Melinda K. Hall
ARTIST STATEMENT
Someone once asked who had given me permission to paint the way I do. I thought that was a wonderful question because in it was the implication that the work was somehow outside of some set of rules to which a painter had to comply. Painting is not a matter of rules, rather it is an arena of freedom and creative liberty where no permission is required–that is, if one paints authentically.
My style evolved in the struggle of push and pull between artist and canvas, in the space of my own private, quirky, little battleground of observation, interpretation, intention and application. What has resulted is a visual journal, a commentary on many universal subjects. As paint and brushes are my tools so are humor, metaphor, playfulness, color and text. I want the work to be initially accessible. I like to draw the viewer into the environment of the painting, invite them to stay a while and there discover more subtle aspects of the work.
RESUME
BORN: January 27, 1950 Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
B.B.A. 1972
New Mexico State University, Alamogordo, NM
e work.
Fine Arts 1987-1989
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2010 Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Artist’s Reception, October
“A Child’s Place” Invitational, Charlotte, NC, May
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Close to Home”
July
Harrison Gallery, Key West, Fla. “Chew Slowly” December
2009 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Jambo” July
Cody Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM., “Art Journey, New Mexico: 104
Painter’s Perspective” December
2008 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “New Work” July
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois
“Land of Color and Enchantment: The Southwest Art Collection of
Charles and Jeanette Gilchrist White” September-November
Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA. November
2007 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Odd Pomology” July
Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ “Figures, Objects and Landscapes”
Group Show, February
2006 Harrison Gallery, Key West, FL, “Suitable” January-February
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Fashion Statements” July
Art Beat Invitational Exhibit, Grand Rapids, MI, “Dog Gala”, October
Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX, “New Work” November
2005 Edition GREF, “Les Chats du Pere Lachaise” Book Cover
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Morocco/Maroc’, July
2004 Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX. One Woman Show 2003 January- February
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe NM, “Dog Park” Oct
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Cat’s I’ve
Known” Litter’s One and Two” February and May
2003 Santa Fe Council for the Arts & El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM “First Impressions and the Comic Book, Invitational Exhibition” February
Alcove Show, Museum of fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
“Full Deck” Exhibition, Invitational January and February
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Under One Roof” July
Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver, CO, Invitational “Adam & Eve” February
2002 Harrison Gallery, Key West, FL, “Solo Exhibit” January
Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago Illinois, “Houses and Dogs”
September
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Specifications:
Seams, Seats & Soles” August
NuGallery, Santa Fe, NM “Dialogue Among Peers” Santa Fe Council For
the Arts, Lecture and Slide Presentation, July
2001 Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, Il “One Woman Show” September
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “H2eau” August
2000 Art Mecca, Chicago, Illinois “Deconstructed Visions” September
SOFA Show, Navy Pier, Art Mecca Gallery Chicago, IL, November
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Paris: Coloring Outside the
Lines” August
1999 Academy of the Arts Museum, Easton, Maryland, “A Noble Companion:
The Dog in Art” October
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August “Girlie Pictures”
1998 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
Wilde-Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Group Show, January
1997 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
1996 Wilde-Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
Brigitte Schluger Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1995 Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September
1994 Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, December
Brigitte Schlugar Gallery/Inkfish Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Adam-Whitney Gallery, Omaha Nebraska
“Artista Contemporaneos de Nuevo Mexico”
Guadalajara, Mexico, Invitational Group Exhibit
1993 Odyssey Gallery, San Antonio TX
Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM Group Exhibit
1991 Art Harvest, Santa Fe, NM 4 Person Exhibit
Carole Laroche Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM Juried Exhibition
PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES:
2010 Pasatiempo, July
Journal North July
2009 Art Business News, April
The Santa Fean Magazine, June-July
Art Journey, New Mexico, Art Book Publication, November
THE Magazine, June-July
Santa Fe Monthly, November
Local Flavor Magazine, July
2008 Lakewood Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria Illinois, Catalogue
2007 Southwest Art Magazine, July —4 page spread
Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, July/August
2006 Art Business News, June
Solares-Hill, Key West, Feb
Tucson Lifestyle, Jan-Feb
Pasatiempo, The New Mexican, July
2005 Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, April/May
THE Magazine, January
2001 Phoenix Home & Garden: Outdoor Living Issue, September
Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, June/July
2000 Raw Vision Magazine, Summer
Where Magazine, Chicago, September
Albuquerque Journal North, February 13
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, February 4
Chicago Gallery News, April-August
Sunset Magazine, Mar-April
Folk Art; Magazine of the Museum of American Folk Art, Summer
El Palacia, Museum of New Mexico, Summer/Fall
Santa Fe Reporter, June 14
1999 THE Magazine of the Arts, September
Albuquerque Journal North, August 6
ARTnews, Summer
Focus/Santa Fe, Magazine, June/July
New Mexico Millenium Collection, Book
1998 ARTnews, December
Canine Magazine, Fall
Better Homes & Gardens, Fall
Tikkun Magazine, May/June
Santa Fean Magazine, Summer
THE Magazine of the Arts, September
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, August
1997 Phoenix Magazine, November
ARTNews Magazine, July/August
SMU Alumni Magazine, October
THE Magazine of the Arts, September
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, August
1996 Art News Magazine, July/August
Focus/Santa Fe Magazine August/September
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, August
THE Magazine of the Arts, July
Renovation Style, Fall
1995 Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, June/July
Townhouse Press Publications, Boston, MASS
1994 Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, October
Leslie Levy, Fine Art Publishing, Scottsdale, AZ
CORPORATE and PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Target Corporation, Permanent Collection, Minneapolis, MN
MTV New York and London offices
Brown Forman Kentucky
Showtime Network New York
Richter Animal Hospital Florida
The Cat Hospital of Las Colinas Texas
Fetzer Winery California
Someone once asked who had given me permission to paint the way I do. I thought that was a wonderful question because in it was the implication that the work was somehow outside of some set of rules to which a painter had to comply. Painting is not a matter of rules, rather it is an arena of freedom and creative liberty where no permission is required–that is, if one paints authentically.
My style evolved in the struggle of push and pull between artist and canvas, in the space of my own private, quirky, little battleground of observation, interpretation, intention and application. What has resulted is a visual journal, a commentary on many universal subjects. As paint and brushes are my tools so are humor, metaphor, playfulness, color and text. I want the work to be initially accessible. I like to draw the viewer into the environment of the painting, invite them to stay a while and there discover more subtle aspects of the work.
RESUME
BORN: January 27, 1950 Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
B.B.A. 1972
New Mexico State University, Alamogordo, NM
e work.
Fine Arts 1987-1989
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2010 Meyer East Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Artist’s Reception, October
“A Child’s Place” Invitational, Charlotte, NC, May
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Close to Home”
July
Harrison Gallery, Key West, Fla. “Chew Slowly” December
2009 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, “Jambo” July
Cody Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM., “Art Journey, New Mexico: 104
Painter’s Perspective” December
2008 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “New Work” July
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois
“Land of Color and Enchantment: The Southwest Art Collection of
Charles and Jeanette Gilchrist White” September-November
Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA. November
2007 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Odd Pomology” July
Wilde Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ “Figures, Objects and Landscapes”
Group Show, February
2006 Harrison Gallery, Key West, FL, “Suitable” January-February
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Fashion Statements” July
Art Beat Invitational Exhibit, Grand Rapids, MI, “Dog Gala”, October
Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, TX, “New Work” November
2005 Edition GREF, “Les Chats du Pere Lachaise” Book Cover
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Morocco/Maroc’, July
2004 Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX. One Woman Show 2003 January- February
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe NM, “Dog Park” Oct
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Cat’s I’ve
Known” Litter’s One and Two” February and May
2003 Santa Fe Council for the Arts & El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM “First Impressions and the Comic Book, Invitational Exhibition” February
Alcove Show, Museum of fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
“Full Deck” Exhibition, Invitational January and February
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM “Under One Roof” July
Sophia Georg Gallery, Denver, CO, Invitational “Adam & Eve” February
2002 Harrison Gallery, Key West, FL, “Solo Exhibit” January
Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago Illinois, “Houses and Dogs”
September
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Specifications:
Seams, Seats & Soles” August
NuGallery, Santa Fe, NM “Dialogue Among Peers” Santa Fe Council For
the Arts, Lecture and Slide Presentation, July
2001 Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, Il “One Woman Show” September
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “H2eau” August
2000 Art Mecca, Chicago, Illinois “Deconstructed Visions” September
SOFA Show, Navy Pier, Art Mecca Gallery Chicago, IL, November
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Paris: Coloring Outside the
Lines” August
1999 Academy of the Arts Museum, Easton, Maryland, “A Noble Companion:
The Dog in Art” October
Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August “Girlie Pictures”
1998 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
Wilde-Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Group Show, January
1997 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
1996 Wilde-Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
Brigitte Schluger Gallery, Denver, Colorado
1995 Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September
1994 Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, December
Brigitte Schlugar Gallery/Inkfish Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Adam-Whitney Gallery, Omaha Nebraska
“Artista Contemporaneos de Nuevo Mexico”
Guadalajara, Mexico, Invitational Group Exhibit
1993 Odyssey Gallery, San Antonio TX
Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM Group Exhibit
1991 Art Harvest, Santa Fe, NM 4 Person Exhibit
Carole Laroche Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM Juried Exhibition
PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES:
2010 Pasatiempo, July
Journal North July
2009 Art Business News, April
The Santa Fean Magazine, June-July
Art Journey, New Mexico, Art Book Publication, November
THE Magazine, June-July
Santa Fe Monthly, November
Local Flavor Magazine, July
2008 Lakewood Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria Illinois, Catalogue
2007 Southwest Art Magazine, July —4 page spread
Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, July/August
2006 Art Business News, June
Solares-Hill, Key West, Feb
Tucson Lifestyle, Jan-Feb
Pasatiempo, The New Mexican, July
2005 Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, April/May
THE Magazine, January
2001 Phoenix Home & Garden: Outdoor Living Issue, September
Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, June/July
2000 Raw Vision Magazine, Summer
Where Magazine, Chicago, September
Albuquerque Journal North, February 13
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, February 4
Chicago Gallery News, April-August
Sunset Magazine, Mar-April
Folk Art; Magazine of the Museum of American Folk Art, Summer
El Palacia, Museum of New Mexico, Summer/Fall
Santa Fe Reporter, June 14
1999 THE Magazine of the Arts, September
Albuquerque Journal North, August 6
ARTnews, Summer
Focus/Santa Fe, Magazine, June/July
New Mexico Millenium Collection, Book
1998 ARTnews, December
Canine Magazine, Fall
Better Homes & Gardens, Fall
Tikkun Magazine, May/June
Santa Fean Magazine, Summer
THE Magazine of the Arts, September
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, August
1997 Phoenix Magazine, November
ARTNews Magazine, July/August
SMU Alumni Magazine, October
THE Magazine of the Arts, September
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, August
1996 Art News Magazine, July/August
Focus/Santa Fe Magazine August/September
Pasatiempo Arts Magazine, August
THE Magazine of the Arts, July
Renovation Style, Fall
1995 Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, June/July
Townhouse Press Publications, Boston, MASS
1994 Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, October
Leslie Levy, Fine Art Publishing, Scottsdale, AZ
CORPORATE and PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Target Corporation, Permanent Collection, Minneapolis, MN
MTV New York and London offices
Brown Forman Kentucky
Showtime Network New York
Richter Animal Hospital Florida
The Cat Hospital of Las Colinas Texas
Fetzer Winery California