MELINDA BLACKWELDER

El Paso, Texas 79968

1sgww_art@gmail.com

IG @1sgww_art

EDUCATION

2022(expected)  B.F.A., University of Texas at El Paso, Painting, Drawing and Ceramics, El Paso, TX

2014                  M.S.W., University of Southern California, Social Work, Los Angeles, CA

2010                  B.S., Excelsior College, Liberal Arts, Albany, NY

 TWO-PERSON AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020                  2020 Annual Student Show, The Rubin Center for the Arts, El Paso, TX

2019                  2019 Annual Student Show, The Rubin Center for the Arts, El Paso, TX

                         From Chaos to Clarity, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso, TX

                          Mostly Monochromatic, Fox Fine Arts Glass Gallery, El Paso, TX

                          Las Artistas Art and Fine Crafts Show, El Paso Railyard, El Paso, TX

 PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

2019                 Fox Fine Arts Administration Office, Beaded Lady, El Paso, TX

2019                  Fort Bliss Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Building, The Healing Tree, Fort Bliss, TX

1993                  3300 Block of Speedway, Passageway Through Time, Tucson, AZ

1993                  Rillito River Park, Tumamoc and the River of Life, Tucson, AZ

 VOLUNTEER

2015                  Gift to the Commanding General of the United States Army Europe, Saint Barbara Patron Saint of Air Defense Artillery, Weisbaden, Germany

 PRESENTATIONS

2019                  University of Texas at El Paso, Presentation, Chaos to Clarity, El Paso, TX

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2019                  Wells Fargo Annual Scholarship

1994-1995         Studio Assistant Apprenticeship, Artist Linda Haworth, Tucson, AZ

 PRESS

2019                  News Channel 9, Military Veterans Share Passion in Art, El Paso, TX

MEMBERSHIPS

2020                  Colored Pencil Society of America

2020                  El Paso Art Association

2020                  National Association of Independent Artists

2020                  El Paso Museum of Art