ARTIST BIO

Melissa Boag

Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Melissa studied architecture before moving into millinery and costume design for theatre.  In recent years, she has focused on drawing and painting in pen and ink, gouache and oil. She also creates small ceramic sculptures. 

Melissa works predominantly from life capturing intimate moments, the vulnerability of the human experience and the world we live in.

Education

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• Deakin University, Bachelor of Art in Architecture 1989 – 92
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• Weekly untutored life drawing at the Collingwood Art Gallery in Smith Street and Hawthorn Art Society 
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Costume Design

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• Placement at Royal Opera House costume department - 1998
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• costumes for fringe theatre including productions of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Grimm Tales.
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Solo Exhibitions

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• 2015 Artist in residence exhibition, Julia Street Creative Space
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Group Exhibitions

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• 2015 Toorak Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak Village, Melbourne Vic
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• 2014 Belle Arti Prize, Chapman and Bailey, Johnson St Abbotsford
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Residencies

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• 2015 Artist in Residence, Julia Street Art Space, Portland, VIC
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Collections

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• Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
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