Melissa Zexter
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design- BFA Photography
New York University / ICP - MFA Photography
ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 PHANTOM WEB, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2022 Blue Table Post, Brooklyn, NY
2017 PAST AND PRESENT, Muriel Guepin Gallery, NY, NY
2012 THREAD, PIXELS, PAPER; Works by Melissa Zexter and Melinda McDaniel, Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson, NY
2011 MELISSA ZEXTER AND KEUN YOUNG PARK, Muriel Guepin Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 EDITS:MELISSA ZEXTER AND PAT SHANNON, Hallspace Gallery , Boston, MA
2004 Hallspace (Project Room), Boston, MA
2003 Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
2002 Hallspace Gallery (Project Room), Boston, MA
2000 Creiger Dane Gallery, Boston, MA
1996 McKinney Arts, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 What We Hold: Stories + Objects, Create Council on the Arts, Catskill, NY
2023. PHOTOFAIRS, Robert Mann Gallery, Javitz Center, NY, NY
2023 Appunti Si Questo Tempo, CasermArcheologica, Tuscany, Italy
2023 TO BE MADE WHOLE , Pace University Art Gallery, NY, NY
2022 Appunti Si Questo Tempo, Museo del Ricamo e del Tessile , Valtopina, Italy
2021 TACTILE, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
THE ARTIST INTERVENES, Lenscratch (March 6, 2021) Virtual exhibition
CREATE,Front Room Gallery ,Create Council for the Arts, Catskill, NY
UNRAVELED, The Untitled Space, New York, NY
OPEN SOURCE GALLERY FUNDRAISER, Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2020 NIMBLE, Morrison Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris
TOOLS OF THE TRADE, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2019 HOME SWEET HOME, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
2018 IN HER HANDS, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY
2017
INTIMATE LINES: DRAWING WITH THREAD, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ (curated by Carol Eckert)
DRAWN THREADS, Beard and Weil Galleries,Wheaton College, Norton, MA
SIDE EFFECTS, Mascot Studio, NY, NY
2016
UNCOMMON EXPOSURES: PHOTOGRAPHY IN CRAFT BASED MEDIA, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
48th ANNUALCOLLECTORS SALE, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock AK
ABITI DA LAVORO (WORKWEAR), Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery, Sheila C Johnson Design Center, New York, NY
WORKWEAR (Abiti Da Lavoro), Center Space Gallery, ColumbiaCollege, Chicago IL
WORKWEAR (Abiti Da Lavoro), Casa d’Italia, Montreal, Canada
WORKWEAR (Abiti Da Lavoro), Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada
2015
BOLD (FEMININE), Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
GATHERING THREADS: CONTEMPORARY FIBER ART, Brattleboro Museum of Art, Brattleboro, VT
AFTER IMAGE: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS &PHOTOGRAPHY, Art House Productions Gallery, Jersey City, NY
YOU ARE HERE, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY
2014
THE EMBROIDERED IMAGE, Robert Mann Gallery, NY
ABITI DA LAVORO (WORKWEAR), Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy
WORKWEAR, Moscow Museum, Moscow, Russia
OBSESSION, TABLA RASA, Brooklyn, NY
SUMMER GROUP SHOW, Muriel Guepin Gallery, New York, NY
2013
FACE FACTS, Blank Space Gallery, NY, NY
SCOPE MIAMI (Blank Space Gallery)
MERRY GO ROUND, Muriel Guepin Gallery, New York, NY
DRAWING OUT OF BOUNDS, Beird &Weil Galleries,Norton. MA
SHORT LIST, curated by Miriam Romais, En Foco, BRICArts, Brooklyn NY (online)
SPE HOMEPAGE EXHIBITION, curated by Arno RafaelMinkkinen (online)
2012
BASEBALL IN THE BRONX, Bronx Museum of the Arts, April 2012
SHORT LIST, curated by Sarah Simpson, BRIC Arts, Brooklyn NY
2011
SUMMER GROUP SHOW, Muriel Guepin Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (June 2011)
2010
OF MEMORY, BONE AND MYTH, Curated by Elijah Gowin., Unversity of North Dakota
LUCID DIRECTIONS, Netzorg & Kerr Permanent Collection Gallery, Western Michigan University
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, (Represented by Muriel Guepin Gallery)
2009 GENEROUSLY ODD, Luden Gallery, Lexington, KY
WAVES OF CHANGE, St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY
2008 ENVIRONMENT, Harrington Arts, San Francisco, CA
2007 PHOTOGRAPHY AND CONTEMPORARY TACTICS, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, NY
2006 PLAY!, Lillstreet Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
20 YEARS IN, International Center of Photography, NY, NY
WINTER SALON, Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2005 GIRL MEMORIES, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
PROJECT DIVERSITY , Corridor Gallery,Brooklyn, NY
PORTRAIT, Kleinart James Gallery, Woodstock,NY
2004 UNTITLED, Salena Gallery, Long Island University,Brooklyn, NY
2003 PHOTOGRAPHY PLUS, Hallspace Gallery, Boston, MA
TWO PERSON EXHIBITION: MELISSA ZEXTER AND JONI STERNBACH, Kenise Barnes Fine Art,Larchmont, NY
2002 WATER,The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
LESS THAN ONE, Kenise Barnes Fine Art,Larchmont, NY
LOVE SHACK, Metaphor Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, NY
BAND OF OUTSIDERS, Hallspace, Boston, MA
UNCOMFORTABLE, Ruby Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2001 SMILE, HERE ART, New York, NY
TALKING HEADS, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
PICTURES IN AN EXHIBITION, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY
WHAT IS LEFT WHEN IT IS GONE, 16 BeaverGroup, New York, NY
FACULTY SHOW, Berrie Art Center, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ
2000 A.I.M. ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Bronx Museum ofthe Arts, Bronx, NY
RECESS, Kenise Barnes Fine Arts, Larchmont,NY
INTERIOR NATURE, Foreman Gallery, HartwickCollege, Oneonta, NY
BYRDCLIFFE, Kleinart James Gallery, Woodstock, NY
TRIGGER HAPPY, Mascot Studio, New York, NY
COOPER UNION FACULTY EXHIBITION, Cooper Union, New York, NY
1999 WALL PAPER, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
OUTER BOROUGHS, White Columns, New York, NY
SIZE MATTERS, Gayle Gates, Brooklyn, NY
COMMON THREADS, The Gallery on the Hudson,Irvington, NY
1998 ANONYMOUS, The Work Space, New York, NY
READING BETWEEN THE LINES, The Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
GROUP SHOW, HealthWorks, Boston, MA
1997 REFLECTIONS ON CULTURE, Trustman Art Gallery,Boston, MA
YOUR DEVOTED SERVANT, E.S.Van Dam Gallery,New York, NY
MICROCOSMIC CRYPTOZOIC, Here Gallery, NewYork, NY
1996 PIECES OF EIGHT, Marymount Manhattan College, NewYork, NY
FRIGHT BANK, Williamsburg Art Center,Brooklyn, NY
A.I.M. BENEFIT EXHIBITION, Bronx Museum ofthe Arts, Bronx, NY
THE FEMALE NUDE, Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock,NY
BEACH CULTURE, Art Moving, Brooklyn, NY
1995 MARKERS OF IDENTITIY, Korea Gallery, New York, NY
BYRDCLIFFE ARTISTS, Fletcher Gallery,Woodstock, NY
WHAT NOW, Art Moving, Brooklyn, NY
1994 ARTIST IN THE MARKETPLACE, Bronx Museum of the Arts,Bronx
THE NEW FACE OF THE PORTRAIT, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton,MA
RED,WHITE WALLS, AND BLUE, Kleinart James Gallery, Woodstock, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023 Mills, Charlotte. The Power of Simple Hand Stitches, Textileartist.org. March 2023. https://www.textileartist.org/the-power-of-simple-hand-stitch/
2022 Pavan, Barbara. Interview with Melissa Zexter, ArteMorbida, 2022. https://www.artemorbida.com/melissa-zexter/?lang=en
2021 Smithson, Aline. The Artist Intervenes, Lenscratch, Mrach 6, 2021
2019 Robertson, Anna. Women Crush Wednesday, Musee Magazine, September 11, 2019.
2018 "Melissa Zexter, From Conception to Creation." Textileartist.org, November 2018 https://www.textileartist.org/melissa-zexter-from-conception-to-creation
2018 "Embroidered Layers, Embelished Stories: Melissa Zexter". Beautiful Now, December 2018. https://beautifulnow.is/discover/arts-design/embroidery-adds-layers-of-color-texture-and-meaning-to-melissa-zexter-photos
2018 Fascinating Multi-Layered Images That Mix Arts into an Intuitive Composition. Prodibi Pixels Magazine, April 5, 2018. https://mag.prodibi.com/2018/04/05/fascinating-multi-layered-images-that-mix-arts-into-an-intuitive-composition-meet-artist-melissa-zexter/
2018 "Fascinatie voor de achterkant." Textiel Plus Magazine, March 2018, Holland.
2017 Salineti, Ryan, MelissaZexter, Embroidery Artist + Photographer, The Nice Niche,March 2017.
2016 Ziva Ranaan, The Needle and Thread Revolution, April2016
Blackmore Evans,Jill. Intricate Embroidered Photos of Anonymous People FORMAT, December 29, .2016
“ExtraordinaryEmbroidered Photography”, Be Creative with WorkBox. July/August2016
Thornton,Beatrice. A Stitch in Time. Neon Signs Magazine, May, 2016
“Workwear/Abiti da Lavoro” DOMUS, March, 2016.
2015 Conti , Gaia. Intimate Stitching. AI Magazine, no. 70, Summer 2015, Italy
2015 Cullum, Jerry. Review: Bold (Feminine) Photographers Respect, Subvert Tradition at Marcia Wood Gallery. Arts Atl. November 10, 2015.
2014
Gill, Brenda. The Photographer's Eye. Embroidery Magazine, UK. September/ October 2014
Zadeh, Susan. Eyemazing Susan’s Annual Pictorial 2014. Eyemazing Editions, November 2014.
“WORKWEAR” EXHIBITION AT THE TRIENNALE DESIGN MUSEUM OF MILAN, HG, JUNE 2014.
Workwear, an exhibit at Triennale. Vogue Italia, June, 2014.
Abiti Da Lavoro, Elle Decor Italia, June, 2014
Carvalho de Oliveira, Rebeca. Confira os trabalhos das fotógrafas Azuma Makoto e Melissa Zexter. Correio Braziliense, August 8, 2014
Divine Spiritual Embellishments, Beautiful Now, April 20, 2014
When Embroidery Meets Photography, Indigo Voulut, Canada, April 2014
Intricate Embroidered Photographs, Lomography Magazine, February 20, 2014
Dreamy Photographs Flawlessly Capture Representations of Femininity, BUST Magazine, January 2014
Chon, Alicia. Melissa Zexter. The Raw Book. April 18, 2014.
Casal-Data, Victoria. Melissa Zexter's Intricately Covered Photographs, Beautiful/Decay, February 19, 2014
Criado, Lula. Interview with Melissa Zexter, Clot Magazine, UK. January 21, 2014
Golski, Molly. Melissa Zexter. Atwood Magazine, April, 2014
Hudson, J. Decorative Embroidery Adds New Dimension to Photographs. DesignFaves, February, 2014.
Guettierez, Roma. Las Fotos Bordadas de Melissa Zexter, Makamo. March 24, 2014
Minyard, Ashley. The Embroidered Image at Robert Mann Gallery. Musee Magazine, April 4, 2014
As Fotografias Bordadas de Melissa Zexter, Magazine Magnetica, Portugal, January 13, 2014
Melissa Zexter's Embroidered Photography, Juxtapoz Magazine, January 24, 2014
Rae, Erika. Everything Looks Better Embroidered: It's Not Just for Mom's and Personalized Hand Towels Anymore, Core 77. January 24, 2014
Six, Jazmin. Melissa Zexter. Juice Magazine, Singapore, April, 2014.
2013
Unique Embroidered Photography by Melissa Zexter| Inspir3d, December 2013
Embroidered Portraits by Melissa Zexter, iGNANT, December, 2013
Melissa Zexter Interview: Embroidered Photography, textileartist.org, 2013
Studio Vist and Interview: Melissa Zexter, Textile Arts Center, July 31, 2013
Pringle, Kathryn, BOOG CITY80, Baseball Issue, May 2013
Michelman, Elizabeth, The Wheaton Biennial, Drawing Out of Bounds at Wheaton College, ARTSCOPE April, 2013
Seo, Jae Woo, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SCENE, J.J. MAGAZINE, Seoul, Korea, March 2012 issue.
2011 Melissa Zexter: MAPS AND MEMORIES, AFTERIMAGE, January-February Issue, 2011
2010 Elements,DIFFUSION Magazine Volume II, One Twelve Press, April,2010
2009 Hirsch,Robert, Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas and Processes,3rd Edition, Focal Press
“Elements”,Diffusion Magazine, One Twelve Publishing, , 2009-10.
2008 Fegley,Karen. Edits @Hallspace, Big,Red, and Shiny, November 16, 2008
2006 Play! Featured Artist: Melissa Zexter, Time Out Chicago, October 2006
Featured Artist: Melissa Zexter, Style.com,Spring 2006
2005
Parting Shot: Melissa Zexter, Chronogram, October,2005.
Smart, Paul. “Smart Art:Face to Face.” Woodstock Times, September 22, 2005.
Palermo, Sarah. “ExhibitOffers Interaction in World of Faceless Friends.” Poughkeepsie Journal.September 23, 2005.
Spring Trends Section,Vogue.com, Spring 2005
Cashman, Ellie and Sanders,Jennifer. “Artists Feature Section.”Catskill Mountain Region Guide, January 2005
Peabody, Richard, Gargoyle Magazine (cover), Spring2005
2003 Peabody, Richard, Gargoyle Magazine (cover), Fall 2003
2002 McQaid, Kate. “Band of Outsiders.” The Boston Globe, April 2002
Hill, Shawn. “Band of Outsiders.” Art New England, June/July 2002
2001 Connaly, Kevin. “Smile.” The New Yorker, June 18&25, 2001
2000 McQuaid,Cate. “Bordering on Tension; Drinking in Distortion.” The Boston Globe, March29, 2000.
Guiliano,Charles. “Back on Newbury Street.” Boston.Citysearch.com March 9, 2000
1998 Aletti, Vince. “Art; What’s Up,” Village Voice, July 28, 1998
Johnson, Ken. “Review: Anonymous,” New York Times, August 14, 1998
1997 Harris,Karen. Exhibition Catalogue, Marymount Manhattan College, NewYork, NY, May1997.
Nahas, Dominique. “Your Devoted Servant,” Review , May, 1997.
Silver, Joanne. “Photos Put The Focus onCulture,” Boston Herald, May 1997.
1996 “In Light: Melissa Zexter,” Photography Quarterly, Center for Photography At Woodstock, Issue no. 66, 1996.
“Melissa Zexter: 10 Images,” Hanging Loose 69, October, 1996.
“Chapman,Frances. “Artburger: Showing Face, Casting Shadows and Shooting,” Waterfornt Week, April 25 - May 8, 1996.
Lane, Dakota. “Byrdcliffe Bounty.” Woodstock Times, January 11, 1996.
1994 Elliot,Burton. “The New Face of the Portrait,” Exhibition Catalogue, Fuller Museum of Art, February, 1994.
Jaeger, William. “Kleinart Exhibit Eclectic,”Times Union, July 24, 1994.
Norklun, Kathi. Diametrical Palettes,” Woodstock Times, July 14, 1994.
Temin,Christine. “Three Shows Take Portrait At More Than Face Value,” The Boston Sunday Globe, December 18,1994. The BronxMuseum of the Arts Exhibition Catalogue, “Artists in The Marketplace,” July, 1994.
FELLOWSHIPS
1997 BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER, Blue Mountain Lake NY, Residency
1996 MILLAY COLONY FOR THE ARTS, Austerlitz, NY, Residency
1995 BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, Residency
BYRDCLIFFE ARTS COLONY, Woodstock, NY, Residency
1994 BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, Bronx, NY Artist in the Marketplace Program
BYRDCLIFFE ARTS COLONY, Woodstock, NY, Residency
TEACHING and LECTURES
2006 –Present
THE DALTON SCHOOL, New York, NY
Photography Instructor
2023. Lecture, Pace University, NY, NY
2023 Lecture. DVAA, Narrowsburg, NY
2001- 2007 LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, Brooklyn, NY
Associate Professor, Department of Media Arts
2001 RAMAPO COLLEGE, Mahwah, NJ
Adjunct Professor, Department of Photography
2000 ALFRED UNIVERSITY, Alfred, NY
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Photography
2000- 2005 THE NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Photography
2000 BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Paramus, NJ
Adjunct Professor of Photography, Department of Art
1998-2003 COOPER UNION, New York, NY
Adjunct Faculty, Photography
1998 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Professional Studies, Photography
2001 VISITING ARTIST. Parsons School of Design, NY, NY
1997 VISITING ARTIST. Marymount Manhattan College of Art, NY, NY,
1997 VISITING ARTIST. Parsons School of Design, NY, NY
1993 VISITING LECTURER. University of Massachusetts,Dartmouth, MA,