ARTSTUDIO2120 - Key Persons

Melanie Dugan was born Melanie Liljenquist in Tacoma, Washington. She has enjoyed art ever since she could hold a pencil. She received her first pet portrait commission at the age of 14 when her junior high home room teacher noticed her talent in art and hired her to do a painting of her two cats. She also won Most Outstanding Artist in her junior high that year. She attended BYU and minored in art which gave her exposure to working in a wide variety of media. Even with the broad experience base, she still prefers to work in pencil, though she has since added colored pencil.