MELINDA HURST FRYE

EDUCATION

2006 Master of Fine Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design,Savannah, Georgia            
2000  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 The Workers (of the Forest Floor), J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle WA
2019    The Forest Floor CORE Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2018    Roots, CORE Gallery, Seattle, Washington,
​            SPACE Gallery at Magnuson, Seattle, Washington
2017    Habitants, CORE Gallery, Seattle, Washington
​            Evergreen College, Olympia, Washington
​            North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
2016    Underneath, CORE Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2015    Origin, CORE Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2006 Portraits, Starland Center for Contemporary Art, Savannah, Georgia

SELECTED GROUP & FEATURED WORK

2020  City of Seattle, Flourish (Summer 2020), Seattle, Washington
2019    What Lies Beneath, Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, Washington
​            Harris Harvey Gallery, Studies in Nature/Photographic Views, Seattle, Washington
​            TraumHaus, Snohomish, Washington
​            Blue Sky Gallery Drawers, Portland, Oregon
2018    Spokane Chase Gallery, Spokane, Washington         
​            Arousing Biophilia, San Jose, California
​            Blue Sky Gallery Drawers, Portland, Oregon
2017    Notions of Home, Benefit Auction Exhibition, Photographic Center Northwest
​            Blue Sky Gallery Drawers, Portland, Oregon
​            21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Juried by Sandra Phillips, Photographic Center Northwest,
Seattle, Washington
​            Animalia, Juried by Arlette Kayafas, Center For Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado
​            Landscape, Juried by Lisa Volpe, Center For Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado
​            Lynnwood City Hall, Lynnwood, Washington
2016    Scarab Club, Blooms, Bugs, Beasts Exhibit, Detroit, Michigan, Juried by Susan Aaron-Taylor
​            Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Photography NOW! Exhibit, Roseburg, Oregon, Juried by
Laura Valenti
​            Violet Strays/The Blush Room, Online Exhibition and IRIS, Femme Artist Zine,
Seattle, Washington
​            Ticka Arts at Grey Matters, Dallas, Texas
2015    Photo Place Gallery, Family Matters, Juried by Ann Jastrab of Rayko,
​            Online Gallery Annex & Published Catalog, Middlebury, Vermont
​            Ticka Arts, Bi-Monthly Featured Artist Exhibition, Online Gallery
2012    Old Rainier Brewery, Seattle, Washington
2010    Life Support, Haiti Relief Effort, Wallspace Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2008 Community Art Exhibit, South Seattle Community College Gallery, Seattle, Washington
​            Edmonds-Woodway High School Gallery, Edmonds, Washington
(In conjunction with artist in residence program)
2007   Annually to Present, Faculty Exhibition, Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, Washington
​            Faculty Photography, Savannah College of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Savannah,
Georgia & Atlanta, Georgia
2006 Breaking Boundaries, Pingyao, China International Photography Festival
​            Home Sweet Home Exhibition, Curated by Jenn Alexander, Starland Center for Contemporary
Art, Savannah, Georgia
​            Photographer’s Choice, APG Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
​            Works in Progress, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon
2005 Small Works, Red Gallery, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
​            Out of the South, APG Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, Juror: Ellen Fleurov
​            Silverworks Exhibition, Poetter Hall, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
​            Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon. Juror: Terry Toedtemeier
2004   Krappy Kamera 6 Exhibition, Soho Photography Gallery, New York City, New York. 
Juror: Janet Borden
2001    Pigs on Parade, Seattle, Washington.

SELECTED ARTIST TALKS / WRITING

2018    Picturing Trails. Presented for King County and 4Culture, with artist Jenny Riffle, at
Clise Mansion, Redmond, WA & Preston Community Center, Preston, WA, Flourish.
​            Presented with artists Meggan Joy Trobaugh & Tara McDermott at Chase Gallery,
Spokane, WA, 2018
2017    The Natural World as Photographic Subject. Presented at North Idaho College, ID
​            Washington State University, WA, 2017 & Evergreen State College, WA, 2017 & 2018
​            New Work, (Underneath & Habitants) presented at CORE Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2016 & 2017
2011     KEH Camera Blog Contributor - The Art of Self Critique, 2011

PUBLICATIONS

Lenscratch; Lensculture; De Correspondant (Holland); WIRED Photo; Humble Arts Foundation;
Magnify Seattle, Real Clear Life; Blend Images; Super Interessante (Brazil); Woodland Park Zoo

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2019    Pacific Science Center, Seattle & Bellevue Washington
​            Rockland Woods, Artists with Children, Bremerton, Washington
​            Edmonds Woodway High School, Edmonds, Washington
2016    Ayatana Artist Entomology Research Residency, Ottawa, Canada
2008   Edmonds Woodway High School, Edmonds, Washington

AWARDS / RECOGNITION

2019    4Culture Art Projects Grant Recipient
2018    4Culture/King County Grant Recipient; Picturing Trails
2017    PhotoLucida/Critical Mass Top 200
​            Hamidah Glasgow, Director's Honorable Mention in Landscape, Juried by Lisa
​            Volpe, Center For Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2017

COLLECTIONS

South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, Washington
Portable Works Collection, King County, Washington
North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia