MELISSA HERRINGTON
Venice, CA
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"Being kissed on the back of the knee is a moth at the windowscreen."
— Anne Sexton

Lives and works in Venice, California
EDUCATION
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California MFA Studio Art
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida BFA Studio Art
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY
2010 CAMAC, Marnay sur Seine, France
2009 Sandberg Institute Fellowship, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Holland
2006 Idyllwild center for the arts, Paintings Edge Residency, Idyllwild, California
2005-2001 Hambidge center for the creative arts, Rabun Gap, Georgia
2002 Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBTIONS
2010 HANDless, Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, Idaho
2010 Veiled Vision, Gallery DeNovo, ArtChicago, Chicago, Illinois
2009 Little Girls in Pretty Boxes, Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
2008 Lighght, Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, Idaho
2008 Echoes of Sight, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
2007 New Paintings, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2007 Shadow Memories, Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, Idaho
2006 Soul Sessions, Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, Idaho
2005 Long Shadows, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2004 Gifts of Passage, Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, Idaho
2004 Travel Stains, Association for Visual Artist, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2004 Sleep Stories With Separate Spheres, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Budapest and Beyond, ArtFarm, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 New Works, Delta Technology Center, Atlanta, Georgia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBTIONS
2009 Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
2007 St George Art Museum, St George, Utah
2007 Our Artist, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2007 New Works, Renee George Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
2007 Art Miami, Gallery DeNovo, Miami, Florida
2007 Mid Residency Show, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2006 Exquisite Corpus, Atlanta Center for the Contemporary Arts, Atlanta, Georgia
2006 Depth and Surface, Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, Idaho
2005 PB3 Art Palm Beach, Fay Gold Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
2004 Group Show, Vizivarosi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2002 16 International Artists, Balatonfured, Hungary
2002 Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia
2001 Opening Doors, Agnes Scott University, Decatur Georgia
2001 Feminine Images of God, Columbia Seminary College, Atlanta, Georgia
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 HANDless, Review Katie Schultz August 2010
2010 the yellow house, Book Cover author Robin Behn
2008 Where are the women? Review: Sabina Dana Plasse August 13, 2008
2005 Atlanta Journal Constitution, Review: Jerry Cullum L-3 April 17, 2005
2004 Chattanooga Times, Review: Ann Nichols D-6 September 19, 2004
2004 Atlanta Magazine pg 107 May 2004
Venice, CA
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