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