Education
Seattle Academy of Fine Art
University of Portland

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Fetherston Gallery, “Melinda Hannigan, New Work,” Seattle
2007 Ballard Fetherston Gallery, “Melinda Hannigan: New Works,” Seattle
2007 Seattle Art Museum’s SAM Gallery features work by Melinda Hannigan, Washington State
Convention Center, Seattle
2005-2006 Columbia River Maritime Museum, “Scratching the Surface: Exploring the works of
Melinda Hannigan,” Astoria, Oregon
2006 Ballard Fetherston Gallery, “Melinda Hannigan: Work on Paper from Ireland” Seattle
2005 Viveza Gallery, “Oceanic Star: the Work of Melinda Hannigan,” Seattle
2004 Viveza Gallery, “Hull Complexions,” solo show, Seattle

Group Shows

2008 Columbia Center for the Arts, “BLUE,” Hood River, Oregon
2008 Fetherston Gallery, “Really Big Group Show,” Seattle
2008 Dezart One Gallery, Palm Springs, California
2008 SAM Gallery, “35th Anniversary Celebration,” Seattle
2007 Palm Springs Art Museum 39th National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs, California
2007 Art Slate ’07, Invitational Biennial, Condon, Oregon
2007 Coos Art Museum, “Expressions West,” Coos Bay Oregon
2007 SAM Gallery, “Here and Now: Eight Seattle Artists,” Seattle
2007 Dezart One Gallery, “Chain Reaction,” Palm Springs, California
2007 Custom House Gallery, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
2007 Columbia Center for the Arts, “Red Show,” Hood River, Oregon
2006 Green Lane Museum, Limavady, Northern Ireland
2006 Columbia Center for the Arts, “Vessels: The Work of Melinda Hannigan and John Mayo,”
Hood River, Oregon
2006 Gage Academy, Instructors and Alumni Show, Seattle
2006 Chase Gallery, “Works by Melinda Hannigan, Miriam Gregg, David Gross,” Spokane, Washington
2006 Alexis Hotel, “River and Sea”, curated by Barbara Shaiman, Director, SAM Gallery, Seattle
2006 Dezart One Gallery, Palm Springs, California
2005 Fraga Gallery, “1426 Jackson Street Studio Group Show,” Bainbridge Island, Washington
2005 Washington State History Museum, Tall Ships Show, Tacoma, Washington
2005 Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, “Studios: The International District,” Seattle
2005 12th Annual Maritime Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
2005 National Small Works Exhibition, Tri County Arts Council, Cobleskill, New York
2005 Coos Art Museum, Expressions West, Coos Bay, Oregon
2005 Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas
2005 Museum of Outdoor Art, Englewood, Colorado
2004 Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
2004 Phinney Center Gallery, Northwest Fine Arts Show, Seattle
2004 11th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
2004 Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island, Washington
2004 Coos Art Museum, Expressions West, Coos Bay, Oregon
2004 University of Oregon, Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Eugene, Oregon
2004 Boise State University, Women’s History Month Exhibition, Boise, Idaho
2003 Working Waterfront Museum, Tacoma, Washington
2001-2006 Jackson Street Studios, Seattle
2000 Seattle Academy of Fine Art,
2000-2008 Puget Sound Pilots, Seattle
Publications
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 22, 2007, review by Judy Wagonfeld
Seattle Weekly, September 20-26, 2006, p.85, Visual Arts Pick: Review by Sue Peters
Seattle Woman Magazine, September, 2006, p.20
Architectural Record, April, 2006, p.96
“Tom Kundig: Houses,” Delta Shelter, 2006, p.116, p.120
Mayo News, Ireland, May 24, 2006, p, 24
Connaught Telegraph, Ireland, May 17, 2006, p.12
Daniel Smith Catalog, 2005/2006, p. 60
Seattle Academy of Fine Art Summer 2005 catalog, p.2
AEZ Zine #7, Industrial Accidents issue, four-page color spread, 2004
Island View, Vol. 9. No. 7, 2004, page 4
Beachcomber, June 30, 2004, page 8
Awards
Artist Residency, Custom House Studios, Westport, Ireland, 2006
Award of Merit, Coos Art Museum 12th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Bay, Oregon, 2005
Second Place, Small Works Show, Cobleskill, New York, 2005
Artist Award, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas, 2005
Honorable Mention, Tall Ships Show, Washington Museum of History, Tacoma, 2005
Award of Merit, Coos Art Museum, 11th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Bay, Oregon, 2004

Other
“Artist2Artist”, speaker, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, Oregon, 2008
“The Artist and the Pilot,” presentation by Melinda and Captain Pat Hannigan, Glosten Associates, Naval Architects, Seattle, 2007
Juror, Columbia Center for the Arts Plein Air Show, 2007
“Sweet Crude,” documentary on the Niger Delta by director Sandy Cioffi, paintings used throughout the film, 2007
Carrowbeg College, Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Featured Guest Speaker, Student Portfolio Show, May 30, 2006
Custom House Studios, Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Slide show of paintings and talk, May 18, 2006
“Talk of the Town,” Oregon Public Radio, 30 minute interview, October 7, 2005
Toolbox Lunch Series, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, October, 2005