Education
University of Portland

Solo Exhibitions
2012 Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2011 Waterworks Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2010 Fetherston Gallery, “Reach,” Seattle, Washington
2009 Solo Gallery, “Uncommon Beauty: Work by Melinda Hannigan” Hood River, Oregon
2009 TASTE, Seattle Art Museum, “Entropy: FeO,” Seattle, Washington
2008 Fetherston Gallery, “Melinda Hannigan, New Work,” Seattle, Washington
2008 Solo Gallery, Paper Paintings and Small Work by Melinda Hannigan, Hood River, Oregon
2007 Ballard Fetherston Gallery, “Melinda Hannigan: New Works,” Seattle, Washington
2007 Seattle Art Museum’s SAM Gallery features work by Melinda Hannigan, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington
2005–2006 Columbia River Maritime Museum, “Scratching the Surface: Exploring the works of Melinda Hannigan,” Astoria, Oregon
2006 Ballard Fetherston Gallery, “Melinda Hannigan: Work on Paper from Ireland,” Seattle, Washington
2005 Viveza Gallery, “Oceanic Star: the Work of Melinda Hannigan,” Seattle, Washington
2004 Viveza Gallery, “Hull Complexions,” solo show, Seattle, Washington
Group Shows
2011 Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2010 Alexandria Museum of Art, 23rd September Competition, Alexandria, Louisiana
2010 Columbia River Maritime Museum, “InPort,” Astoria, Oregon
2010 Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, “Safe Harbor,” Port Angeles, Washington
2010 Columbia Center for the Arts, Painting a Day 30 Days, Hood River, Oregon
2010 A.I.R. Gallery, “Wish You Were Here 9,” Brooklyn, New York
2009 Port of Seattle Headquarters, “Purposeful Surfaces: Working Artists Paint the Working Waterfront,” Melinda Hannigan, Robin Siegl, Catherine Gill, Suze Woolf
2009 Visual Arts of Chautauqua Institution, 52nd Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chautauqua, New York
2009 The Canvas Project, Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia

Group Shows Continued
2009 The Canvas Project, Arthouse Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2009 Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences, “Works of Art on Paper,” Loveladies, New Jersey
2009 A.I.R. Gallery, “Wish You Were Here 8,” Brooklyn, New York
2009 Jacksonville State University 30th Mini-Works show, Jacksonville, Alabama
2009 Fetherston Gallery, "New Beginnings,” Seattle, Washington
2009 Allied Arts Association Annual National Juried Show, Richland, Washington
2009 Twilight Artist Collective, Equinox Studios Group Show, Seattle, Washington
2008 “Dualities: A Collaboration,” co-curated by SAM Gallery Director Barbara Shaiman and Cornish College of the Arts Exhibitions Curator Jess Van Nostrand
2008 Columbia Center for the Arts, “BLUE,” Hood River, Oregon
2008 Fetherston Gallery, “Really Big Group Show,” Seattle, Washington
2008 Dezart One Gallery, Palm Springs, California
2008 SAM Gallery, “35th Anniversary Celebration,” Seattle, Washington
2007 Palm Springs Art Museum 39th National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs, California
2007 Art Slate ’07, Invitational Biennial, Condon, Oregon
2007 Coos Art Museum, “Expressions West,” Coos Bay Oregon
2007 SAM Gallery, “Here and Now: Eight Seattle Artists,” Seattle, Washington
2007 Dezart One Gallery, “Chain Reaction,” Palm Springs, California
2007 Custom House Gallery, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
2007 Columbia Center for the Arts, “Red Show,” Hood River, Oregon
2006 Green Lane Museum, Limavady, Northern Ireland
2006 Columbia Center for the Arts, “Vessels: The Work of Melinda Hannigan & John Mayo,” Hood River, OR
2006 Gage Academy, Instructors and Alumni Show, Seattle, Washington
2006 Chase Gallery, “Works by Melinda Hannigan, Miriam Gregg, David Gross,” Spokane, Washington
2006 Alexis Hotel, “River and Sea,” curated by Barbara Shaiman, Director, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Dezart One Gallery, Palm Springs, California
2005 Fraga Gallery, “1426 Jackson Street Studio Group Show,” Bainbridge Island, Washington
2005 Washington State History Museum, Tall Ships Show, Tacoma, Washington
2005 Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, “Studios: The International District,” Seattle, Washington
2005 12th Annual Maritime Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
2005 National Small Works Exhibition, Tri County Arts Council, Cobleskill, New York
2005 Coos Art Museum, Expressions West, Coos Bay, Oregon

Group Shows Continued
2005 Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas
2005 Museum of Outdoor Art, Englewood, Colorado
2004 Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
2004 Phinney Center Gallery, Northwest Fine Arts Show, Seattle, Washington
2004 11th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
2004 Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island, Washington
2004 Coos Art Museum, Expressions West, Coos Bay, Oregon
2004 University of Oregon, Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Eugene, Oregon
2004 Boise State University, Women’s History Month Exhibition, Boise, Idaho
2003 Working Waterfront Museum, Tacoma, Washington
2000 Seattle Academy of Fine Art,
Publications
The Quarterdeck, quarterly magazine of the Columbia River Maritime Museum, front cover, Spring 2010, Vol.36, No.1
Gage Academy, 29th Anniversary Issue, Summer 2010, p.5
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume Seven, pp. 88-89, 2009
The Canvas Project V2: Encyclopedia, p. 26, 2009
Cape Ann Beacon, September 11, 2009, p. 10
The Navigator, Rural Oregon’s Guide to Saving Money by Saving Resources, Farmers Conservation Alliance, cover front and back and inside back cover, 2009
Chautauquan Daily News, July 8, 2009, page 11, review by Tony Bannon
Women of the Sea by John and Patience Wubben, 2008, Melinda Hannigan, Artist, p.25–31
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 22, 2007, review by Judy Wagonfeld
Seattle Weekly, September 20-26, 2006, p.85, Visual Arts Pick: Review by Sue Peters
Seattle Woman Magazine, September, 2006, p.20
Architectural Record, April, 2006, p.96
Tom Kundig: Houses, Delta Shelter, 2006, p.116, p.120
Mayo News, Ireland, May 24, 2006, p, 24
Connaught Telegraph, Ireland, May 17, 2006, p.12
Daniel Smith Catalog, 2005/2006, p. 60
Seattle Academy of Fine Art Summer 2005 Catalog, p.2
AEZ Zine #7, Industrial Accidents issue, four-page color spread, 2004
Island View, Vol. 9. No. 7, 2004, page 4
Beachcomber, June 30, 2004, page 8

Awards
The Barbara Rait Award, 52nd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York, 2009
Groover Studio Award, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, 2009
Artist In Residence, Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2009
Best of Show, Richland Arts Center, Washington, 2009
Artist Residency, Custom House Studios, Westport, Ireland, 2006
Award of Merit, Coos Art Museum 12th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Bay, Oregon, 2005
Second Place, Small Works Show, Cobleskill, New York, 2005
Artist Award, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas, 2005
Honorable Mention, Tall Ships Show, Washington Museum of History, Tacoma, 2005
Award of Merit, Coos Art Museum, 11th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Bay, Oregon, 2004
Collections
Peace Island Hospital
Jacksonville State University
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Swedish Hospital
Island Hospital
Voyager Capital
Glosten Associates, Naval Architecture
Copper West Properties
Other
“Sweet Crude” documentary film DVD release, 2011
Meet the Artist Dinner, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, Oregon, 2011
Oregon Public Radio interview regarding show “InPort” June 18, 2010
Art Zone, Seattle Channel 21, KCTS Channel 9, June 11, 2010
Bradford Bohonus, www.vrseattle.com, virtual reality tour of Melinda Hannigan studio, 2010
Gage Academy of Art, studio visit class, 2010
Good Morning Gloucester, youtube.com interview with Melinda Hannigan, 2009
“Dichotomy” feature film by director Jay Purcell, paintings highlighted in Fetherston Gallery shots, 2009
“Sweet Crude,” documentary on the Niger Delta by director Sandy Cioffi, paintings used throughout the film, 2009
“Artist2Artist,” Professional Development Fair, breakout session speaker, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood

Other Continued
River, Oregon, 2008
“The Artist and the Pilot,” presentation by Melinda and Captain Pat Hannigan, Glosten Associates, Naval Architects, Seattle, 2007
Juror, Columbia Center for the Arts Plein Air Show, 2007
Carrowbeg College, Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Featured Guest Speaker, Student Portfolio Show, May 30, 2006
Custom House Studios, Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Slide show of paintings and talk, May 18, 2006
“Talk of the Town,” Oregon Public Radio, 30-minute interview, October 7, 2005
Toolbox Lunch Series, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, October, 2005