Melissa Foell

Education

University of Minnesota, Morris

  ↪Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art / Communication Media Rhetoric, Graduated 2020


Work Experience

Production Print Lead

  ↪Loffler Business Center, St. Paul, MN. November 2023-Present

Fine Art Production Lead

  ↪White House Custom Colour, Eagan, MN. June 2022-November 2023

Gallery Intern

  ↪Art of the Lakes Gallery, Battle Lake, MN. June-August 2021


Group Exhibitions

Yeet: Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, 2019

  ↪Curated by Suzanna Scott

  ↪Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris

Stuck Up: 4th Annual Washi Tape Drawing Pop-up Installation, 2018

  ↪Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris

Support Group: Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, 2018

  ↪Curated by Brad Jirka

  Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris

Stuck Up: 3rd Annual Washi Tape Drawing Pop-Up Installation, 2017

  ↪Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris

Toasted: Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, 2017

  ↪Curated by Sarah Spencer White

  Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris

1-800-ARTSHOW-BLING: Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, 2016

  ↪Curated by John Timothy Pizzuto

  Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris


Awards

2019 Purchase Award

 ↪for the Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery Permanent Collection

2017 Purchase Award

 ↪for the Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery Permanent Collection


Community Involvement

Moderator, Minnesota Mutual Aid & Resources Server

  ↪Twin Cities Metro, MN, 2026-Present

Executive, UMM Art Club

  ↪Morris, MN, 2019-2020

Personal Relations / Historian, Circle of Nations Indigenous Association

  ↪Morris, MN, 2019-2020

Advertising Committee Co-Chair, Circle of Nations Indigenous Association Annual Contest Powwow

  ↪Morris, MN 2018-2020

Volunteer, Jam Art & Supplies

  ↪Sioux Falls, SD, 2018-2019


References

Tracy Otten

  ↪Graphic Arts Professor, University of Minnesota, Morris | ottentr@morris.umn.edu

Debbie Ness

  ↪Art of the Lakes Coordinator, Battle Lake, MN | aotl@arvig.net


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