NAME: Melissa Doherty
BIRTH PLACE: Canada
BIOGRAPHY
Melissa Doherty graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo, Canada. She was on the shortlist of 16 artists in 2002 at the RBC New Canadian Painting Competition, and was recently nominated for the Sobey Award. A recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council, her work has been included in exhibitions at Queen's Park, Toronto, the University of Toronto, Art Chicago, Scope Miami, and Arte Contemporaneo,Mexico City. Melissa is a former member of the Red Head Collective, Toronto. Her work is represented in many private and public collections in Canada and the U.S, including the Progressive Art Collection, U.S., the Royal Bank of Canada and the University of Toronto.ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâàÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâÃÂ
Melissa is represented by the Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, and the Ashley Gallery in Philadelphia, and has an upcoming exhibition at Art Mur in Montreal in the spring of 2008.
