Artist's Statement

Janella Mele is an international Multimedia artist whose works and short films have been exhibited in Berlin, Mexico, Boston, the ICA, MFA, Art Basel Miami Beach, and California. She studied animation at the Museum School of Fine Arts at Tufts and graduated with a BFA in 2018. Janella performed the first Self Tattoo Performance at Galería Monet in Tampico, Mexico during her artist residency and Solo Exhibition in May 2022. Janella received her tattoo apprentice license in February 2022 and practices at Ink Jam Tattoo Studio in Arlington, MA. She explores abstractions, fine line detail, dot work, and has a versatile portfolio that spans from a respect for the history of tattooing to innovations of new styles.