Born New York, NY
Lives & works VT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
CX Silver Gallery, Brattelboro, VT: FIELD NOTES (exhibition forthcoming)
2024
Atlantic Gallery, NY, NY: understory
2021
Canal Street Art Gallery, Bellows Falls, VT; TRANSITIONS
2020
Canal Street Art Gallery, Bellows Falls, VT; Artists Spotlight
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River, Vermont; TRANSIENCE
2019
Atlantic Gallery New York, NY; NIGHT VISION(s)
2014
John Molloy Gallery New York, NY; Surfacing
Burgdorff Gallery Southern Vermont College, Bennington, VT; Still/Standing
2013
Berlin Library Berlin, NY; Paintings, Drawings, Prints
2001
Tiffany Peay Gallery New York, NY; Corsets
2000
The New York Public Library New York, NY; New Mixed Media Work
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Atlantic Gallery, NY, NY: Atlantic Gallery: Celebrating 50 Years
Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA: TRANSPARENCY: New England Wax Group Exhibition
2023
Odetta Gallery at Aqua Art Miami, hosted by SHIMart Network: Exquisite AI
Carter Burden Gallery, NY,NY: SCRIBBLES:Habits, Compulsions & Outpourings of the Doodling Mind
Atlantic Gallery, NY,NY: Connections VIII: Artists Invtitng Artists
Canal Street Gallery, Bellows Falls VT: New Work: Represented Artists Show
2022
MAPSpace, Port Chester, NY: INTIMACIES; curated by Patricia Miranda and
Gaby Collins Fernandez
Art Center at Morro Bay, CA: CONVERGENCE; curated by Pamela Smith Hudson
Atlantic Gallery, NY, NY: Lines of Thought
Canal Street Gallery, Bellows Falls, VT: New Work
Carter-Burden Gallery, NY, NY: Lost & (re)Found
2021
Atlantic Gallery: Connections V: Artists Inviting Artists
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill: Waxing, Now Waning Pandemic
ODETTA Digital: Page Turner
Atlantic Gallery Digital: Visible Spectrum and UPlift
New York Artists Circle (online): Lost & Found: A Personal Vision
Canal Street Gallery, Bellows Falls, VT: Summer Group show
Canal Street Gallery, Bellows Falls, VT: ART!: Just in Time
2020
ODETTA Digital online exhibition hosted by SHIM Art Network on Artsy.net:
Essential Works
ODETTA Digital online exhibition hosted by SHIM Art Network on Artsy.net: Pandemic Proof: ODETTA Digital Inaugural Exhibition
Atlantic Gallery Digital , Hosted by SHIM Art Network on Artsy.net: New Day
Atlantic Gallery Digital , Hosted by SHIM Art Network on Artsy.net: First View
International Encaustic Artists;Curated by Lora Murphy: Vignettes in Wax and Words
ODETTA Digital Inaugural Exhibition: Sea Change
Atlantic Gallery NYC: FUTURE (Perfect): An online exhibition
The Corona Sidestep: A Virtual Exhibition Organized and Curated by Joanne Mattera
2019
Canal Street Gallery, Bellows Falls, VT: Art For All
Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY; Connections IV: Artists Selecting Artists
Canal Street Gallery, Bellows Falls, Vermont: Summer Group Show
John Molloy Gallery, New York, NY; WAXworks: A 4-Person Show
Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Plein Air / Plain Air / Plane Air; A 5-person Show curated by Carol Taylor-Kearney
2018
New York Artists Circle Online Exhibition: STILLNESS: Curated by Elizabeth Mead
Atlantic Gallery , New York NY; SMALL WORKS / BIG HEARTS
Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY; Waxing Poetic: Melissa Rubin, Michael David, Gene Keigel, Cecile Chong, Deborah Winiarski, Katharine Dufault;Curated by Katharine Dufault
Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM; Melting Pot / Melting Point
Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY; Connections III: Artists Selecting Artists
Pace Gallery New York NY; LREI Art Auction
Atlantic Gallery New York NY; Present Tense
2017
Rockaway Artists Alliance Fort Tilden, Rockaway, New York, NY; InkSplash: Art of Impressions
Atlantic Gallery New York NY; Connections II
Dan Welden Studio Sag Harbor, NY; Fourth Annual Print Parade: Solar Plate Etching Exhbition
Art on Paper Fair at Pier 36, John Molloy Gallery New York, NY
2016
Rockaway Artists Alliance New York, NY InkSPLASH 2016: Invitational Printmaking Exhibition
Atlantic Gallery New York, NY Connections I: Invitational Exhibition
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art San Luis Obispo, CA Another Way of Keeping a Diary
Museum Of Encaustic Art Santa Fe, NM Making Your Mark
2015
Rockaway Artists Alliance New York, NY; InkSPLASH 2015: Invitational Printmaking Exhibition
Wheelhouse Gallery Santa Fe, NM; Cupid’s Arrow
Encaustic Art Institue Santa Fe, NM; National Encaustic Exhibition
2014
Museum of the City of New York New York, NY; Rising Waters 2.0: Images of Sandy
Nave Gallery Annex Somerville, MA; 65˚: An Exhibition of Contemporary Encaustic Art
2013
Albuquerque International Airport Albuquerque, New Mexico; Selections from the Encaustic Art Institute’s Permanent Collection
Chashama Gallery Chelsea New York, NY; AFTER AFFECTS: An exhibition of work by artists affected by Hurricane Sandy and supported through NYFA's Emergency Relief Fund
POWERHOUSE Arena Brooklyn, NY; Sandy: Devastation, Document, Drive / A Photo Exhibition
2012
Rockaway Artists Alliance New York, NY; InkSPLASH 2012
Encaustic Art Institute Cerrillos, New Mexico; National Invitational Encaustic Exhibition
Rockaway Artists Alliance New York, NY; ArtSPLASH 2012
Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery New York, NY; LREI Art Auction
2011
Rockaway Artists Alliance New York, NY; ArtSPLASH 2011 & InkSplash2011
2009
Gallery OMS Fort Lee, NJ; Invitational Exhibition
Bank Street College New York, NY; Alumni Exhibition
2008
Golden Key Gallery Oklahoma City, OK; Japan Through Art Teachers Eyes: A traveling exhibition
Japanese Consulate New York, NY; Japan Through Art Teachers Eyes: A traveling exhibition
2007
Dolan Art Center Locust Valley, NY; Japan Through Art Teachers Eyes: A Traveling Exhibition
2006
Gallery I-20 New York, NY; Invitational Exhibition
The Nightingale-Bamford School New York, NY; Art Heads
2001
The New York Public Library New York, NY; Artist-in-Residence Three Person Show
EXHIBITION DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
2023
Atlantic Gallery New York, NY
Tenuous Threads, Part 1 & 2: Work Created with Textiles, Fibers, Threads and Mixed Media
Curated by Patricia Miranda
2021
Atlantic Gallery New York, NY
(re)Building: Work Created with Encaustic and Cold Wax
Curated by Jerry McLaughlin
2017
Atlantic Gallery New York, NY;
Hopeful Darkness: Work Created with Encaustic and Cold Wax
Curated by Ingrid Dinter; Sponsored by International Encaustic Artists Org.
2018
Museum of Encaustic Art Santa Fe, New Mexico
Melting Pot/Melting Point
Curated by Francisco Benitez; Sponsored by International Encaustic Artists Org.
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Encaustic Art Santa Fe, New Mexico
Private Collections In the U.S.A., Europe and New Zealand
SELECTED PERFORMANCES & PRODUCTIONS
1998
“Practical Magic”, Directed by Griffin Dunne, Warner Bros. Productions
Artwork used in set for film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock
1988
Meredith Monk and Lanny Harrison: Costume design and construction for performances at La Mama and other venues
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
2023
International Encaustic Artists Organization: Project Grant
2019
International Encaustic Conference: Binnie Bernstein Scholarship
Provincetown, MA (Awarded by the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill)
2017
MASS MoCA: Master Abstraction Residency, North Adams, MA
2013
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Artist Emergency Grant
NYFA Hurricane Sandy Emergency Relief Grant with support from the Warhol, Rauschenberg & Lambent Foundations
2012
Museum of Encaustic Art Santa Fe, New Mexico; Painting chosen for permanent collection
2007&2009
Artist’s Fellowship, TASIS Artist’s Residence
Les Tapies, St. Pierreville, France
2006
Japan Fulbright, Recipient Japan Fulbright Teacher Program
Marquis Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Education Inclusion in 2006 publication
2003
Stone Foundation Grant Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY
1998-2002
The New York Public Library Artist-in-Residence
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
July 2024 Beneath the Surface: A review of Understory
May/June 2024 Artscope Magazine: "Act of Transparency in Wellfleet" Review of Transparency exhibition at Wellfleet Preservation Hall.
October 2020 Wax Fusion: A Digital Publication of International Encaustic Artists.org "A Virtual Call and Response: An Unusual Instagram Collaboration" by Melissa Rubin
September 2019 WhatsArtBlog.com "Glimpses of the Night" A review of NIGHT VISION(s) by Carol Taylor-Kearney
February 2019 WhatsArtBlog.com "Fun With Homonyms" a review of the exhibition 'Plein Air, Plain Air, Plane Air', By Ruth Wolf
Dec 2017 WhatsArtBlog.com “Hopeful Darkness at Atlantic Gallery” By Carol Taylor-Kearnery
August 2014 The Rockaway Times “Artist Finds Inspiration in Rockaway” By Bianca Fortis, 08/28/14
Spring 2014 Encaustic Arts Magazine “Calm After the Storm: Melissa Rubin” Article and cover featured artist
April 2013 ARTnews Magazine“When Storm is Collaborator” By Rachel Wolff
April 2013 International Encaustic Artist’s Newsletter Authored and art featured in article “Surviving Sandy: Painting as a Catalyst for Healing”
Feb. 2013 CBS This Morning “The Art of Healing” Interviewed and featured prominently in review of ‘After Affects’
The Huffington Post “Art After Sandy” By Ula Ilnytzky; Review of ‘After Affects’ exhibition
The Rockaway Wave“From the Artists Studio”By Susan Hartenstein; Interview and reference to ‘After Affects’ exhibition
Oct. 2011 NY1 Evening News Art featured in coverage of InkSplash 2011 Printmaking Exhibition exhibition at RAA
The Rockaway Wave “Revelation in Ink”By Susan Hartenstein; Featured in review of InkSplash2011
REPRESENTATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
ODETTA Digital on SHIM Art Network; Artsy.net
Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
Atlantic Gallery Digital on SHIM Art Network; Artsy.net
John Molloy Gallery, New York NY
Canal Street Art Gallery, Bellows Falls VT
Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe NM
New York Artists Circle, New York NY
Crit Lab
InternationalEncausticArtists.org
American Alliance of Museums
New England Wax
EDUCATION
Bank Street College of Education; MS Ed. in Arts Leadership
School of Visual Arts, BFA / Post-Bac in Art Education