About Melissa Hartley
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Education
2015 - 2019
Central Saint Martins
2014 - 2015
Leeds College of Art
Awards
2019
Hix Award
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Event: SHOW OFF
Dates: 17 Feb 2020 - 22 Feb 2020
This show was to bring together graduates from UAL to show in a group exhibition again.
Event: Art on a Postcard - International Women's Day 2020
Dates: 1 Feb 2020 - 2 Mar 2020
Art on a Postcard auction for International Women’s Day (IWD). It was to raise money to eliminate hepatitis C in women’s prisons. I donated four postcard-sized artworks for the auction.
Event: Slow Burn
Dates: 17 Jan 2020 - 8 Feb 2020
A group exhibition showing artits who explore ideas of geometry, shape, form and pattern. Slow Burn implies a longer process of accessing and processing visual information, allowing the structures and patterns to unfold.
Event: Auction Collective x Motley - THE CROSSOVER
Dates: 9 Oct 2019 - 12 Oct 2019
Auction Collective joined forces with the anti-ordinary jewellery label Motley London to present an immersive art experience - The Crossover. The auction took place on the 10th October.
Event: Hix Award
Dates: 14 Sep 2019 - 10 Nov 2019
Since the award’s inception in 2013, it has rapidly achieved a nationally renowned reputation as one of London’s most sensational emerging art awards. Widely praised for its scope, quality, and variety, The HIX Award is at the forefront of the emerging art scene in the UK today.
Event: VIBRANCY A CELEBRATION OF COLOUR IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART
Dates: 16 Jul 2019 - 23 Aug 2019
Summer Exhibition
Biography
I have always been interested in the surface of the modern city and the kind of colours it generates, focusing on architectural lines, shapes and their colour palettes. It is important for me to capture ephemeral moments that others could overlook, drawing attention to objects and interesting forms. Each work offers a distinct colour palette based on actual geographic locations and acts as a way of restoring moments in new abstracting ways. Geometry, form and colour are the foundation of my artistic practice and inform my work’s development. Focusing predominantly on 2D image-making my work tends to rely upon photographic interpretation, while photography is involved in the process, I believe painting is far more beautiful and sublime than a photograph could ever be. With the use of paint, I aim to use colour as a means of controlling and directing the eye, challenging the viewer to perceive the work that is in front of them.
