Janella Mele is an international multimedia artist whose works and short films have been exhibited in Berlin, Mexico, Boston, the ICA, MFA, and Croatia. 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. Combining her training in animation with her practice as a professional tattoo artist, Mele considers movement as a generative force in every line and gesture. Her works channel the shifting energies of the subconscious, often realized through tattoo performances on her own body, live-paintings, and drawn animations. These acts become rituals of healing and connection, materializing her own emotional processes while inviting viewers to reflect on their own inner transformations. She has an art studio at Central Street Studios in Somerville
Janella’s tattoo books are closed until June. To schedule a tattoo appointment please send a message over Instagram @Janellameletattoo
or
email at Janellatattoos@outlook.com
