MELISSA PARHM | Resume
Overview
Trained in classical art in both the United States and Europe, including artist-in-residence in Sweden. Master of traditional techniques of drawing, silverpoint, painting, and creating experimental sculptural pieces with fiber and mixed media. Winner of prestigious events and selected artist for restoration of frescoes in Duomo di Otranto, Otranto, Italy. Private school art teacher, commissioned artist, and collaborator for national public artworks.
Museum Exhibitions
2023 | de Young Open 2023, de Young Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
2020-2021 | M.H. de Young Memorial Museum Exhibit, “On the Edge”, de Young Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 | SVMA Biennial 2009 Exhibition, The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Solo and Featured Exhibitions
2023-2024 | Sausalito Art Center, Sausalito, CA
2023-2024 | Bank Of Marin, Mill Valley, CA
2023-2024 | Marin Open Studios, Mill Valley, CA
2022-23 | Graduate Theological Union Library, Berkeley, CA
2022 | Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley, CA
2021 | Black White and Shades of Grey, Sebastopol Center For the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2019-2020| Upturned Roots, Tazi Designs Gallery, 2660 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA
2019 | Upturned Roots, FarmHouseUrban Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2017–2018 | Tracks and Echos, DZINE Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 | Solo Exhibition, The Tiburon Peninsula Club, Tiburon, CA
2017 | MOS, Marin Open Studios, New Village School, Sausalito, CA
2016 | “Light” Kress Jack At Home, Solo Exhibit, Mill Valley, CA
2016 | Design District Opening, Revelation Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2015 | Composing Chaos, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2013 | Luminous Worlds: Art of the Spirit, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Work Experience
2024 | Special Environmental Projects for Eco-Eleemosynary
2023-24 | Jupiter’s Journey, by Lama Lakshey Zangpo & Megan Larson, LCSW, Illustrated by Melissa Parhm.
2020-2023 | Galel’s Journey to Earth ( working title) Written by Aimee Gamble Price, Illustrated by Melissa Parhm
2023 | Painting Commissions for Dharmata Foundation, Richmond, CA
2021 | Silverpoint on Panel, The Shaman’s Root, donated to the COVID CHALLENGE launched by Flying Kites to help children in Africa whose education has been severely impacted by COVID-19
2021 | Painting, Dharmata Foundation, Project to help rebuild Sweetwater Sanctuary, Big Sur, CA
2020-2021 | Mural, Presidio Field Hospital, Department of Public Health San Francisco, 163 Gorges Street, San Francisco, CA
2020 | Murals, The New Village School, Sausalito, CA
2020-2022 | 4th-8th grade Art Teacher, New Village School, Sausalito, CA
2021| Summer Camp Instructor, Terra Marin School, Mill Valley, CA
2020 | Private Fine Art Tutoring for high school students, Mill Valley and Sausalito, CA
2010-2020 | Visiting Teaching Artist, Life Drawing and Painting After School Instructor, The New Village School, Sausalito, CA
2013-2020 | Instructor, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA: Drawing, figure drawing, atelier style classes for middle school, teens, and adults, pigment making, painting.
2019-2020 | Once Around, Teen Drawing Atelier, The Lumber Yard, Mill Valley, CA
2018 | Arts and Crafts Teacher, San Francisco Waldorf Primary School, San Francisco, CA
2017-2018| Art Instructor, Lycee Francais de San Francisco, Sausalito, CA: Drawing, painting, mixed media.
2014-2019 | Instructor, Vajrayana Foundation Children’s Summer Retreat, Watsonville, CA: yoga, painting, drawing, sculpture crafts and pigment making.
Selected Exhibitions
2023 | de Young Open 2023, de Young Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
2020-2021 | M.H. de Young Open Exhibit, Upturned Roots, 16 planes in silverpoint, San Francisco, CA
2020 | M.H. de Young Memorial Museum Exhibit, “On the Edge”, San Francisco, CA
Selected Publications
2022-2024 | Marin Magazine, Marin Open Studios Artist, May publication
2019 | Upturned Roots Reflections on the California Droughts and Fires, video
2018 | Tracks and Echoes, San Francisco Magazine, DZINE Gallery, Jan 2018
2018 | Artists in Conversation, DZINE Gallery video production
2018 | Tracks and Echoes, Silicon Valley Magazine, DZINE Gallery Jan/Feb 2018
2015 | Featured artist, pg.80, C Magazine, Oct 2015
2010 | San Juan Sunflowers, oil on canvas, featured in the New Village School mini-documentary, Natasha Giraudie, Producer
Publications and Videos 2020
The Guardian, ART, Peter Lawrence Kane
Sat 10 Oct 2020 06.00 EDT
San Francisco’s de Young Museum opens Friday For The First Time Since COVID-19 Program:
CBSN Bay Area interviews Categories: News, Local News, KPIXTV https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/oct/10/de-young-museum-san-francisco-open-coronavirus?mc_cid=72cf0cf03e&mc_eid=a521e26a54
Tour 'The de Young Open' with curator Timothy A. Burgard
Explore 'The de Young Open' with curator Timothy A. Burgard. On this virtual tour
Videos and Public Speaking
2019-2020 | Upturned Roots, www.melissaparhm.com/video
DZINE Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Videos produced for DZINE Gallery’s main website
2015 | Artist Roundtable, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
Scenic Painting, Design, and Murals
2020-2021 | Mural, Presidio Field Hospital, Department of Public Health San Francisco, 163 Gorges Street, San Francisco, CA
2020 | Murals, The New Village School, Sausalito, CA
2016 | Artist and Designer, Glass wall and sink installation, Private Commission, San Francisco, CA
2016 | Artistic Collaborator, “Early Earth Bean Bag Toss”, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
2015 | Artistic Collaborator, Restoration of the Three Dolphin Mosaic for California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA (on display in the Steinhart Aquarium)
Covid 19 Volunteer and Community Work
2023 | Painting Commissions for Dharmata Foundation, Richmond, CA
2021| Silverpoint on Panel, The Shaman’s Root, donated to the COVID CHALLENGE launched by Flying Kites to help children in Africa whose education has been severely impacted by COVID19
2021 | Book Illustrations, “Faeries” for Horizon Community Preschool, Marin County, CA
2020 | Murals, Presidio Field Hospital, Department of Public Health San Francisco, 163 Gorgas Ave, Presidio, San Francisco
2020 | Murals and Wall Treatments for The New Village School, 100 Bridgeway Sausalito, CA
