Melissa Meyer
Following in the tradition of Abstract Expressionism, Meyer's paintings explore the grace of the gesture and the lyrical beauty of color and form. Marked by a freedom and ease in style, the colorful shapes float on the canvas, sometimes mingling and at other times maintaining their own form. Inspired by the fluidity of her watercolors, Meyer's work speaks of pleasure, spirit and independence.
Melissa Meyer has exhibited extensively in the US and abroad with more than 120 solo and group shows since 1974. Her work appears in numerous public and private collections including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art and The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, as well as many corporate collections from Arthur Anderson & Co. in Chicago to Zale Corporation in Dallas. Based in New York, Meyer has been represented by the gallery since 1994. A catalogue of her 2000 exhibition of paintings, with a text by Allan Gurganus, is available.
Lives and works in New York City. |
1947 |
Born in New York, New York.
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1968 |
Bachelor of Science, New York University, New York, New York
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1975 |
Master of Arts, New York University, New York, New York
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1993-to present |
Teaches at the School of Visual Arts, New York, New York |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2004 |
‘Color and the Cosmic Tree,’ Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2003 |
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, New York
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2001 |
'Watercolors,' Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, New York
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2000 |
Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
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1998 |
'Watercolors from the Archer Series,' Rebecca Ibel Gallery (Ibel Simeonov), Columbus, Ohio
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1997 |
'Melissa Meyer: The Garner Tullis Project,' Deven Golden Fine Art, New York, New York
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1996 |
Miller/Block Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
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1995 |
'Watercolors and Monotypes,' Rebecca Ibel Gallery (Allez les Filles), Columbus, Ohio
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1994 |
Miller/Block Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
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1993 |
Galerie Renee Ziegler, Zurich, Switzerland
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1991 |
'Recent Works on Paper,' Ellen Miller Fine Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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1988 |
J.L Becker/East End Gallery, Provincetown, MassachusettsMoss-Thorns Gallery, Fort Hayes State University, Fort Hayes, Kansas
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1987 |
R.C. Erpf Gallery, New York, New York
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1986 |
R.C. Erpf Gallery, New York, New York (catalogue - essay by Harry F. Gaugh)
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1985 |
Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California
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1984 |
Exit Art, New York, New York (catalogue - essay by Stephen Westfall)
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1983 |
Douglas College, New Brunswick, New Jersey (catalogue)
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1982 |
Milliken Gallery, Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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1979 |
Frank Marino Gallery, New York, New York
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1987 |
Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, New York.
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1976 |
The Cornell Club of New York, New York, New York
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2005 |
‘Fabulous,’ Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
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2003 |
The 197th Annual: An Invitationl Exhibition of Contemporary American Art,’ National Academy Museum, New York , New York
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2002 |
'Hot Wax,' Cummings Arts Center, Conneticut College, New London, Conn.
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2001 |
'Summertime 2001, Part 1' Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
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2000 |
'The Perpetual Well: Contemporary Art from the Collection of the Jewish Museum,' Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida
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1999 |
'Artists' Books,' Exhibit A, New York, New York
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1997 |
Large Scale Abstract Paintings,' The Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York
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1996 |
'Abstract Women,' Ibel Simeonov (Rebecca Ibel Gallery), Columbus, Ohio
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1995 |
'The Permanent Collection: Recent Acquisitions,' San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
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1994 |
'Contemporary Prints 1983-1993,' Rebecca Ibel Gallery (Allez les Filles), Columbus, Ohio
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1991 |
'Drawings in Black and White/Contemporary Works from the Collection,' The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
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1991 |
'Eva Hesse, Louise Lawler, Agnes Martin, Melissa Meyer, Judy Pfaff, Kiki Smith, Jackie Winsor,' Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, New York
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1990 |
'The Legacy of the Abstract Expressionists,' The Gallery at Hastings-on-Hudson, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
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1989 |
'The 1980's Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith,' National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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1988 |
'Brickhouse, Meyer, Miller, Utterback,' Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, New York
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1987 |
Knowing What I Like,' curated by John Bernard Myers, Kouros Gallery, New York, New York, (catalogue)
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1986 |
'A Contemporary View of Nature,' The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut, (catalogue)
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1985 |
'Neo Modern,' R.C. Erpf Gallery, New York, New York
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1984 |
'Affinities of an Abstract Nature,' curated by Judd Tully, Dramatis Personae, New York, New York
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1983 |
'Works on Paper,' Bess Cutler Gallery, New York, New York
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1982 |
'CAPS Painting,' Lehman College, New York, New York; Brainerd Art, Postdam, New York
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1981 |
'A.I.R. Holiday Show,' A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York
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1980 |
'L'Amerique Aux Independents,' Grand-Palais, Paris, France (catalogue)
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1979 |
'Group,' Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York, New York
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1978 |
'Drawings II,' Touchstone Gallery, New York, New York
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1977 |
'Art in Public Spaces,' OIA, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York
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1076 |
'Drawings,' Open Studio Gallery, Arnolfini Art Center, Rhinebeck, New York
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1975 |
'Potsdam Drawing Exhibition,' Potsdam, New York |
Publications
1998 |
Garner Tullis and the Art of Collaboration, text by David Carrier, Copenhagen and New York.
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1997 |
Sketchbooks 1993-1995, texts by Allan Gurganus and Robert Klitzman, M.D., Printed by Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, Italy. The Mezzanine Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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1996 |
Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art. A Sourcebook of Artists Writings, Edited by Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz, University of California Press, Berkeley / Los Angeles / London.
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1995-96 |
In The Margins 19 Interviews (Interview with M.G. Lord), Montgomery Glasoe Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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1994-36 |
The Jewish Museum , p. 23.
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1986-1988 |
Provincetown Arts, Fall 1986, Summer 1987, 1988 (drawings reproduced).
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1985 |
‘Kimura at Ruth Siegel,’ Arts, April 1985.
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1983 |
Parnassus: Poetry in Review, Spring and Summer (painting reproduced).
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1978 |
‘Femmage,’ with Miriam Schapiro, HERESIES, Number 4, Spring.
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1973 |
Ms. magazine, December (painting reproduced for story, "The Green Woman").
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Grants
1999 |
Yaddo
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1994-97 |
Yaddo |
1993 |
National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting
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1992 |
New York Foundation for the Arts
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1984 |
National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting
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1983 |
National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting
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1982 |
CAPS Grant in Painting
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1981 |
CAPS Grant in Painting
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1980 |
The American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize Fellowship
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1979 |
Edward F. Albee Foundation, Montauk, New YorkYaddo, Sarasota Springs, New York.
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1978 |
Palisades Interstate Project/America the Beautiful Fund
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1975 |
Yaddo, Sarasota Springs, New York.
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1974 |
Yaddo, Sarasota Springs, New York
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1972-73 |
The Provincetown Workshop, With Leo Manso and Victor Candell |
Public Collections
Sonesta Hotel & Suites Coconut Grove, Miami, Flordia.
The Shiodome City Center, Tokyo, Japan.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York.
The Brooklyn Museum, New York, New York.
The Jewish Museum, New York, New York.
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut.
The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Rose Art Museum, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Arthur Anderson & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Best Products, Richmond, Virginia.
Chemical Bank, New York, New York.
Citibank, New York, New York.
Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, Stamford, Connecticut.
County Federal Savings, Westport, Connecticut.
Estee Lauder, New York, New York.
Fidelity Management, Boston, Massachusetts.
Roberta Half Company, Buffalo, New York.
Hallmark Cards, Kansas City, Missouri.
IBM, Stamford, Connecticut.
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Progressive Corporation, Pepper Pike, Ohio.
Mobile Oil, New York, New York and Richmond, Virginia.
Needham, Harper Worldwide, New York, New York.
Nichols, Carter, Seary, & Grant, Atlanta, Georgia.
Paine Webber, New York, New York.
Proskauer, Rose, Goetz, & Mendelsohn, New York, New York.
Prudential Life Insurance, Newark, New Jersey.
Reich & Tang, New York, New York.
Shearson Lehman Hutton, New York, New York.
Sonesta International, Boston, Massachusetts.
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida.
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, Florida.
Zale Corporation, Dallas, Texas.
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