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Education |
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| 2000 | MFA The University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Skowhegan, ME. | |
| 1996 | BFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 1994 | Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem, Israel, |
Solo Exhibitions |
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| 1/14/2011 | Elmhurst Art Museum Melissa Oresky Elmhurst, IL. |
| 2009 | Western Exhibitions A Wildness of Edges Chicago, IL. |
| 2008 | VONZWECK Germinator Chicago, IL. |
| 2007 | Ada Gallery Melissa Oresky Richmond, VA. |
| Western Exhibitions Brittle Flow Chicago, IL. | |
| 2006 | Western Exhibitions Observatory Chicago, IL. |
| Van Harrison Gallery Groundcover, Shapeshifter New York, NY. | |
| 2005 | Van Harrison Gallery In the Shallows Chicago, IL. |
| 2004 | Riverside Art Center Hive Minds and Other Drawings Riverside, IL. |
| 2002 | Standard Gallery Extra-Terrestrial Chicago, IL. |
| 2001 | Museum of Contemporary Art 12 x 12: New Artists, New Work Chicago, IL. |
| 1995 | Tzi-Urim Gallery Melissa Oresky Kibbutz Urim,Israel |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 12/5/2010 | Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art Informal Abstraction Indianapolis, IN. |
| 10/1/2010 | The Engine Room, Massey University Cut Paste Wellington,New Zealand |
| 9/20/2010 | Fountain Studios IAAFBJHMJNMOMRSATSW Brooklyn, NY. |
| 2010 | OQBO gallery Where There Is Berlin,Germany |
| 2009 | Proof Gallery Streaking Boston, MA. |
| 2008 | Devening Projects Paper Love Chicago, IL. |
| Next fair Chicago, IL.with Western Exhibitions | |
| 2007 | Lemberg Gallery Thinking in Color Ferndale, MI. |
| Western Exhibitions Printed Space Chicago, IL. | |
| MN Gallery Tendency to Pile Chicago, IL. | |
| 2006 | Aqua Fair with Western Exhibitions Miami, FL. |
| The Affair at the Jupiter Hotel with Western Exhibitions Portland, OR. | |
| Skestos-Gabriele Gallery Paper Chicago, IL. | |
| Art Chicago Chicago, IL.with Western Exhibitions | |
| NIU Gallery Strange Fictions Chicago, IL. | |
| Mclean County Art Center Exposed: Visioning the Invisible Body Bloomington, IL. | |
| 2005 | University Galleries, Illinois State University Faculty Biennial Normal, IL. |
| Mixture Contemporary Into the Midst Houston, TX. | |
| Art Chicago Chicago, IL.with Van Harrison Gallery and The Drawing Project | |
| Tarble Gallery, Eastern Illinois University Strange Fictions Charleston, IL. | |
| Van Harrison Gallery 4 Color Pen Show Chicago, IL. | |
| Peeler Art Center, DePauw University DePauw Biennial: Contemporary Art in the Midwest Greencastle, IN. | |
| 2004 | Wendy Cooper Gallery Mental Space Madison, WI. |
| NADA Fair Miami, FL.with Van Harrison Gallery | |
| The Affair at the Jupiter Hotel Portland, OR.with Van Harrison Gallery | |
| University Galleries, Illinois State University Faculty Drawing Show Normal, IL. | |
| Cedarhurst Center for the Arts Lucky Thirteen Mt. Vernon, IL. | |
| Riverside Art Center Brain/Body Riverside, IL. | |
| Gage Gallery, Roosevelt University Illinois Women Artists Chicago, IL. | |
| 2003 | Schopf Gallery on Lake Pyramid Scheme Chicago, IL. |
| Gallery 312 Really Real Chicago, IL. | |
| University Galleries, Illinois State University Faculty Biennial Normal, IL. | |
| Ukranian Institute of Modern Art Hysterical Pastoral Chicago, IL. | |
| 2002 | The Stray Show Chicago, IL.with Destroyer, Inc. |
| Joymore Gallery Realm of the Lair Chicago, IL. | |
| 2001 | Baltimore Museum of Art Winners Circle Baltimore, MD. |
| Thomas McCormick Gallery Serendipity Chicago, IL. | |
| Hyde Park Art Center Compound Fracture Chicago, IL. | |
| 2000 | The International Museum of Surgical Science Organic Produce Chicago, IL. |
| The Altman Building The Art of Wega New York, NY.traveling virtual exhibition, also at Bronx Zoo, Penn Station, The James Thompson Center, Chicago, and other venues. Organized by GenArt | |
| Gallery 400, The University of Illinois at Chicago Hypothesis Chicago, IL.MFA Thesis Exhibition | |
| 1999 | Dogmatic Gallery Cathouse Chicago, IL. |
| Embassy Suites Hotel Perfect Sleeper Chicago, IL. | |
| 1998 | The Butcher Shop Lowest Common Denominator Chicago, IL. |
| Dogmatic Gallery Burned, Fried, and Set Aside: The Meat Show Chicago, IL. | |
Work Experience |
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| 2005 | Gallery 400, The University of Illinois at Chicago Panelist, Round Table discussion on the show, Interested Painting Chicago, IL. |
| 2003 | The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Visiting Artist Urbana, IL. |
| 2002 | Illinois State University Assistant Professor, Painting and Drawing Normal, IL. |
| The University of Illinois at Chicago Adjunct Faculty Chicago, IL.Intermediate Painting | |
| 2001 | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Instructor Chicago, IL. |
Awards |
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| 2008-2009 | Santa Fe Art Institute, Residency Santa Fe, NM. |
| Schloss Pluschow, Residency Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,Germany | |
| 2006 | Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship |
| University Research Grant, Illinois State University also 2004 | |
| 2005 | Illinois Arts Council Fellowship |
| 2000 | Skowhegan Fellowship |
| 1999 | Union League Civic and Arts Association Scholarship |
| 1992 | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Presidential Scholarship |
Bibliography |
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| 2007 | UR Chicago Its Only in Your Head Amber Drea |
| 2006 | Chicago Tribune "Visions of the future in gallery’s farewell show" Alan G. Artner |
| 2005 | New American Paintings Book #59 |
| www.panel-house.com "In the Shallows" Melissa Oresky @ Van Harrison Gallery Terrence Hannum | |
| 2004 | www.artletter.com Art Letter Paul Klein |
| 2003 | Bridge Magazine Realm of the Lair Issue 7/8 |
| 2002 | Bridge Magazine online Realm of the Lair Scott Speh |
| Contemporary Chicago Kristen Vandeventer | |
| 2001 | Before and After Science Dominic Molon, essay to accompany exhibition 12x 12: New Artists, New Work |
| New American Paintings Book # 35 | |
| 2000 | UR Chicago Fleshed Out Summer 2000, page 21 |
| Space and Specimen Site of Big Shoulders, www.sobs.org |