MELISSA G. WATT
EDUCATION:
1988 - 1990 BA Degree in Commercial Art
AIU Los Angeles (American Intercontinental University)
Los Angeles, CA.
1986 – 1988 University of North Texas
Denton, TX.
VOLUNTEER WORK:
2009 - 2011 ARC of Dalls (Non-Profit), Dallas, TX., Teaching Artist
October 2010 Art & Ability Exhibit, Curator
2007 Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL., Counselor at Summer Youth Art Camp
SELECTED SHOWS & JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
2013
Southwestern Watercolor Society
“50th Annual Exhibition and Awards”
“Sedona Arts Center 31st Annual Members Juried Exhibition”
Sedona, AZ.
Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA) Fall Exhibition
Scottsdale, AZ.
2011
“Sedona Arts Center 31st Annual Members Juried Exhibition”
Sedona, AZ.
Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA) Spring Exhibition
Scottsdale, AZ.
Juror- Carl Purcell
2010
Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS)
“47th Annual Member Exhibition”
Dallas, TX.
2009
Agora Gallery
“Rhythm of Color Exhibit”
Chelsea, NY.
One Women Show - ARTcetera Gallery, Boca Raton, FL.
“The Artists’ Guild Gallery Exhibit”
Delray Beach, FL.
Visual Arts Alliance (VAA)
“Twenty-Sixth Juried Open Exhibition”
Houston, TX.
National Watercolor Society (NWS)
“2009 All Member Juried Exhibition”
San Pedro, CA.
“Sedona Arts Center 29TH Annual Members Juried Exhibition”
Sedona, AZ.
2006
Women in the Visual Arts, Inc. (WITVA)
“Changing Seasons”
Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, Florida
Boca Raton Museum of Art
The Artists’ Guild
“Annual Winter Courtyard Open Juried Art Exhibition”
Boca Raton, FL.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
The Artists’ Guild
“Boca Festival Days 21ST Annual Juried Art Exhibition”
Boca Raton, FL.
AWARDS:
2013
Best of Show (1st Place)
Southwestern Watercolor Society
50th Annual Exhibition
Dallas, TX.
Juried by Jean Grastorf
2nd Place / Professional Artist Award
Watercolor / Mixed Media Category
Sedona Arts Center 33rd Annual Members Juried Exhibition”
Sedona, AZ.
2011
2nd Place / Emerging Artist Award
“Sedona Arts Center 2011 Annual Members Juried Exhibition”
Sedona, AZ.
2010
The Artists’ Showplace / Honoring Charu Shah Award.
Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS)
“47th Annual Member Juried Exhibiton”
Juried by Katherine Chang Liu.
Dallas, TX.
MAGAZINE FEATURES AND CREDITS:
WATERCOLOR ARTIST MAGAZINE
“The Best Paintings of 2013”
Southwestern Watercolor Society
“Shaman Virtues”
Mixed Media on Paper
(February 2014 Issue, Page 24)
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Agora Gallery
Chelsea, NY.
212-226-4151
www.Agora-Gallery.com
Artists’ Haven Gallery
Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
954-817-4893
www.ArtistsHavenGallery.com
AFFILIATIONS:
Signature Member:
Boca Raton Museum of Art- Boca Raton, FL.
"The Artists' Guild"
Women in the Visual Arts, Inc. (WITVA) – Delray Beach, FL.
Associate Member:
American Watercolor Society (AWS)
National Watercolor Society (NWS)
Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA)
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG)
Sedona Art’s Center
New Mexico Watercolor Society (NMWS)
Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS)
Texas Visual Arts Association (TVAA)
International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA)
Society of Layerists In Multi-Media (SLMM)
National Collage Society (NCS)
Friends Member:
Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) - Dallas, TX.
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