Women of Distinction Magazine Selects Melanie Ann Prapopoulos as a Distinguished Professional in Her Field

    MIAMI, FL, October 13, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Melanie Ann Prapopoulos, Owner of The Directed Art Modern, LLC and Owner of Melanie Prapopoulos: Works of Art, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Melanie Ann Prapopoulos was recently featured in a 2015 edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine.

Becoming an entrepreneur in the art world gave Melanie Ann Prapopoulos a leg up with her competition. By taking the bull by the horns, she founded and formed The Directed Art Modern, LLC (DAM) in Miami, Florida in 2016. In her role, Prapopoulos juries art and artists, seeks out locations for them to exhibit, sell, or place their artwork for view, works on the design and upkeep of the company website, and negotiates with and for the artists. Together, she and her team will also implement new exhibiting strategies and networks.

"DAM is doing the exact opposite of what other galleries and agents are doing," Prapopoulos said. "When an artist joins a public art site, the gallery or agent will offer artists an exhibition for a fee. The problem with this is that once the gallery or agent is paid, they have no motivation to do anything else to help these artists in the future. We, however, strive to serve our clients with integrity and are always looking out for their best interest."

Going on to explain that DAM enables the artist through various innovative promotions and exhibition opportunities, to include gallery venues, public space, virtual space, and marketing, they do not play upon the vanity of the artist as the competition does, instead they make sure that they have clients who are collectors and locations that are relevant and international. They strive to cooperate with artists, as well as galleries not only in Miami, but across the US and abroad.

Prapopoulos has also been teaching college writing and literature since 2000, first at The University of Indianapolis on the Athens Campus in Greece, and now at both Miami Dade and Broward College. She's also been doing art exhibitions both nationally and internationally (in Athens) since 2004 and has been painting and creating new pieces ever since. (Her favorite works have included charcoal, which enabled her to work on canvas, and lately she has been focusing more on mixed media.)

Being a multi-format artist, Prapopoulos works on paper, canvas, and mixed media and also hosts her own website that is dedicated to her artwork.

Born in Surrey, England and raised in New Jersey, Prapopoulos is the grand-niece of Epaminondas Thomopoulos, a Greek artist of the 20th century. Currently a Board Member of the 1800 Club in Miami, she holds a BA from New York University and an MA from the University of Indianapolis.

For more information, visit www.thedirectedartmodern.com and www.melanie-art.com.

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