MELANIE
Melanie is a multimedia Artist who decided long ago that she wanted to become a high school teacher. She creates art in her Studio in Citrus Heights. She is currently getting her Masters degree and teaching credentials.
SHOWS AND AWARDS
From Past Years
2016
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR
Melanie won First, Second and Third place for the three pieces she entered.
2018
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR
Melanie Won Second Place for the art she entered.
2017 and 2018
CHALK IT UP EVENT
Melanie Participated two years in the Chalk it Up Event. Held in Downtown Sacramento, Artists come to create works of art on the sidewalks around a park. They are paired with sponsors, thus the artists are creating advertisements for the sponsors.
2019
THE CROCKER-KINGSLEY EXHIBITION
Melanie Showed her Graphite Self portrait in the Crocker Art Museum and won Excellence in Medium.
2019
RIDELY GALLERY JURIES STUDENT EXHIBITION
Melanie showed three pieces in this exhibition and won Honorable Mention for an acrylic painting.
EDUCATION
Schooling
2016 - 2017
GBHS ART ACADEMY
Melanie started her art education in High School. She took four art classes and gained experience in different mediums. She also started showing her artwork and developed her passion for creating.
2017 - 2019
AA, SIERRA COLLEGE
While attending Sierra College Melanie took a wide variety of art classes. She obtained three Associates Degrees. Including, AA in Art history, AA in Studio Art and AA in Arts and Culture
2019 - 2021
BA, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO
At CSUS Melanie decided to switch majors from Studio Art to Art Education. She realized saw a better path to becoming an art teacher and followed it. Here she obtained her Bachelors degree in Art Education.
2021 - Present
MA AND CREDENTIALS, ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
Melanie is currently attending AOAU to get her Masters Degree in Art Education. She is also getting her teaching credentials in the hopes of teaching art in High School.
CLASSES
Completed
Honors
SIERRA COLLEGE
Acrylic Painting 1, Oil Painting 1, Printmaking, Drawing 1, Figure Drawing 1, Ceramics 1, Two Dimensional Design Foundations, Three- Dimensional Design Foundations, survey of Western Art I: Prehistory through the Middle Ages, Survey of Western Art II: Renaissance Traditions, Survey of Western Art III: Modern through Contemporary
Presidents Honor List
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO
Sacramento College Art Classes- Intermediate Sculpture, Advanced Sculpture, Figure Sculpture, Intermediate Drawing,, Intermediate Painting, Advanced Painting, Art of China and Japan, Form Space Vision, Beginning Electronic Art, and Public Art Studio.
Sacramento College Education Classes- Art Education for Children, Art For Exceptional Child, Theories in Art Education, Sex Role Stereotyping in American Education, Overview of Secondary Art Education, Introduction to Education of English Learners, and School health Education.