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 reviews numerous impressions during the collaborative project at Normal Editions Workshop, 2017
Resources
Prints from Normal Editions
Foliate is included in the Illinois Artists and The Intimate Print traveling exhibitions available from Normal Editions Workshop.
Foliate
Melissa Oreskythree-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
Available for sale
$200.00Purchase Print
Collaboration with Melissa Oresky
light-table work
Melissa Oresky working at the light-table
rolling ink
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky, rolling orange ink at the glass slab for print run #1
prep for inking the plate
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky and student assistant, Demetri Fisher, prepare to ink the plate
applying ink to plate
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky applying orange ink to plate with assistant Demetri Fisher
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
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky applying green ink in run #2 with Graduate Assistant, Dylan Welch
artist selects "Right to Print" impression
Melissa Oresky selects "Right to Print" impression from various color trial proofs
artist working with color trial proofs
Melissa Oresky working with color trial proofs in a monotype session
sponging the plate
Michael Blake sponging the lithographic plate
inking the plate with white ink
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky inking the plate with white ink
pulling up the freshly printed proof
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky pulling up the freshly printed 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
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky and Artist Melissa Oresky reviewing proofs
artist working with stencil for monotype
Melissa Oresky working with stencils during the monotype session
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
Lead Printer, Micah Zavacky and Artist, Melissa Oresky conclude a successful monotype session with many variations from the color trial proofs