"Meyer explores... the possibilities of lyrical, radiant color... Each canvas is built of... a not-quite-congruent grid of fluid loops, ribbons, coils, and unnamable squiggles whose orientation changes in an overscaled basket weave. Spend a little time and the painting starts to pulse and unravel." – Karen Wilkin

Melissa Meyer (b. 1946) is an American abstract artist known for her gestural, calligraphic style and bold use of colour. She trained with Helen Frankenthaler early in her career and is an outspoken feminist artist -- Meyer was a member of the Heresies Collective and co-founded the "femmage" movement with Miriam Schapiro in the 1970s. Art critic Karen Wilkin likens the appearance of Meyer's colours to the glow of stained glass. As Jocund's title suggests, the brushstrokes layer over one another to create a playful and complex visual harmony. The bright green, midnight blue, and sunny yellow (among other colours) evoke a wild garden. However, despite the energy of the lines, Meyer's grid-like composition gives the work a strong sense of stability.

Meyer's works are held in the collections of MoMA, the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Jewish Museum, the New York Public Library, and the Brooklyn Museum, among other public and private institutions.