About Melissa Messer

Bio
Melissa Messer b. 1984 is a color-forward figure painter who describes her work as “if Rothko’s daughter were obsessed with form.” Melissa uses her background in classical painting and contemporary design to grapple with themes of memory in the body. She establishes visual weight and atmosphere by pairing sculptural form with finely tuned color relationships. Melissa’s duo show Merry Go Round of Pleasure and Understanding closed March 3, 2024 at Koplin Del Rio gallery in Seattle. Her work will show beginning October 12th in Form Over Function, a group show at Seattle Art Source, and in July 2025 at Weird Specialty in New York during the Upstate Art Fair. Her first solo show will be with Spectrum Gallery in Seattle in May 2026.

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A beautiful opening night thanks to local hero Sarah Hurt and team at @seattleartsource. Sarah and I first bonded over our fascination with “that moment” when art connects. Her job is to facilitate and nurture that connection. It’s
🚨 FORM OVER FUNCTION group show opening Saturday, October 12: at @seattleartsource in Georgetown. Reception from 4 - 7PM. RSVP in my bio. October is going to thrill. @seattleartsource has curated a stunning group show of figure paintings. I’
@seattleartfair weekend! This is my favorite week of the year in seattle. Thank you @spectrumfineart for including my painting “Receiver” in such a great looking line up. And infinite thank yous to @rootedbirthdoula whose portrait is port