RESUME

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

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Koplin Del Rio, Los Angeles, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-Present: Graduate Degree and Student Coordinator, University of Wisconsin Art Department, Madison, WI
2008: Drawing Instructor, University of Wisconsin Continuing Education, Madison, WI
2008: Drawing Instructor, P.E.O.P.L.E. Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2006-2008: Book Making Instructor, Wisconsin Union Mini Courses, Madison, WI
2006-2008: Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, Art 112: Drawing One, University of Wisconsin
2006-2008: Screen Printing Instructor, Wisconsin Union Mini Courses, Madison, WI
2005-2006: Studio Assistant at Silver Buckle Press, Madison, WI
2004-2006: Serigraphy Instructor, P.E.O.P.L.E. Program, University of WI

FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS
2009: BLINK Grant Recipient, Madison Arts Commission, Madison, WI
2006: Paradise Lost Fellowship, Climate Change Artist
2005-2006: Class of 1930 Purchase Award, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
2005: Betty J. Frazier Scholarship, Madison, WI
2005: Emerging Artist Award, The Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI
2004: Catherine Esther Hokin Memorial Scholarship, Madison, WI
2004: Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2003-2004: Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts Scholarship, Oconomowoc, WI

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010: You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself, Koplin Del Rio, Los Angeles, CA
2008: Masked: A Master's of Art Exhibition, Project Lodge, Madison, WI
2006: Prints and Paintings by Melissa Cooke, ArtCade Gallery, Oconomowoc, WI
2005: ReStore: an exploration of global warming, 734 Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2004: From the Source, Greenway Properties, Middleton, WI

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
UPCOMING: 2010: Delineate: an Invitational Exhibition of Drawings, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
UPCOMING: 2011: Melissa Cooke: New Works, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
UPCOMING: 2011: Melissa Cooke: One From Wisconsin, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI
2010: Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
2010: To See Ourselves As Others See Us, Contemporary WI Portraits, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI
2010: PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, exhibited by Koplin Del Rio, New York, NY
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
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
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: 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
2005: Layered Intentions, Exhibit Curator & Installation Chair, Madison Central Library, Madison, WI
2005: Paper Politics (West), Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
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
2003: Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts, Oconomowoc, WI

COLLECTIONS
Arkansas Art Center
The Howard Tullman Collection
Wisconsin Union Permanent Art Collection, Madison, Wisconsin
Kohler Art Library Artist Book Collection, Madison, Wisconsin
Southern Graphics Council Print Collection
University of North Dakota Print Collection
University of Minnesota-Minneapolis Print Collection
Boston Public Library Print Collection

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Schumacher, Mary Louise, “In Memoriam: Triennial artists get personal with contemporary”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 27, 2010, Cue Section, pg 1, 8
Smith, Jennifer.  “The Anti-Theme Show”, The Isthmus, May 27, 2010
Zellen, Jody, “Editorial: Recommendations: Melissa Cooke at Koplin Del Rio Gallery”, Visual Art Source, March 2010
Wolf, Karin, “Local Artists Make Impression At Armory Shows”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 21, 2010, Cue Section, pg 8
Feinstein, Lea, “Reviews: National ‘On Paper", ARTnews, January 2010, pg 122.
“West Coast Drawings: Drawings VIII”, feature photo, Journal of the Print World, Summer 2009, pg 9.
“West Coast Drawings VIII”, feature photo, Seattle City Arts, July 2009, pg 26.
Lundin, Norman and Koplin Del Rio, West Coast Drawings, 2009, pg. 37.
"Make with the Art", with feature photo, The Onion, Madison, WI, May 15, 2008, pg. 29.
"Global Warming Viewed Through Artful Eyes", with feature photo, Campus Connections: the UW-Madison School of Education Newsletter, Winter 2007, pg. 12-13
"Art, Science team up on Global Warming", feature photo, Wisconsin State Journal, September 18, 2006
"Melissa Cooke's 'Crop Yields'...", The Capital Times, April 7, 2006, B6.
Illumination: The Undergraduate Journal of Humanities, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
MacPhee, Josh, Paper Politics, 2006, pg 43, 52
"Print Style", The Oconomowoc Focus, March 21, 2006, pg. 9
Illumination: The Undergraduate Journal of Humanities, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
Louden, Steve, "Designing a Sea...", Oconomowoc Enterprise, August 22, 2002, A1, A2.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2007- 2006: Judge for the Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts Scholarship, Oconomowoc, WI
2006: President of Fresh Hot Press, University of Wisconsin-Madison Print Club, Madison, WI
2006: Southern Graphics Council Conference Planning and Organization Assistant, Madison, WI
2004: Poster Designer for Clean Wisconsin, Madison, WI