for American Artist, The Artist's Magazine, Watercolor, and Watercolor Magic. Mel is the author of Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused and The Figure In Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused published by Watson-Guptill. www.melstabin.com