MELISSA KREISA
SELECTED WORKS
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION (USA)
BA Fine Art (1987) Western Maryland College in Westminster,Maryland
MFA (candidate) Visual Information Technology (1995-1998) George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia
Medical Illustration Intern (1985-1987) Georgetown University in Washington, DC
GROUP & SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
The Art Agency, Esher, Surrey ~ United Kingdom, Group Exhibition
JCO's: Place for Fine Art, Los Gatos, CA, "Bravo" Curated by Julie Jenkins
First Fridays Art Walk / Downtown Yoga Shala, San Jose, CA , "Inside Out" Solo Exhibition
2014
JCO’s: Place for Fine Art, Los Gatos, CA , “Favorite Things” Curated by Julie Jenkins
Six Summit Gallery, Ivoryton, CT , “Vision” . Jurors Steven Assael, Domingo Zapata, David Wenzel,Vanessa Williams, Curated by Leonardo Feroleto
Art Party San Jose: Anne & Mark’s Art Party, San Jose, CA, (In Conjunction with Silicon Valley Arts’ Council), Curated by Anne Schonberg, Mark Henderson, Susan Leask, Tobin Keller, Marc D’Estout
Cairn University (with Whitestone Gallery), Langhorne, PA, Juried Group Exhibition
Gallery 85, Santana Row, San Jose, CA, “Rethinkit” Juried Artists from the San Francisco Bay Area
Unleashed Art Gallery, Redwood City, CA, “Abstract Transitions” Invitational Group Exhibition
Gallery 85, Santana Row, San Jose, CA, “The Journey” Juried Artists from the San Francisco Bay Area
2013
Whitestone Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, “Summer Group Juried Exhibit” International Juried Exhibition
New Coast Studios, Palo Alto, CA, “Color & Line” Invitational Group Exhibition
New Coast Studios, Palo Alto, CA, Silicon Valley Open Studios
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, “Paintings, Paintings, Paintings," National Juried Exhibition, Rachel Lazo, Juror
Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL, “Women’s Works” National Juried Exhibition
First Fridays Art Walk / Downtown Yoga Shala, San Jose, CA, “Shift” Solo Exhibition
2012
The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studios, Palo Alto, CA, “Women's Wisdom" Invitational Group Exhibition
LH Horton Jr. Gallery, Stockton, CA , “Visual Poetry Exhibition” Juried Artists from the United States
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA , “Summer National Exhibition” National Juried Exhibition,, Juror Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studios, Palo Alto, CA, “Waste Not” National Juried Exhibition
The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studio, Palo Alto, CA, “Eve: Lust for Couture” Two Person Exhibit, May 2012
The Unitarian Universalist Church, Palo Alto, CA, Solo Exhibition
The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studios, Palo Alto, CA, “Origins” National Juried Exhibition
The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studios, Palo Alto, CA, “Anima, the Self Within” National Juried Exhibition
The Pollack Building, Redwood Shores, CA, Solo Exhibition
The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studios, Palo Alto, CA, “Designer Trunk Show” Two Person Exhibit
Whitestone Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, “Fine Art & Faith Exhibit” International Juried Exhibition,
Middlefield Medical Suites, Palo Alto, CA, Group Exhibition
2011
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, Group Exhibition
Whitestone Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, “Fine Art & Faith Exhibit” International Juried Exhibition,
Los Altos Library & History Museum, Los Altos, CA, “Reflections on Water” Juried Artists from California
The United Way Building, San Jose, CA, Solo Exhibit
The Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA, Solo Exhibit
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA -- Solo Exhibit
Unitarian Universalist Church, Palo Alto, CA -- Solo Exhibit
First Fridays Art Walk / Downtown Yoga Shala, San Jose, CA, “Encounter” Solo Exhibit
2010
Gallery9, Culver City, CA, EXPO Arts Center, Long Beach, CA
Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Aperture Gallery, New York, NY, “The Peace Project” International, Juried, Traveling Exhibition
Studio D Gallery (Previously Dezart Gallery), Palm Springs, CA, Invitational Group Exhibition
Whitestone Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, “Fine Art & Faith Exhibit” International Juried Exhibition
Ironstone Vineyard, Murphys, CA, “Spring Exhibition” National Juried Exhibition
Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA, Juried Artists from California
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA, “For Colored Girls Only” All Women Group Show of Bay Area Artists
2009
First Fridays Art Walk / Downtown Yoga Shala, San Jose, CA, “Shimmer” Solo Exhibit
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS & COMMISSION
Landrover, Inc., Purchase for Permanent Collection, June 2014
Beck, Bismonte & Finley LLP, San Jose, CA, Commission for Permanent Collection, December 2013
Mercy Beyond Borders, Fundraiser / Auction, December 2011
Cloudera, Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA, Commission for Permanent Collection, January 2011
Survivors International, Fundraiser / Auction, October 2010
Just Breathe Yoga Studio, Santa Clara, CA, Commission for Permanent Collection, June 2010
SPECIAL GALLERIES & AFFILIATIONS
Anne & Mark’s Art Party, San Jose, CA
JCO’s Place for Fine Art, Los Gatos, CA
Gallery 85, San Jose, CA
The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studio, Palo Alto, CA
Linaris Institute, Hercules, CA