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©2008 Melissa Chandon


OBJECTIVE
To create works of art that invites the viewer to consider the nobility that lurks just beneath the surface of common things; noble because these same things are nothing less than incarnations of the American dream.

BORN: Boloxi, Mississippi

     EDUCATION

       
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
        Associate in Liberal Arts, Normandale State Junior College, Bloomington, Minnesota
        Attend:  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
                        State University of New York, Purchase
                        University of California, Davis   

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

2007 Morris Graves Museum Eureka CA Melissa Chandon: LandMarks
          Sacramento International Airport October - January 2008

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 Selby Fleetwood Gallery April
        
John Natsoulas Galery November
2007 John Natsoulas Gallery Davis, CA January - February
         Terzian Gallery, Park City, Utah

2006 John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2005
Phoenix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2004
Phoenix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2000 Tower Gallery, Sacramento, CA
          Blooming Art, Sacramento, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008
John Natsoulas Gallery May-June
Crocker Art Museum May
I Wolk Gallery JulySelby Fleetwood Gallery November
 

2007  
Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, December - January
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, June - August Sacramento Valley Landscape Exhibition
Art Santa Fe, July - John Natsoulas Gallery An International Contemporary Art Fair
Exhibition de Paysages du Perche à la Gallerie ď air ď Alan Gauber, Mondoubleau, France - August
 

2006
University of California, Davis, Richard L. Nelson Gallery: Flatlanders: A Regional Roundup July 6th through August 13th, 2006
A survey exhibition of forty-six artists residing in the Sacramento-Davis-Woodland area.
John Natsoulas Gallery: Sacramento Valley Landscape Exhibition: June 25 - August 25
Sanchez Art Center, Art of the Bicycle, July 21-August group exhibition.

2005
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, (Annual Artist Group Fundraising Exhibition)
John Natsoulas Gallery Sacramento Valley Landscape

2004
Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA

Crocker Art Museum  
John Natsoulas Gallery Sacramento Valley Landscape

2003
Elliot Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Crocker Art Museum (Annual Artist Group Fundraising Exhibition),
Yolo County Arts Council  “Pieces of the Puzzle, Sacramento Valley Landscapes”
Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, CA “Pieces of the Puzzle, Sacramento Valley Landscapes”
University of  California,  Davis Walter A. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center “Pieces of the Puzzle, Sacramento Valley Landscapes”

2002
Elliot Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, Ca
Crocker Art Museum (Annual Artist Group Fundraising Exhibition)

2001
University of California, Davis, Richard L. Nelson Gallery Valentine’s
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
Crocker Art Museum (Annual Artist Group Fundraising Exhibition)

        2000
KVIE Channel 6, Art Auction, (Juried Show winner of the honorable mention award)
California Arts Commission
Smith Gallery
Crocker Art Museum (Annual Artist Group Fundraising Exhibition)
 
1999
Davis Art Center Faculty Exhibition
Tower Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Tower Gallery, Sacramento CA
ArtScape West International, San Francisco, CA

1998
Danville Fine Art Center, Danville, CA
Sutter Davis Hospital Annual, (Fund Raiser Auction, Live
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, (Group Exhibition)

1997
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
Fairfield Community Art, Juried Exhibition (winner of the honorable mention award)

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES & COMMISSIONS

2008: University of California, Davis Medical Center, new wing expansion, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 - Commissioned by UCD Med Center, “Golden Hills” - Oil on Canvas – 24” x 36”

University of California, Davis Medical Center, new wing expansion, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 - Commissioned by UCD Med Center, “Two Trees on the Horizon” - Oil on Paper – 24” x 36”

University of California, Davis Medical Center, new wing expansion, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 - Commissioned by UCD Med Center, “Trees on Blue” - Oil on Paper – 24” x 36”

Woodland Healthcare, 1325 Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA - Commissioned by Woodland Health Care. “Farm House with Tree” Acrylic on Panel Mural – 8” h x 16” w

2007:
Exhibition: Sacramento International Airport, sponsored by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Council October 2007 – January 2008

University of California, Davis Medical Center, new wing expansion, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 - Commissioned by UCD Med Center, Muller Ranch I” - Oil on Paper – 22” x 30”

University of California, Davis Medical Center, new wing expansion, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 - Commissioned by UCD Med Center, “Off Highway 16” - Oil on Paper – 22” x 30”

South Port Mini Storage, 3080 Promenade St, West Sacramento, CA -“Tower Theater” Acrylic on Canvas 48” h x 36” w Commission agency: VIC Bucher Accountancy 1477 Drew Avenue, Suite 103 Davis, CA,

Korshak Kracoff
Kong & Sugano Law Offices- Sacramento, California Commission

PUBLICATIONS

2008
American Art Collector, April, 2008 edition page 149 - 153, Melissa Chandon Roadside America
Southwest Art Magazine, May 2008 edition, Cover, article pages 88 - 93 112-113 by Virginia Campbell

2007
Melissa Chandon Landmarks: A Visual Essay This publication was printed in conjunction with the exhibition "Landmarks" organized by the Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California,  ISBN# 1-881572-87-0 available on Amazon Books
Southwest Art Magazine: Best of the West, June 2007
Lost In America January 3, 2007
Southwest Art Magazine: Ten Artist to Watch 2007 Written by: Gussie Fauntleroy for Southwest Art Magazine
Inside the City Publications: Subtraction Adds up to Art by Cathleen Ferraro January 2007
Davis Enterprise: Davis artist acknowledged by national magazine by Suzanne Munich January 2, 2007

2006
The flatlander, December 2006 National Spotlight on Yolo's Melissa Chandon by Sally Parker
Varied Valley Visions: By Diane Chin Lui Thursday August 10, 2006 Davis Enterprise

2005
Paint Your Valley: Sacramento News & Review By Chrisanne Beckner 9/1/2005 10:11:51 AM.
Valleyscapes Paintings show the diversity of North Valley’s regions By Victoria Dalkey Sacramento Bee Art Correspondent Page 45 and 45 Sunday, July 24, 2005, The Sacramento Bee Sunday Ticket
Daily Democrat Link Article created: 07/25/2005 09:42:04 AM Alan Dismuke, Director, Yolo County Arts Council

2004
Art Pick of the Week Plain and fancy By Tim White May 20, 2004.  Sacramento News and Review

COLLECTIONS
Morgan Flagg Collection
Jan Jones Collection, Mayor of Los Vegas
University of California, Davis Medical  Center
Rudd Vineyard and Winery
Woodland Medical Clinic
Schumaker Collection
Tower Corporation: Russ Solomon
Morris Graves Museum
Ward Carry Collection
William Nicholson Collection
John Natsoulas Collection
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Bennett

RESIDENCIES

City of Davis 3-month artist residency  Boy Scout Log Cabin July - September 2007