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Grove, 2019: Installation view of site-specific wall painting with individual acrylic paintings on linen, 18 x 46 feet.

Painting installation for the exhibition “Aftereffect,” curated by Elissa Auther and Emily Joyce, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver.

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

More information: https://mcadenver.org/exhibitions/aftereffect

Grove, 2019: Installation view of site-specific wall painting with individual acrylic paintings on linen, 18 x 46 feet.

Painting installation for the exhibition “Aftereffect,” curated by Elissa Auther and Emily Joyce, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver.

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

More information: https://mcadenver.org/exhibitions/aftereffect

Grove, 2019: Installation view of site-specific wall painting with individual acrylic paintings on linen, 18 x 46 feet, detail.

Painting installation for the exhibition “Aftereffect,” curated by Elissa Auther and Emily Joyce, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver.

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

More information: https://mcadenver.org/exhibitions/aftereffect

Grove, 2019: Installation view of site-specific wall painting with individual acrylic paintings on linen, 18 x 46 feet.

Painting installation for the exhibition “Aftereffect,” curated by Elissa Auther and Emily Joyce, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver.

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

More information: https://mcadenver.org/exhibitions/aftereffect

Fiddlehead, 2019: Acrylic on linen on panel, 28.75 x 23”

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

Nightwatch, 2019: Acrylic on linen on panel, 28.75 x 23”

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

Cabin, 2019: Acrylic on linen on panel, 28.75 x 23”

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

Lichen, 2019: Acrylic on linen on panel, 28.75 x 23”

Photo credit: Wes Magyar

Burning Bush, 2019: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 16.25 x 13”

Exhibited as part of “Everyday Perfection,” Albany International Airport Gallery, curated by Kathy Greenwood.

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

More information: http://albanyairport.com/art/albany-international-airport-gallery/everyday-perfection

Night Message, 2019: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 16.25 x 13”

Exhibited as part of “Everyday Perfection,” Albany International Airport Gallery, curated by Kathy Greenwood.

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

More information: http://albanyairport.com/art/albany-international-airport-gallery/everyday-perfection

Ring Path, 2019: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 16.25 x 13”

Exhibited as part of “Everyday Perfection,” Albany International Airport Gallery, curated by Kathy Greenwood.

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

More information: http://albanyairport.com/art/albany-international-airport-gallery/everyday-perfection

Deep Vale, 2019: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 16.25 x 13”

Exhibited as part of “Everyday Perfection,” Albany International Airport Gallery, curated by Kathy Greenwood.

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

More information: http://albanyairport.com/art/albany-international-airport-gallery/everyday-perfection

Holler, 2018: Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14.75 x 14.75”

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Fiddlehead I, 2018: Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14.75 x 14.75”

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Widow’s Peak, 2018: Watercolor and gouache on paper, 14.75 x 14.75”

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Study #4, 2018: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 12.5 x 10”

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Study #3, 2018: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 12.5 x 10”

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Study #2, 2018: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 12.5 x 10”

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Study #1, 2018: Watercolor, gouache and colored pencil on paper, 12.5 x 10”

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Shadde, 2017: Installation view of exhibition at BUSHEL, Delhi, NY. Site specific ink wall painting on existing walls, framed works on paper installed on wall painting.

Photo credit: Heather Phelps-Lipton

More information: https://bushelcollective.org/melissa-thorne/

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Shadde, 2017: Installation view of exhibition at BUSHEL, Delhi, NY. Site specific ink wall painting on existing walls, framed works on paper installed on wall painting.

Photo credit: Heather Phelps-Lipton

More information: https://bushelcollective.org/melissa-thorne/

Shadde, 2017: Installation view of exhibition at BUSHEL, Delhi, NY. Site specific ink wall painting on existing walls, framed works on paper installed on wall painting.

Photo credit: Heather Phelps-Lipton

More information: https://bushelcollective.org/melissa-thorne/

Shadde, 2017: Installation view of exhibition at BUSHEL, Delhi, NY. Site specific ink wall painting on existing walls, framed works on paper installed on wall painting.

Photo credit: Heather Phelps-Lipton

More information: https://bushelcollective.org/melissa-thorne/

Perseids, 2017: Watercolor, ink and gouache on collaged paper, 17.5 x 14".

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Fitches Crossing, 2017: Watercolor, ink and gouache on collaged paper, 17.5 x 14".

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Slow Shake (Lake), 2017: Watercolor, ink and gouache on collaged paper, 17.5 x 14".

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Full Moon in Capricorn, 2017: Watercolor, ink and gouache on collaged paper, 17.5 x 14".

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Shadde, 2017: Watercolor, ink and gouache on collaged paper, 17.5 x 14".

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Fireflies, 2017: Watercolor, ink and gouache on collaged paper, 17.5 x 14".

Photo credit: Jason van Stavaren

Desert Center 1, 2016: Ink and graphite on existing wall, 38 x 38".

Site-specific painting, one of a series of four created in abandoned cabins in Desert Center, CA, during a 2016 residency with Epicenter Projects.

Photo credit: Lance Gerber

Photo editing: Jason van Stavaren

More information: http://epicenterprojects.com/MELISSA_THORNE_DESERT-CENTER

Desert Center 4, 2016: Ink and graphite on existing wall, 38 x 38".

Site-specific painting, one of a series of four created in abandoned cabins in Desert Center, CA, during a 2016 residency with Epicenter Projects.

Photo credit: Lance Gerber

Photo editing: Jason van Stavaren

More information: http://epicenterprojects.com/MELISSA_THORNE_DESERT-CENTER

Desert Center 3, 2016: Ink and graphite on existing wall, 38 x 30".

Site-specific painting, one of a series of four created in abandoned cabins in Desert Center, CA, during a 2016 residency with Epicenter Projects.

Photo credit: Lance Gerber

Photo editing: Jason van Stavaren

More information: http://epicenterprojects.com/MELISSA_THORNE_DESERT-CENTER

Untitled WC2, 2016: Watercolor and gouache on paper, 15 x 12".

Excerpt from an ongoing series of works on paper exploring architectural patterns accumulated during an extended research trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The patterns are taken from security gates throughout the city.

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Untitled WC4, 2016: Watercolor and gouache on paper, 15 x 12".

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Untitled WC3, 2016: Watercolor and gouache on paper, 15 x 12".

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Untitled WC1, 2016: Watercolor and gouache on paper, 15 x 12".

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

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By the Light or the Eye, 2015: Exterior installation view, acrylic enamel and milled sintra on existing storefront.

Site-specific painting installation made for GRIDSPACE, an artist-run storefront in Brooklyn, New York.

Photo credit: Alan Wiener

More information: https://gridspace.org/archive/melissa-thorne-by-the-light-or-the-eye

By the Light or the Eye, 2015: Interior installation view, ink and watercolor on existing wall (left), framed letterpress print (right). GRIDSPACE, Brooklyn, NY.

Photo credit: Alan Wiener

More information: https://gridspace.org/archive/melissa-thorne-by-the-light-or-the-eye

Aperture, 2015: Unique letterpress print with hand-painted watercolor, 8.5 x 10.5" each.

Two examples from a limited edition print series made with GRIDSPACE editions, in collaboration with printer Ruby Kapka/NSFW Presse.

Calamus, 2015: Ink and watercolor on paper, 7.5 x 6".

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Greensboro, 2015: Ink and watercolor on paper, 7.5 x 6".

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Heat Lightning, 2015: Ink and watercolor on paper, 7.5 x 6".

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

Pipevine, 2015: Ink and watercolor on paper, 7.5 x 6".

Photo credit: Melissa Thorne

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Screen Study, 2014: 64 x 78", acrylic ink on existing cement wall, Pereira da Silva community, Rio de Janeiro.

A Wall Around a Window, 2013: Installation view, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX.

Acrylic paintings installed on site-specific wall painting, ink and graphite, 10'8" x 40 feet.

Photo credit: Logan Beck

More information: https://issuu.com/devinbordengallery/docs/a_wall_around_a_window_9a545ff87b28e2

Untitled (Rocks), 2013: Acrylic on linen on panel, 40 x 32".

Photo credit: Logan Beck

Untitled (Louver), 2013: Acrylic on linen on panel, 40 x 32".

Photo credit: Logan Beck

A Wall Around a Window, 2013: Installation view, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX.

Photo credit: Logan Beck

More information: https://issuu.com/devinbordengallery/docs/a_wall_around_a_window_9a545ff87b28e2

Untitled (Olana), 2013: Silkscreen wall-hanging on hand-dyed linen, 2 panels 72 x 48" each, + hand-turned maple stool with acrylic enamel surface, 16" diameter x 12".

Photo credit: Logan Beck

Untitled (Olana), 2013: Detail view of stool with machine-milled relief face.

Photo credit: Logan Beck

A Wall Around a Window, 2013: Alternate installation view with second wall painting, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX.

Photo credit: Logan Beck

More information: https://issuu.com/devinbordengallery/docs/a_wall_around_a_window_9a545ff87b28e2

A Wall Around a Window, 2013: Installation view, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX.

Photo credit: Logan Beck

More information: https://issuu.com/devinbordengallery/docs/a_wall_around_a_window_9a545ff87b28e2

A Wall Around a Window, 2013: Detail with framed watercolors installed on wall painting.

Photo credit: Logan Beck

More information: https://issuu.com/devinbordengallery/docs/a_wall_around_a_window_9a545ff87b28e2

A Wall Around a Window, 2013: Installation view, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX.

Photo credit: Logan Beck

Ranchstone Repeat, 2012: Ink and graphite on existing column, 32 feet x 16” x 16.”

Site-specific painting made for the exhibition “Material Occupation,” curated by Corinna Ripps Schaming. University Art Museum, University at Albany/SUNY, NY.

Ranchstone Repeat, 2012: Detail, ink and graphite on existing column, 32 feet x 16” x 16.”

Site-specific painting made for the exhibition “Material Occupation,” curated by Corinna Ripps Schaming. University Art Museum, University at Albany/SUNY, NY.

Repeater, 2011: Ink, watercolor and graphite on existing wall, 9' 6” x 32' 4”.

“Site as Symbol” exhibition, curated by Survey West Collaborative, FOCA exhibition space, Los Angeles, CA.

Repeater, 2011: Ink, watercolor and graphite on existing wall, 9' 6” x 32' 4”.

“Site as Symbol” exhibition, curated by Survey West Collaborative, FOCA exhibition space, Los Angeles, CA.

Installation view of exhibition with works by Jill Newman and Pat O'Neill.

Stamp, 2010: Watercolor and ink on cut paper, 17 x 15”.

Divider, 2010: Watercolor and ink on cut paper, 17 x 15”.

Patch, 2010: Watercolor and ink on cut paper, 17 x 15”.

Repeater, 2010: Watercolor and ink on cut paper, 17 x 15”.

Rockslide Rocksolid, 2010: Installation view, Optical Project, Houston, TX.

Listening room with hand-printed linen sound curtains, custom furniture and original audio on limited edition vinyl records.

Rockslide Rocksolid, 2010: Custom audio table with vinyl records, 20 x 20 x 16".

Rockslide Rocksolid, 2010: Alternate installation view with secondary curtain pattern.

Rockslide Rocksolid, 2010: Sound curtain patterns, screen-printed on hand-dyed linen in collaboration with Gray Area Print, Los Angeles, CA.

Landslide/Solid, 2010: Original 12”, two-sided vinyl record in edition of 100, featuring song covers by the artist. Custom vinyl color and offset litho sleeves.

Patch Repeat, 2011: Letterpress and unique watercolor collage, 8 x 10” each.

Two examples from a limited edition print series made for Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, in collaboration with printer Leslie Ross-Robertson/Wavelength Press.

Melissa Thorne with Fol Chen, Untitled (Wiener Werkstatte textile length), 2008: Original watercolor and audio, produced as a CD edition of 50.

The 50 x 50” artwork (above) was subsequently cut into 5” square CD sleeve cards, to accompany a sound piece also based on the same Wiener Werkstatte textile, in the permanent collection of LACMA. This was part of an exhibition in which artists were invited to interpret works from the museum collection, “A Machine Project Field Guide to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.”

Eight-Story High Rise, 2007: Ink, watercolor and gouache on paper, 28 x 25”.

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Geode, 2007: Ink and watercolor on paper, 19 x 16".

Demonstration Earthship, 2007: Watercolor, ink, gouache and collage on paper, 34 x 30".

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