Ed Mell: A Closer Look with Dr. Mark Sublette

Name: Ed Mell: A Closer Look with Dr. Mark Sublette
Start: 2026-04-15T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-15T19:30:00-07:00
Location: Phoenix Art Museum

Schedule

Wed Apr 15 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Phoenix Art Museum | Phoenix, AZ

Join Dr. Mark Sublette for an in-depth exploration of the work of American artist Ed Mell (1942–2024). Beloved for his vibrant color palette and angular compositions, Mell captured the monumental cloud formations, geologic strata, and desert life of the Colorado Plateau and Sonoran Desert. Dr. Sublette’s talk examines Mell’s artistic practice and distinctive approach to interpreting dynamic landscapes, with a special focus on works currently on view in the Museum’s newly renovated North Wing.
Born in Phoenix, Mell was deeply connected to Arizona’s arts community for more than 50 years, maintaining a studio just blocks from Phoenix Art Museum. Ed Mell: In the Studio presents, for the first time, a selection of oil studies and works on paper created between 1974 and 2023. Never before publicly exhibited, these works offer rare insight into Mell’s creative process and the evolution of his final paintings.