MELISSA WALTER / SELECTED ARTWORK / BIOGRAPHY / ARTIST STATEMENT / PAST EXHIBITIONS
Melissa Walter - Past Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
July 2017 Space-In-Between Gallery, San Diego, California
Jun 2017 Dark Energy, 1805 Gallery, San Diego, California
Feb 2017 A Study of Dark Matter, Bread & Salt, San Diego, California
May 2016 A New Stellar Order, Teros Gallery, San Diego, California
Dec 2014 Lines and Dots and Rulers, The Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Aug 2017 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, California Collisions, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California
June 2017 Museum School Fundraising Auction, Bread & Salt, San Diego, California DNSE.af, The Ink Spot, San Diego, California Art Around Adams, Thumbprint Gallery, San Diego, California
May 2017 Extra-Ordinary Collusion, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
Apr 2017 VENUS, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California
Mar 2017 Potluck Mythologies, San Diego Art Institute Project Space, San Diego, California
Feb 2017 Artist at Work, Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center, Washington D.C. Anniversary Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California
Jan 2017 Nasty Women Exhibition, Helmuth Projects, San Diego California Intergalactic Dreaming, San Diego International Airport, California
2016 MAS Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California Built Culture Scholarship Fundraiser, Quartyard, San Diego, California Contribution, City Gallery, San Diego City College, California Line|Align|Realign, City Heights Performance Annex, San Diego, California Lunatics Run, Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California Monster Draw, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California Art Around Adams Juried Show, Urbn, San Diego, California Dirty Filthy Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California Microcosm, Visual Shop, San Diego, California KAABOO, Del Mar, California The Little Big Art Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California FLAT EARTH, A Ship in the Woods, Escondido, California SDAI Annual Benefit at Writerz Blok, San Diego, California Perfect 10, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California Creative Blocks, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California A Study in Balance, The Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California Pop-Up, Little Dame, San Diego, California Manufacturing Significance, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California MAS Attack, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California VENUS, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California An Intersection of Muralists, Gallery D, San Diego, California Small Wonders, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California
2015 Deck the Walls, Thumbprint Gallery at Basic, San Diego, California P.O.P (Pen on Paper), Thumbprint Gallery at Basic, San Diego, California The Sharpie Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California Reaping the Harvest, The Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Jun 2017 1805 Gallery, San Diego, CA
Jan - Mar 2017 Bread & Salt, San Diego, CA
AWARDS
Art Around Adams Juried and Popular Vote Winner 2016 – Thumbprint Gallery and Exodus Studios, San Diego, CAFinalist 2012 – National Science Foundation, International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge, WebAward of Excellence 1998 – Juried Show, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
July 2017 Space-In-Between Gallery, San Diego, California
Jun 2017 Dark Energy, 1805 Gallery, San Diego, California
Feb 2017 A Study of Dark Matter, Bread & Salt, San Diego, California
May 2016 A New Stellar Order, Teros Gallery, San Diego, California
Dec 2014 Lines and Dots and Rulers, The Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Aug 2017 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, California Collisions, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California
June 2017 Museum School Fundraising Auction, Bread & Salt, San Diego, California DNSE.af, The Ink Spot, San Diego, California Art Around Adams, Thumbprint Gallery, San Diego, California
May 2017 Extra-Ordinary Collusion, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
Apr 2017 VENUS, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California
Mar 2017 Potluck Mythologies, San Diego Art Institute Project Space, San Diego, California
Feb 2017 Artist at Work, Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center, Washington D.C. Anniversary Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California
Jan 2017 Nasty Women Exhibition, Helmuth Projects, San Diego California Intergalactic Dreaming, San Diego International Airport, California
2016 MAS Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California Built Culture Scholarship Fundraiser, Quartyard, San Diego, California Contribution, City Gallery, San Diego City College, California Line|Align|Realign, City Heights Performance Annex, San Diego, California Lunatics Run, Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California Monster Draw, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California Art Around Adams Juried Show, Urbn, San Diego, California Dirty Filthy Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California Microcosm, Visual Shop, San Diego, California KAABOO, Del Mar, California The Little Big Art Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California FLAT EARTH, A Ship in the Woods, Escondido, California SDAI Annual Benefit at Writerz Blok, San Diego, California Perfect 10, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California Creative Blocks, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California A Study in Balance, The Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California Pop-Up, Little Dame, San Diego, California Manufacturing Significance, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California MAS Attack, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California VENUS, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California An Intersection of Muralists, Gallery D, San Diego, California Small Wonders, Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla, California
2015 Deck the Walls, Thumbprint Gallery at Basic, San Diego, California P.O.P (Pen on Paper), Thumbprint Gallery at Basic, San Diego, California The Sharpie Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, California Reaping the Harvest, The Vishuddha Creatives, San Diego, California
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Jun 2017 1805 Gallery, San Diego, CA
Jan - Mar 2017 Bread & Salt, San Diego, CA
AWARDS
Art Around Adams Juried and Popular Vote Winner 2016 – Thumbprint Gallery and Exodus Studios, San Diego, CAFinalist 2012 – National Science Foundation, International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge, WebAward of Excellence 1998 – Juried Show, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island