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Originally from Clearwater Fla., Melody Postma graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a B.F.A. in illustration in 1988. She continues to live and work in Georgia, showing her work in New York, Boston, New Jersey, Denver and Naples Fl.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I have always been fascinated with old photographs, so candid in our attempt to document the everyday and how easily these images can become icons. My work is a multi-layered evolution of vivid color, textural shapes and long forgotten photographic images of nonchalant figures. While identity remains anonymous, a sensitivity to time and space takes over. As i paint in the round , i offer no beginnings or ends, simply taking the viewer on a journey by offering snapshots of information buried along the way. Each layer being a moment, a new thought, sometimes revealing what came before and at other times, hidden as the momentum continues.
My work is a multi-layered evolution of vivid color, playful shapes, textural fragments and long forgotten photographic images of nonchalant figures. Each layer is a moment, a new thought, sometimes revealing what came before and at other times hidden as the momentum continues.
BIOGRAPHY:
EDUCATION
BFA Savannah College of Art & Design, 1988
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
"Melody Postma: Scenes From My Etch-a-Sketch," Matra Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006
"Melody Postma, Introduces New Works," Matre Gallery, Atlanta,Ga
"Scenic", Gallery Espresso, Savannah, GA
2005
"Melody Postma, 'Play,'" new works at Tango's, Tybee Island, GA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
"June Stratton & Melody Postma," Lanoue Fine Art, Boston
2007
"Visions - Contemporary Female Artists," Lanoue Fine Art, Boston
"About Girls," Whitney Gallery, Savannah, GA
2006
"Small Works," Whitney Gallery, Savannah, GA
"A Celebration of 4 Georgia Artists," Matre Gallery, Atlanta, GA
"New Artists 2006," Whitney Gallery, Savannah, GA
"Paint in the Pods," The Sun Dial, Atlanta, GA
"Small Views," Bennett Galleries , Nashville, TN
"24 At 24E," Twenty Four E, Savannah, GA
"Spring Members Show," Matre Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005
"Small works," Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA
"Small works," Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
"Ossabaw Benefit Exhibition," Jack Leigh Gallery, Savannah, GA
"Melody Postma," Selected Paintings, Skylark Eurodesigins
"For Art's Sake," Downtown Design District, Savannah, GA
"Garden Expo," The Roundhouse, Savannah, GA
"Wave of Hope," Sentient Bean, Savannah, GA
2002
"Queen of Hearts," Women's Work Gallery, Savannah, GA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
King and Spalding, Atlanta,Ga
Hirsch Bedner, Atlanta,Ga - Singer Island Florida collection
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
The Sho-Place, Columbus, GA
Blackbird Advertising
Poticny, Deering, Felder PC, Savannah, GA
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