Mezza9

Painter of Cirque

Mezza9 (Mezzanine Beecomb) is an American impressionist and visionary artist who paints large scale figurative works of cirque performers.

Mezza9 is based in coastal California and coastal North Carolina. Her art studio is at a former naval base in Alameda, California. She also paints at Walker World Organic Artist Retreat on the Cape Fear River in Castle Hayne, North Carolina.

Contemporary circus performers and flow artists inspire her subject matter. Through the exploration of these themes: performance, movement, nature and color vibration; Mezza9 is painting the myths of today and documenting the paradigm shifts and the archetypes of modernity. Mediums include acrylic, pastel, oil on wood and paper and metal. Many of her works are sculptural with kinetic parts, varying heights, and uneven edges. Every wood panel is hand constructed.

Painting & Circus Arts are my pride and joy and my passion in life. Thank you for making my dreams of creating art that is transformative and so much a part of my soul - a reality and for helping me bring the joy of art worldwide.

Her paintings convey the blissful state of transcendence into Nebulon (sky/sea world of bliss) and the Wilderness, the outer limits of our imaginations.

Mezza9 has been a professional painter of cirque since 2001. She received grants from the North Carolina and the Arizona Commissions on the Arts in 2000. Numerous publications have reviewed her paintings and NPR interviewed her in 2011 for her top ten exhibit which concluded with a parade of stilt dancers and flow artists.

She has orchestrated interactive, solo exhibits and plans to continue her artistic career by following her path as a painter and incorporating and expanding into other mediums, specifically metal fabrication, installation, and performance and is interested in interdisciplinary collaborations with innovative artists in these fields.