Awards & Exhibitions
Exhibitions
2022
Camelback Gallery, Abstracts with Blue, “The Strongest Souls”, 3 months, Bronze Award.
Camelback Gallery, Land and Sea, “Near or Far”, 3 months, Bronze Award.
Camelback Gallery, Shades of Purple, “Best Wishes”, 3 months, Bronze Award.
2023
Mosaic Art Collective, Manchester NH, Shine, “Dooblah V”
See Saw Art Gallery, Manchester NH, All Together Now, “She Smelled Delicious”
Newburyport Art’s, Newburyport MA, Regional Juried Show: June 2023 “Every Which Way But Loose”
Camelback Gallery, Bold Abstracts “We Used To Keep Vases In That Closet” , 3 months May-Aug
SEH Studios, Dover NH, Visiting Artists Dec 2023 & Jan 2024, “All Of You”, “Have Yankee Will Swap”, “Fragrant Clouds”
2024
Represented by: SEH Studios, Dover NH
Visiting Artist Exhibitions: March – current
Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport MA: We Share One Sky, All of You, It’s All About The Base, Expect O.V.E.
Kittery Art Association, Kittery ME: Extraordinary Earth, I’m Just Sitting Here Waiting For You
Library Arts Center, Newport NH: Home, Real or Imagined, When The Rain Washes You Clean
Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport MA: Flowers for OptArt, Jo’s June Dreams, Jazzing It Up
Awards
2022
Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery, International Juried Visual Art Competition, Abstracts with Blue “The Strongest Souls”
Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery, International Juried Visual Art Competiton, Land & Sea, “Near or Far”
Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery, International Juried Visual Art Competition, Shades of Purple, “Best Wishes”
2023
Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery, International Juried Visual Art Competition, Bold Abstracts “We Used To Keep Vases In That Closet”
Publications
2023
Gallery by MUI, Spring 2023, Flora 5 Zine : When I’m Feeling Blue
2024
Art to Hearts Project, 101 Art Books Floral Edition,
101 distinctive art books, each (mine FLORAL) showcasing 101 different female artists, totaling 10,200 women artists from around the world
Community
Membership: Newburyport Art Association; Feb 2023 – current
Membership: Kittery Art Association; Mar 2024 – current
Host: NH Art Show Week, May 2023 – current
Participant: March 2023 Tiny Art Exchange, host: Creative Guts Podcast
to benefit NAA and Opportunity Works
Melissa Lea
Marie Florence Designs