Melissa Oresky
Professor, Painting and Drawing
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CVA Center For The Visual Arts 212d
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Biography
Melissa Oresky makes work in painting and collage, with a particular interest in landscape as a space that bridges painting, lived experience, environmental consciousness, and speculation. She has been exhibiting for twenty years, in cities throughout the United States, as well as in Germany; New Zealand; and South Korea.
Current Courses
ART 496.001 Master Fine Arts Exhibition And Supportive Statement
ART 261.001 Painting Survey
ART 444.001 Studio Work: Painting
ART 314.002 Topics in Drawing
ART 414.001 Topics in Drawing
MFA
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
BFA
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Faculty Research Grant
Illinois State University
2025
University Creative Activity Award
Illinois State University
2020
Individual Artist Fellowship
Illinois Arts Council
2005
Performances and Exhibits
SanaS
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
The Plan. January 17 2025 - February 23 2025
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
The Plan. January 17 2025 - February 23 2025
Amuleto
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Hyde Park Art Center and The Mayfield. April 22 2023 - August 13 2023
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Hyde Park Art Center and The Mayfield. April 22 2023 - August 13 2023
Thicket
Melissa Daliyah Oresky, Judith Mullen.
Color Club Museum. November 4 2023 - December 10 2023
Melissa Daliyah Oresky, Judith Mullen.
Color Club Museum. November 4 2023 - December 10 2023
Art-in-Place
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
CNL Projects and Terrain exhibitions. September 1 2022 - October 15 2022
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
CNL Projects and Terrain exhibitions. September 1 2022 - October 15 2022
Boundary 5th Anniversary Spectacular!
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Boundary. June 18 2022 - July 30 2022
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Boundary. June 18 2022 - July 30 2022
In Living Color
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
University Galleries, Illinois State University. May 19 2022 - August 10 2022
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
University Galleries, Illinois State University. May 19 2022 - August 10 2022
Materiality
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
The Plan. October 1 2022 - October 30 2022
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
The Plan. October 1 2022 - October 30 2022
Of Leaves As Tongues
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Boundary. April 2 2022 - May 7 2022
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Boundary. April 2 2022 - May 7 2022
Zoonotic Hex
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Field Projects. March 3 2022 - March 26 2022
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Field Projects. March 3 2022 - March 26 2022
Reports of a Living World
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Illinois State Museum. September 24 2021 - March 6 2022
Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Illinois State Museum. September 24 2021 - March 6 2022
Pressing Plants
Keith Pluymers, Joseph Armstrong, Angela Bonnell, Melissa Daliyah Oresky, Jin S Lee.
Milner Library. September 3 2019 - November 10 2019
Keith Pluymers, Joseph Armstrong, Angela Bonnell, Melissa Daliyah Oresky, Jin S Lee.
Milner Library. September 3 2019 - November 10 2019
Journal Article
Composting in the herbarium
Keith Pluymers, Melissa Daliyah Oresky.
Antennae: The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture, (52), 156-172, (2020)
Other
Day for Nights
Melissa Daliyah Oresky, Karen Schoemer, Zak Boerger.
Sparrowsnwires Records, Kayrock Screenprinting, 8, (2024)