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Melat Miranda-Ramirez
Education
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) – Providence, RI
BFA Candidate, Painting
2023 – 2027
Recipient, Student Success Scholarship
Exhibitions
Prima Materia — Gentle Soul
RISD President’s House, Providence, RI | 2026–2027
Please Catch Me When I Fall — RISD’s Third Black Biennial
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI | January 24–March 15, 2026
REVOLT Art Fair — Digital Exhibition
Gentle Soul: The Braided Tree of Remembrance, Intertwined Peace
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas | December 6, 2025
Itch to Scratch
Memorial Hall, Providence, RI | November 11, 2025
The Black Star Journal (BSJ) Exhibition
Brown University, Smith-Buonanno Hall, Room 206, Providence, RI | November 5, 2025
First-Gen Art Exhibition
Carr Haus, Providence, RI | October 3, 2025
Boston-Wide Art Gallery Exhibition
Harvard University, 9 Seattle Street, Cambridge, MA | April 2025
Color Workshop Exhibition
Providence, RI | March 2025
BAAD × Carr Haus Exhibition
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI | February 2025
BAAD × Carr Haus Pop-Up Exhibition
Carr Haus, Providence, RI | February 13, 2025
Painting-a-Day Exhibition — Sophomore Class Exhibition
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI | September 2024
Intimate Oppositions — Year-Long Exhibition
RISD President’s House, Providence, RI | May 2024–April 2025
Masks
Irvine City Hall, Irvine, CA | April 2023
Hair — 48th Color It Orange Exhibition
Laguna College of Art + Design, Laguna Beach, CA | April 2023
Awards & Honors
Anderson Ranch Arts Center Scholar
Scholarship Recipient; Selected to Participate in Workshop | August 9–15, 2026
RISD Student Success Scholarship
Rhode Island School of Design | 2023–2027
Medal for Excellence in Fine Arts
Woodbridge High School, Irvine, CA | May 2023
Rising Artist Award
Irvine Unified School District, Irvine, CA | May 2023
Nominee — Orange County High School Artist of the Year, Painting
Orange County Register | March 2023