Curriculum Vitae
MELINDA THORSNES

EDUCATION

1971 Certificate of Degree—Painting, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon 1967-68
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018 My Fragile Mind, Michael Parsons Fine Arts, Portland, OR
2017 Standing Behind Myself, Michael Parsons Fine Arts, Portland, OR
2015 Mid Career Retrospective, Paintings from Three Decades, Michael Parsons Fine Arts, Portland, OR
2014 Conversation Pieces, Michael Parsons Fine Arts, Portland, OR
2012 She, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2012 Seven Years in Retrospect, Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR
2010 Little Woman, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Freehand, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Recent Work, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
2005 The Girl Next Door, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Conversations, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 Here on Earth, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 The Last Decade: Paintings and Drawings, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR The Dog, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 Just Women, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1996 Private Lives, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1995 All Day Long, Foster Goldstrom Gallery, New York, NY
1993 Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1991 Melinda Thorsnes: Recent Paintings, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR Passions, Maveety Gallery, Portland, OR
1987 Langman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Lawrence Gallery, Portland, OR
1985 Langman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Portland Community College—Northview Gallery, Portland, OR
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
1984 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1983 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1982 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1981 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1980 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1979 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1978 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1977 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1976 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1975 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1974 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1973 Courtyard Gallery, Portland, OR
1972 Melinda Thorsnes: Recent Paintings and Drawings, West Hills Unitarian Fellowship, Portland, OR

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 Under The Influence, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2011 The Horse Show, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2011 Invitational, Condon, OR
2009 All in the Family, Anka Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Postcard Show, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR
2009 Perceptions of the Past, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR
2005 Winter Group Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Art Slate Invitational, Condon, OR
2004 The Clown Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Winter Group Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 Fictions, Seattle Art Museum—Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
32nd Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR, Juror: Roger Hull
Animals, Animals, Animals, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
2001 31st Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, OR, Juror: Bruce Guenther
Northwest Visions: Recent Acquisitions, Key Tower Building Gallery, Seattle, WA
Art Slate 2001 Invitational-Invitation, CoArts, Condon, OR, Juror: Henry Sayre
Portland Artists: Past and Present, Berbati's Pan, Portland, OR, in honor of Jack McLarty
Winter Group Exhibit, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
2000 Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR
Wonder Women: 34 Amazing Oregon Women Artists, The Art Gym—Marylhurst University, OR
Winter Group Show, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 Artslate 99, CoArts, Condon, OR, Curator: Paul Arensmeyer
Animals in Art, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, AK, Curator: David Edlefsen (catalogue)
Self-Portrait Exhibition, Corvallis Arts Center, OR
Plant Forms, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
Beauty in the Beast, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA
Happy Canyon Northwest Regional Art Show, Arts Council of Pendleton, OR, Juror: Prudence Roberts
(catalogue)
1998 Human Form 98, Newport Visual Art Center, OR, Juror: Henry Sayre (catalogue)
Northwest Contemporaries: Self-Examination, Vita Gallery, Portland, OR
Paper, Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 Artslate, CoArts—Greater Condon Arts Association, OR, Curator: Jane Beebe
1996 Froelick Adelhart Gallery, Portland, OR
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, WA
1995 Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, OR
Gresham Art Invitational, Gresham, OR
Artslate, CoArts—Greater Condon Arts Association, OR
l994 Artslate, CoArts—Greater Condon Arts Association, OR
l993 Suburban Culture, The Art Gym—Marylhurst University, OR
l993 Artslate ‘93, CoArts—Greater Condon Arts Association, OR,
1991 Artslate, CoArts—Greater Condon Arts Association, OR, Juror: Don Gray (award)
1990 The Oregon Community 1839-1989, Oregon Historical Society, Portland
1989 Alumni Show, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, OR
1988 By Wit and Design, The Art Gym—Marylhurst University, OR
Oregon 2-D, Salem Art Association, Bush Barn Art Gallery, Salem, OR
1986 Close to Home, The Art Gym—Marylhurst University, OR
ArtQuake, Portland Art Museum, OR
Art in the Mayor’s Office, The City of Portland, OR
All Oregon Exhibit, Portland, OR
Beyond Reason Gallery, Portland, OR
Oregon Exhibit Expo '86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Clay as Canvas, Safeco Collection, Seattle, WA
1985 Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, OR
Public Hanging, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, OR
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Portland, OR
1984 Thorsnes/Lindmeyer, University of Portland, OR (two-person exhibition)
Sebastion-Moore Gallery, Denver, CO
PNCA Alumni Exhibit, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, OR
All Oregon Exhibit, Salem, OR
ArtQuake, Portland, OR
Oregon Artists, Federal Building, Portland, OR
Faces: The New Portraiture, Portland Community College—Northview Gallery, OR
1983 Public Hanging, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, OR
Living with the Volcano, Museum of Art, Pullman, WA
Doodle Art, Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, OR
1982 An Electric Selection, Federal Building, Portland, OR,
The Portland Poster Exhibit, Portland Building, OR
Artwave, Portland, OR
1981 The Volcano Exhibit, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, OR
ArtQuake, Portland, OR
1980 ArtQuake, Portland, OR
1979 All Oregon Exhibit, Salem, OR (award)
ArtQuake, Portland, OR
1978 ArtQuake, Portland, OR
1977 Thorsnes/Wolf, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR (two-person exhibition)
1975 Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, OR
1974 Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, OR
1973 Alumni Exhibition, The Museum School, Portland, OR
1972 Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, OR
Mayor's Invitational, Salem, OR
Valley Art Association, Forest Grove, OR

RECENT BENEFITS

2002 Art For Life—Oral Auction, Weiden & Kennedy, Portland, OR, Jurors: Bruce Guenther, Terri Hopkins and Stuart Horodner (catalogue)
Cows for Kids, Pioneer Place, Portland, OR, benefit for New Avenues for Youth and Trillium Family
Services, Sponsors: Gary Maffei, Marc Lintner, Carole Lintner
2001 Dada Ball, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, OR, invitational fundraiser (catalogue)
2000 Cascade AIDS Project 10th Annual Benefit—Live Auction, Pacific Northwest College of Art,
Portland, OR, Juror: John Buchanan
1999 National M.S. Society, Portland, OR

CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Buffalo Gap Tavern, Lake Oswego, OR
City of Granite Falls, WA, Granite Falls Middle School
City of Lynden, WA, Lynden High School
City of Portland, OR, Multnomah County Portable Works
City of Salem, OR, Civic Center
City of Salem, OR, Oregon Pedestrian Mall
City of Seattle, WA, Richmond High School
City of Tacoma, WA, Elmhurst Elementary School
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Portland, OR
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Portland, OR
Lovejoy Tavern, Portland, ORManagement Compensation Group NW, Portland, OR
Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland, OR
Orbanco Building, Portland, OR
Papa Haydn, Portland, OR
Portland Community College, Portland, OR
Screen Gems Productions, Los Angeles, CA
State of Oregon, Portland, OR Liquor Control Commission
State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon Arts Commission

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
Hallie Ford Museum, Salem OR

AWARDS

1999 Juror’s Prize, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Portland, Oregon
1991 Best of Show, Artslate, Co-Arts, Condon, Oregon, Juror: Don Gray
1979 Best of Show, All Oregon Art Exhibit, Salem, Oregon

COMMISSIONS

1987 Oregon Pedestrian Mall, City of Salem, six exterior pieces, Salem, Oregon
1985 Washington State Art Commission, Richmond High School, Seattle, Washington
Buffalo Gap Tavern, Lake Oswego, OR
Lovejoy Tavern, Portland, OR
1983 Washington State Art Commission, Lynden High School, Washington
1978 Oregon State Arts Commission, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Portland

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004 Figure Painting; and Color Painting Instructor, Creative Arts Community—Arts at Menucha, Corbett, OR, since 1984
1997 Figure Painting Instructor, Portland Community College, OR
1983 Figure Painting Instructor, Portland State University, OR, since 1981
1979 Painting Instructor, Clatsop Community College, OR

CATALOGUES

2001 City's Art Collection Your Art Collection, Seattle Arts Commission, WA, Spring, vol 24, #1, p
5 Out of a Hat: 53 Drawings, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, OR, Essay: Stuart Horodner
1999 Northwest Regional Art Show, Arts Council of Pendleton, OR, Juror: Prudence Roberts
1999 Exhibits & Programs, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA, vol. 16, #1, p 1
From Aardvark to Zebra: Animals in Art, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, AK
1998 Human Form '98, Oregon Coast Council for the Arts, Newport, OR, p 8, Essay: Henry Sayre
1987 Management Compensation Group Collection of Art, Portland, OR, Essay: Terri Hopkins, Nov
1980 Artquake ’80, The Metropolitan Arts Commission, Portland, OR, p 17 and cover

PERIODICALS

2005 A Summertime Smorgasbord, Portland Tribune, Portland, OR, July 5, Section B, pg1
2003 Calyx, Corvallis, OR, volume 21, #1, Winter, pp 41-45
2002 32nd Willamette Valley Juried Exhibition, Hester Coucke, Artspirit, Corvallis Arts Center—Linn￾Benton Arts Council, Corvallis, OR, October, p 1
2001 House and Garden Magazine, New York, NY, May
1997 Into Full Swing, D.K. Row, Willamette Week, Portland, OR, 1 October, p 65
1995 Portland Art Museum: Bread and Circuses?, Laura Lee Bennett, Reflex, Seattle, WA,
October/November
1991 Melinda Thorsnes: Desperation's Valentine, Debby Barry, Reflex, Seattle, WA, March/April, p 23
In the Midst of a Work of Art, Henry Sayre, Oregon Magazine, August 1998 Art at Home with Melinda Thorsnes, Sally Churchill, Ourtown, Portland, OR, 29 June, p 5
1991 Indulgent Women Takes Best of Show at Art Slate ’91, Art Digest, Oregon, July
Maveety Gallery, The Downtowner, Portland, OR, 4 February, p 13
1989 Melinda Thorsnes, NW Gallery Art Magazine, Portland, Oregon, pp 1 and cover
Artquake ’89 Gets New Look from Artist Melinda Thorsnes, Maggi White, The Downtowner, Portland, OR, 15, May, p 7
1988 Art To Use, J Dana Haynes, The Downtowner, Portland, Oregon, October
1987 Revisiting America, The Clinton Street Quarterly, Portland, OR, volume 9, #4, cover
1984 Mount St. Helens: An Artistic Aftermath, Patricia Grieve Watkinson, Art Journal, Fall, pp 259-268
1981 Artwork Erupts After Volcano’s Blowup, Andy Rocchia, Oregon Journal, Living, Portland, OR, 21 May, p 29
1980 Real Life, Oregon Journal, Portland, OR, 19 March, p 8
Melinda Thorsnes, Kactus Snoddy, Stepping Out Magazine, Portland, OR, Winter, pp 4, 8-10
The Painful Plight of the Painter, Judy Henderson, The Downtowner, Portland, OR, March
NEA Funding Sought For Neighborhood Art, Andy Rocchia, Oregon Journal, Portland, OR, 30 June, p 21
1978 Sneak Peek at Artquake: It’s Another Mostly Realist Oregon Show, Andy Rocchia, Oregon Journal, Portland, 31 August, p 17
1977 Art Views: Bright Paintings, Fluid Fabrics, Roger Hull, Northwest Magazine, Portland, OR, 23 January, p 16
1975 Artist Creates New Style of Portraiture, Ray Horn, North Portland Magazine, Portland, OR, October, volume 1, #1, p 5
Portland Scribe, Portland, OR, 12-18 September, p 16ARTICLES
2001 First Thursday: Jack McLarty's Singular, Sometimes Spiny Vision Forms the Core of a Showcase of
Portland Artists, Bob Hicks, The Oregonian, Portland, 27 April, A&E, p 56
1999 Beasts Corralled for Maryhill Exhibit, The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA, 25 February
Maryhill Opens Season with Party, The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA, 18 February
Maryhill Admission...,The Pioneer, Madras, OR, 26 May
Tip Sheet: Are you Canine or Not? D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 11 June, A&E, p 70
Fresh Art, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK, 18 June, p13
1999 New Doin’s For Children at Anchorage Museum, Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, AK, 13 June, E4
The Arts: Palette, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AK, 25 June, p 15
1998 Vita Vision, D.K. Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 5 August, A&E, E1
1995 Critics' Choices of Some Other Manhattan Art Shows: Melinda Thorsnes, New York Times, NY, 28 April
1993 Skewering the Backyard Barbecue: The Art Gym's Show About Suburbia Takes a Scornful Approach,
Joel Weinstein, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 16 April, A&E, p 27
1991 First Thursday Artists Don’t Want People to Forget War, Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 6 February, A&E, E5
Familiar Nightmares, Nancy Row, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 15 February, A&E, F24
1988 Furniture That’ll Reach Out and Grab You, Barry Johnson, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 7 October, A&E, pp 25-26
1984 Faces Explores Psychological Portraiture, Alan Hayakawa, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, February 14, C4
1979 “Art About Art” Winding Up in Portland, Beth Fagan, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 13 April, E6
Portlander Captures All-Oregon Art Top Prize, Beth Fagan, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 24 August, E9
1977 Art Is: Oil Paintings by Melinda Thorsnes, Joan Metcalf, Valley Times/Aloha Times, Beaverton, OR, 1 January
1975 Dutiful Presentation of Oregon Artists Draws Viewers, Roger Hull, The Oregonian, Portland, OR
1974 Bartending Helped Young Artist Fuel Commitment to Painting, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 10 February, Sunday: The Arts, p 1
1972 House Entrance Model in Kelly Exhibition, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, February