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Melissa Cooke    (American)

 Melissa Cooke - Self Portrait as Gorilla (Works on Paper (Drawings, Watercolors etc.)) h: 38 x w: 50 in / h: 96.5 x w: 127 cm
Melissa Cooke
Self Portrait as Gorilla 2008
 
  

Biography
2006 Bachelor's of Fine Art, Studio Art and Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2008 Masters of Arts, Studio Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Exhibitions
2009 On Paper, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
2009 West Coast Drawings VIII, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA
2009 LA Art Show, exhibited by Koplin Del Rio, Los Angeles, CA
2008 In Cahoots, Overture Center for the Arts, October 2008, Madison, WI
2008 Masked: A Master's of Art Exhibition, Project Lodge, Madison, WI (solo)
2007 - 2008 Paradise Lost, a traveling Climate Change exhibit and community education program
2007 Dyscalculia, a portfolio organized for the Southern Graphics Council Conference
2007 UW-Madison Master of Fine Arts Juried Show, Steinhilber Art Gallery, University of WI, Oshkosh, WI
2007 First Year MFA Review, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2007 Balance and Change, Espresso Royale, Madison, WI (solo)
2006 Melissa Cooke: Prints and Paintings, Sunroom Cafe, Madison, WI (solo)
2006 Prints and Paintings by Melissa Cooke, ArtCade Gallery, Oconomowoc, WI (solo)
2006 Paper Work Continued, Shotgun House Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Paper Work, 734 Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2006 eco'arts, International Visions Arts Gallery, Washington DC
2006 Illumination Showcase, College Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2006 76th Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2006 Mitochondria: Wisconsin Women of the Word, a portfoilo for the Southern Graphics Conference
2006 Baby Fetus Printmakers, a portfoilo for the Southern Graphics Conference
2006 Fresh Hot Press, Show Organizer and Co-curator, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
2006 North by North West, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI and Diamond Ink Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2006 First Base: First Year Grad Review, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2005 Paper Politics, 5 + 5 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Graphics Show, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2005 ReStore: an exploration of global warming, 734 Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison (solo)
2005 Layered Intentions, Exhibit Curator & Installation Chair, Madison Central Library, Madison, WI
2005 Paper Politics (West), Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Kontakt 9 x 3: International Art Students Make Kontakt, an online invitational exhibit
2005 Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI
2005 Public/Private, National Juried Print Portfoilo, Hughes Fine Art Center, University of North Dakota, ND
2005 77th Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2004 Capito/al, a portfolio organized for the Southern Graphics Council Conference
2004 Print 'till You Drop, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2004 Overlays, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI
2004 Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI
2004 Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 76th Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2004 Catch Phrase, the fourth annual postcard print exchange
2004 From the Source, Greenway Properties, Middleton, WI (solo)
2003 Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI

Literature
2005 - 2006 "Books and their Covers: Illustration", Friends News, University of Wisconsin Libraries, Winter 2005-2006, Volume 3, Issue 3, Pg. 8
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