MELISSA WILKINSON
EMAIL: melissakwilkinson@gmail.com
Education
Masters in Fine Art (Painting) 2006
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois USA
Bachelors of Fine Art (Painting and Drawing) 2002
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois USA
Professional Experience
Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 2010-Present
Assistant Professor of Art- Painting
McLennan Community College Waco, TX 2007-2010
Full Time Instructor of Art
Iowa State University Ames, IA 2006-2007
Full Time Lecturer of Art
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 2004-2006
Instructor of Record
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 2002-2004
Instructor of Record
Solo Exhibitions
2012 “Beau Visage” Solo Exhibition
Pittsburg State University Harry Krug Art Gallery, Pittsburg, KS
“Fracturing Space” Solo Exhibition
McLanahan Gallery, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona, Altoona, PA
2011 “Broken Home” Solo Exhibition
Visual Arts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Fond Du Lac, WI
2010 “Things Fall Apart” Solo Exhibition
University of Texas-San Antonio Satellite Space Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2009 “Adrift; Paintings of Disaster” Solo Exhibition
CSC Gallery, McLennan Community College, Waco, TX
2007 “Recent Work” Solo Exhibition
Great Basin College, Elko, NV
2006 “Screen Dreams” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Solo Exhibition
Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale, IL
2005 “Love Theatre” Solo Exhibition
Big Muddy Independent Media Center, Carbondale IL
2002 “New Works” BFA Solo Exhibition
Western Illinois University Art Museum, Macomb, IL
Two Person Exhibitions
2012 “Desire-Watercolors” Two Artist Exhibition with Miles Halpern
Tomescu Art Gallery, Kennett, MO
Group Exhibitions
2011 2011 Faculty Biennial
Bradbury Gallery, Fowler Center, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
24th Annual McNeese Works on Paper Juried National Competition
Juror Dan Cameron, Visual Arts Director New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center
Abercrombie Gallery, Lake Charles, LA
Voyeur: See and Be Seen, Group Exhibition
Brooklyn Artists Gym Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Tallahassee International; 26th Annual Juried Competition
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
34th Annual Art on Paper National Juried Exhibition
Juror Johanna Halford-MacLeod, Executive Director of The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund
Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis MD
Americas 2011: Paper Works National Exhibition
Juror Victoria Goro-Rapoport; Assoc Prof. University of Nebraska-Kearney
Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND
Paper In Particular National Juried Exhibition
Juror April Katz, Associate Professor of Art, Iowa State
Columbia College, Columbia MO
Visual Territories National Juried Exhibition
Juror Sherry Leedy, Sherry Leedy Fine Art
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg KS
196 Exhibition National Juried Exhibition
Juror Lawrence Cappiello, Director of the Arts Guild New Jersey
The Shore Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ
There’s No Place Like…” National Juried Exhibition
The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN
2010 New American Paintings Western Edition No. 90
Juror Toby Kamps; Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX
Head First International Juried Exhibition
Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
New American Landscape
Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Texas National 2010
Juror: Judy Pfaff -Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, Texas
2010 INDA 5: International Drawing Annual: Exhibition in Print
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Americas 2010: Paper Works National Exhibition
Juror: Heidi A Goldberg, Associate Professor Concordia College
Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND
McNeese National Works on Paper
Juror: Peter Frank, Editor, THE magazine. Senior Curator, Riverside Art Museum
Abercrombie Gallery, Lake Charles, LA
12th National Juried Art Exhibition
Juror: Dan Addington, Addington Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Baker Art Center, Liberal KS
2nd Annual Paint Snob Exhibition
500 X Gallery, Dallas TX
Things Fall Apart, Solo Exhibition
University of Texas-San Antonio Satellite Space Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2009 New American Paintings Western Edition No. 84
Juror, Terrie Sultan, Director of The Parish Art Museum
Third Coast National Exhibition
Juror: Fairfax Dorn (cofounder and executive director Ballroom Marfa)
K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
2009 International Flag Art Festival Invitational
Korean Fine Arts Association, World Taekwondo Competition, Dangjin, Korea
A Vernacular of Dissent: American Expression and the America of George W. Bush,
National Exhibition
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
2008 Americas 2008: All Media National Exhibition
Juror: Terry Suhre, director of Gallery 210 University of Missouri
Northwest Art Center ,Minot State University, Minot, ND
Terra Firma-Contemporary Landscapes, International Exhibition
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2008 Paint Snob Invitational, Group Exhibition
CSC Gallery, McLennan Community College, Waco, TX
3rd Coast National, Group Exhibition
K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX Juror Josh MacPhee, Artist and Critic
“21st Annual Mcneese National Works on Paper Exhibition”
Curated by Elizabeth Dunbar Curator for Arthouse, Austin TX
Abercrombie Gallery, Mcneese State University, Lake Charles, LA
“Protégé” Invitational Group Exhibition
Azalee Marshall Museum, Cultural Arts Center, Temple TX
McLennan Community College Faculty Exhibition
LTC Gallery, McLennan Community College, Waco, TX
2007 “Opposites Attract” National Exhibition
Curated by William Stover, Assistant Curator for the Department of Contemporary Art at
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Massachusetts
San Jacinto College South, Houston TX
Faculty Exhibition
McLennan Community College, Waco TX
Inter Art Invitational Group Exhibion
Great Basin College, Elko NV
2006 National Small Works Painting Exhibition
Jurors: Andrea Inselmann, Curator Modern and Contemporary Art, Herbert F. Johnson
Museum of Art, Cornell University, and Roger Smith(Director)
The Main Street Gallery, Groton NY
Annual Spring Exhibition
The Main Street Gallery, Groton NY
Expressions in Miniature Scale International Exhibition, Group Exhibion
Waves Art Gallery, Pune India
Spectacles of the Real; Truth in Representation, National Exhibition
Opensource Art; Nonprofit Gallery, Champaign IL
2005 Around the Coyote, Group Exhibition, Wicker Park
Chicago, IL
Why Are We Here?, Group Exhibion
Surplus Gallery @ the Glove Factory Art Space, Carbondale, IL
Apropos, Dual Exhibition presented in conjunction with the Lab Kids
The Upside Downtown, Carbondale, IL
Landscape, Group Exhibition
The Mix Art Gallery, Carterville, IL
International Pony Show, Group Exhibition
Gallery HQ, Makanda, IL
MFA Preview Show, Group Exhibition
Southern Illinois University Art Gallery, Carbondale, IL
Love at the Glove, Group Exhibition
Surplus Gallery@ the Glove Factory, Carbondale, IL
2004 National Small Works Exhibition, Group Exhibition
New York Art Collection, New York, NY
2nd Annual Winter Solstice Celebration, Cooperative Image Group
The Empty Bottle Art Space, Chicago IL
Scopeoholic, Group Exhibition
Surplus Gallery@ the Glove Factory, Carbondale IL
Master’s Mystery Art Show, Group Exhibition
Ritz Carlton, Miami FL
Group Exhibition
Douglas Center of Art, Murphysboro, IL
Trip the Trigger, Group Exhibition
Surplus Gallery@ the Glove Factory, Carbondale, IL
Annual Juried Student Awards Show
University Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2003 Red Car Art Gallery, Inaugural Group Exhibition
Milwaukee, WI
Figuratively Speaking, Group Exhibition
Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
New, Group Exhibition
Institute of Visual Art INOVA, Milwaukee WI
Annual Juried Awards Show, Group Exhibition
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
AWARDS
Nominated/Finalist in Teaching Excellence Award, Iowa State University 2007
1st Place, Jurors Choice, National Small Works Painting Exhibition 2006
Best in Show, National Small Works Exhibition, New York Art Collection 2004
Second Place, Annual Juried Awards Show, University Art Gallery Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2003
Fredrick E. Layton Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2002-2003
2nd Place, Juried Student Awards Show, Western Illinois University 2002
Talent Grant, School of Art and Design, Western Illinois University 2002
Talent Grant, School of Art and Design, Western Illinois University 2001
1st Place, Juried Student Awards Show, Western Illinois University 2001
Honorable Mention, Congressional Art Competition, Washington DC 1998
COURSES TAUGHT
Art Appreciation Drawing 1
Color Theory Drawing 2
Figure Drawing(Drawing 3) Intermediate Painting 1
Intermediate Figure Drawing(Drawing 4) Intermediate Painting 2
Advanced Intermediate Painting 2D Design Fundamentals
Introduction to Watercolor Painting
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MSU Contraband. Entertainment. April 29, 2008.
The Ithica Journal. “Review from The Ithaca Times, Small Achievements by Arthur Whitman…” Review from The Ithaca
Times, Dec 19, 2007
The Southern Illinoisan. FlipSide. Aug 25-31, 2005.
The Carbondale Times. “From Punk Rock…” Nightlife. Aug 25-31, 2005.
The Daily Egyptian. “ Reviews.” Aug 25, 2005.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Figurative Painting…” Culture. Nov 1, 2004.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Red Car Gallery Opens…” Culture. Jan 25, 2004.
The Macomb Journal. Rundell, Jennifer. April 19, 2002.
