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Melissa Oresky

Melissa Oresky was born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1974. She is an artist living and working in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.

Background

MFA, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, IL (2000)

BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, IL (1996)

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design; Jerusalem, Israel (1995)

Professor of Painting and Drawing, Illinois State University; Normal, IL, (2002-present)

Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award (2005)

Normal Editions Projects

Oresky participated in a collaborative print project at Normal Editions Workshop in the School of Art at Illinois State University for the portfolio CVA Suite III in 2015-17.

Artist Melissa Oresky stands before her many prints at the 2015 Normal Editions Workshop.

Artist Melissa Oresky reviews numerous impressions during the collaborative project at Normal Editions Workshop, 2017

Resources

Artist Website

Gallery Representation

Prints from Normal Editions

Foliate is included in the Illinois Artists and The Intimate Print traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.

Foliate is available for sale in CVA Suite III portfolio.
$1,200.00

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Foliate

Foliate

Melissa Oresky
three-color lithograph
14" x 11"
edition size: 15 arabic numeral impressions
and 15 roman numeral impressions
signed by the artist
copyright 2017
N.E.W. work #15-104
this print is part of a five print suite:
"CVA Suite Vol. III"
presented in portfolio with
title and colophon pages

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$300.00

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Collaboration with Melissa Oresky

light-table work

light-table work

Melissa Oresky working at the light-table

rolling ink

rolling ink

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky, rolling orange ink at the glass slab for print run #1

prep for inking the plate

prep for inking the plate

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky and student assistant, Demetri Fisher, prepare to ink the plate

applying ink to plate

applying ink to plate

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky applying orange ink to plate with assistant Demetri Fisher

sponging and rolling

sponging and rolling

Graduate Assistant, Dylan Welch, sponging the litho plate while Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky prepares the green ink on the roller for run #2

applying ink in run #2

applying ink in run #2

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky applying green ink in run #2 with Graduate Assistant, Dylan Welch

artist selects "Right to Print" impression

artist selects "Right to Print" impression

Melissa Oresky selects "Right to Print" impression from various color trial proofs

artist working with color trial proofs

artist working with color trial proofs

Melissa Oresky working with color trial proofs in a monotype session

sponging the plate

sponging the plate

Michael Blake sponging the lithographic plate

inking the plate with white ink

inking the plate with white ink

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky inking the plate with white ink

pulling up the freshly printed proof

pulling up the freshly printed proof

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky pulling up the freshly printed proof

reviewing a proof

reviewing a proof

Melissa Oresky, Artist, and Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky with assistant Michael Blake reviewing a proof during a monotype session

printer and artist reviewing proofs

printer and artist reviewing proofs

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky and Artist Melissa Oresky reviewing proofs

artist working with stencil for monotype

artist working with stencil for monotype

Melissa Oresky working with stencils during the monotype session

color trial proofs in progress with monotype

color trial proofs in progress with monotype

N.E.W. Team members Micah Zavacky, Veda Rives, Molly Markow, and Felicia Cannon with artist, Melissa Oresky, working with color trial proofs in progress with monotype additions

printer and artist conclude monotype session

printer and artist conclude monotype session

Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky and Artist, Melissa Oresky conclude a successful monotype session with many variations from the color trial proofs

IACA Acknowledgement and Copyright

Normal Editions Workshop acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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