Melissa Misla
Artist
Queens,NY
Summary
Creative and detail-oriented mixed-media artist with strong background in painting and collage.
Overview
9
9
years of post-secondary education
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Visitor Experience Guest Specialist
Museum Of Modern Art
New York, NY
12.2016 - Current
Responsible for assisting visitors with museum resources, ticketing, and exhibition information.
Lead Sales Associate - Key Holder
Blick Art Materials
New York, NY
09.2013 - 07.2021
Assisted with general store operations, inventory, product and technique knowledge, and staff management. Responsible for event coordinating and marketing.
Assistant Coordinator/ Family Events Coordinator
McBurney YMCA
New York, NY
09.2012 - 09.2013
Assisted with administrative tasks and after-school/summer camp preparation. Assisted with the overall operation of the P.S. 41 After-school program. Coordinator for weekly Family Time Program. Plan and execute monthly Family Events.
Art Instructor
McBurney YMCA
New York, NY
09.2007 - 09.2013
Planned and executed art programs for participants in Early Childhood up to High school programs including: Mixed Media, Sculpture, Collage, Comic Books, Digital Photography and Filmmaking and more.
Unit Leader
McBurney YMCA
New York, NY
06.2012 - 09.2012
Oversaw 4-5 groups of children ages 8-12. Responsible for Unit schedules, local trips, supervising staff, and parent communication. Assisted with trainings and the overall operation of camp.
Education
Master of Fine Arts - Studio Arts
08.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Studio Arts
08.2007 - 01.2012
High School Diploma -
09.2004 - 06.2007
Art Major
Professional Appointments
April 2021 Judge, Long Island's Best, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
February 2021 Artist Talk for The College of Architecture, Art & Design of Mississippi State exhibition Crafted Identities. Virtual.
February 2020 Panelist, Afro Syncretic Art Panel, The Latinx Project at NYU, New York, NY
February 2020 Artist Talk for The Emerging Artist Series, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
October 2020 Panelist, Exploring The Loss and Survival of New York's Latinx Culture Through The Lens of Home with Domingo Comms and Francisco Donoso and Praxis Gallery, New York, NY
Grants and Awards
2020 Emerging Artist The Heckscher Museum of Art
2019 Fellowship Residency awarded by Queens College at The Vermont Studio Center
2011 Kossak Fellowship Award with Hunter College
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Crafted Identities, The College of Architecture, Art & Design, Starkville, MS
2020 Solo Exhibition, Bendita Casita, Praxis Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Art Miami, Praxis Gallery, Miami, FL
2019 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Apt.9D, Queens College, Flushing, NY
2019 Afro Syncretic, The Latinx Project, King Juan Carlos I Center, New York, NY
2019 Kulturecity Charity Show/Auction, Yogibo, New York, NY
2019 Things Seen, Aquarius Studios, Ridgewood, NY
2019 Apt. 9D, Queens College, NY
2018- 2019 Icebreaker 1 & 2, Queens College, Flushing, NY
2018 A Fresh Civility, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2018 Staff Show, Museum Of Modern Art, New York, NY
2015 Rev Up: Hosted by The NY Committee for Human Rights In The Philippines, New York, NY
2014 Bone Razed: Hosted by NeoCreos Artist Collective, Corona, NY
2012 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY
Publications
“Letter from the United States, Home Country,” Héctor Tobar, August 2021. https://harpers.org/archive/2021/08/home-country-latino-latinx-hispanic-hispano-united-states/
"Afro-Latinx Art and Activism," Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture, Volume/ Issue: 3.2, (University of California Press, 2021)
"Latinx Art, Artists, Markets, and Politics," Arlene Dávila, (Duke Yniversity Press, Druham and London, 2020): 84
Representation
Praxis Gallery, New York, NY
Timeline
Queens College of The City University of New York - Master of Fine Arts, Studio Arts
08.2017 - 05.2019
Visitor Experience Guest Specialist - Museum Of Modern Art
12.2016 - Current
Lead Sales Associate - Key Holder - Blick Art Materials
09.2013 - 07.2021
Assistant Coordinator/ Family Events Coordinator - McBurney YMCA
09.2012 - 09.2013
Unit Leader - McBurney YMCA
06.2012 - 09.2012
Art Instructor - McBurney YMCA
09.2007 - 09.2013
Hunter College of The City University of New York - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Arts
08.2007 - 01.2012
Fiorello H Laguardia High School - High School Diploma,
09.2004 - 06.2007
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