Melani McKim
Personal
Born July 11, 1958, Long Beach, California
Education
| 1987 | B.A. in Art, California State University, Hayward Magna cum laude |
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| 1981 | A.A. in Art, Long Beach City College Phi Beta Kappa |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2011 | Works, Sacramento Temporary Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA | |
| 2006 | Fictional Scenes from Life, Transmissions Gallery, Berkeley, CA | |
| 2006 | Fictional Scenes from Life, Gallery 276, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2000 | Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, CA | |
| 1999 | Fictional Scenes From Life, b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA | |
| 1997 | Visual Biographies, A Suite of Portraits, Hidden City Cafe, Pt. Richmond, CA | |
| 1996 | Visual Biographies, A Suite of Portraits, Humboldt Arts Council, Eureka, CA | |
| 1995 | Visual Biographies, A Suite of Portraits, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA | |
| 1988 | The Musician's Coffeehouse, Walnt Creek, CA | |
| 1987 | Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA | |
| 1986 | Presence of Form, California State University, Hayward |
Group Exhibitions
| 2011 | Beyond Tradition: Art Legacies at the Richmond Art Center, Part II, Richmond Art Center, CA | |
| 2009 | The Artists of ZYZZYVA, Works done on paper, in black & white, Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2004 | Gateway National Juried Art Show, Farmington Museum, Farmington, New Mexcio Daler-Rowney Award | |
| 1998 | Stockton National IX Print and Drawing Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA Honorable Mention | |
| 1997 | Self Expression 1997, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA | |
| 1996 | A Case for Art, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | |
| 1995 | USArt, San Francisco, CA | |
| Sugar and Spice, Naughty and Nice, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA | ||
| 1994 | Something in Common, Collectors Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA | |
| Figure as Focus, Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Pleasant Hill, CA | ||
| International Colored Pencil Exhibition, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Lakewood Center, Lake Oswego, Oregon | ||
| Profile Portraits included in Manuel Neri: Master Artist Tribute III Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College, Moraga, CA | ||
| 1993 | Artists' Self Portraits in Black & White, A Benefit Exhibition for ZYZZYVA, Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1990 | Contra Costa County Artists, Families First, Pittsburg, CA | |
| Portrait of Roy DeForest included in Roy DeForest Retrospective, Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery, Davis, CA | ||
| 1989 | West Coast Works on/of Paper, Reese Bullen Gallery, California State University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA | |
| Fifth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Part II, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA | ||
| 1988 | Eighth Annual California Watercolor and Drawing Survey, The Ink People, Eureka, CA | |
| Stockton National IV: Print and Drawing Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA | ||
| Group Show, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA | ||
| 1987 | First Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA | |
| Second Annual Juried Exhibition, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA | ||
| Seventh Annual California Watercolor and Drawing Survey, The Ink People, Eureka, CA | ||
| West Coast Works on/of Paper, Reese Bullen Gallery, California State University, Humboldt, Arcata, CA Honorable Mention | ||
| Juried Student Show, California State University, Hayward, CA | ||
| 1986 | Juried Student Show, California State University, Hayward, CA | |
| 1984 | Prints and Paint on Paper, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA | |
| Bechtel Employees Art Exhibit, San Francisco, CA | ||
| Student Show, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA | ||
| 1980 | Friends of the Long Beach Museum of Art, Rental Gallery | |
| 1978-80 | Student Show, Long Beach City College, CA | |
| 1976 | Long Beach Art Association |
Video
| 1996 | INSIDE Art: with David King and Melani McKim, Humboldt Arts Council, Eureka, CA |
Public Art
| C. E. Smith Museum of Anthropology, Cal State University, Hayward Mural - reproduction of an Awatovi Mural (Hopi), 1986-87 |
Bibliography
Breacain, Emma. "Erotic City," Sacramento News and Review, February 1995.
Dalkey, Victoria. "Art: Show for the ages at Temporary Contemporary," The Sacramento Bee, May 23, 2011.
Dalkey, Victoria. "From tools to Totems," The Sacramento Bee, September 26, 1999, Encore, p. 8.
Fowler, Carol. "McKim featured in exhibit," Contra Costa Times, September 15, 1984, p. 10A.
"Local competition draws artists from all over," Times-Standard, Eureka, CA August 21, 1987.
"Reception for Richmond artists slated for Los Medanos College," West County Times, September 1, 1987.
Simerley, David Allen. "Neglected gallery used to design new program-Unlikely set of tools used to rebuild art department," Los Medanos College Experience, Vol. 27, No. 3, September 11, 1987, p. 4.
"Visual Biographies from McKim," Times-Standard, Eureka, CA, February 9, 1996.