the shala - on the walls

melora griffis is a painter who works out of her studio in chesea. she is currently in a grow show, "the beast in me," at the bowman/bloom gallery on east 7th street. you can see more of her work from her most recent solo show, "things that last forever," online at artnet.com. she is a risd graduate and was an edward albee fellowship recipient in 2008. melora has been commissioned to paint more than 200 portraits of mostly children and some adults. she has been teaching yoga for eleven years.