Current & UPCOMING
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Sitka Center for Art & Ecology AiR
Blue Sky Gallery recipient of the Spring 2020 Artist in Residence at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Otis, OR. Shoreline Community College (canceled) A collection of images from Underneath and Roots on view March 16 to May 8, 2020. Reception at 12-1 pm, Tuesday, April 27, 2020. 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 Open to the public. Pacific Science Center AiR (canceled) 2020 Artist in Residence at Pacific Science Center in collaboration with Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center. |
Work Recently On View
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Recent Solo, Two Person and Group Shows
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Artist Residencies
2020 Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Otis, OR
2020 Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA in collaboration with Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, Bellevue, WA
2019 Rockland Woods, Bremerton, WA
2019 & 2008 Edmonds Woodway Highschool, Edmonds, WA
2016 Ayatana Artist Entomology Research Residency, Ottawa, Canada
2020 Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA in collaboration with Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, Bellevue, WA
2019 Rockland Woods, Bremerton, WA
2019 & 2008 Edmonds Woodway Highschool, Edmonds, WA
2016 Ayatana Artist Entomology Research Residency, Ottawa, Canada
Press, Publications and Process
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Lenscratch Animalia
Thank you Sarah Stankey and Aline Smithson for including my work in the Lenscratch Animalia feature. Through the photographic process, Melinda Hurst Frye highlights the subtle world that lives and thrives under our feet. This is a world mostly unseen and often unappreciated by people. These beautiful images are a reminder of the complexities of nature. |
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Dank je, De Correspondent! Welcome! Welkom! Willkommen!
The Dutch based journalism platform, De Correspondent, recently included images from, Underneath with an important article on the decline of insect populations and the health of our soils. De Correspondent is features in-depth articles, documentaries, and podcasts produced by journalists who are committed to collaborating with members on their chosen beat. |
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In the Dirt: Melinda Hurst Frye Brings a Scanner To Her Yard
Melinda Hurst Frye makes pictures in the dirt. In her latest series, Underneath, worms, caterpillars, beetles, snails and anonymous animal skeletons intermingle with stringy roots and soil that are simultaneously mysterious and hyper real. They at once resemble homages to narrative painting and large scale Natural History museum dioramas, giving a private view into the world beneath our feet. - Written by Jon Feinstein |
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Capturing the Creatures of the Underground With … a Scanner?
There is an invisible but wondrous world just under your feet — full of roots, bugs, and burrowing creatures. Photographer Melinda Hurst Frye wanted to see it. So she dug some holes. Actually, a lot of holes. - Written by Charley Locke |
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Uncovering the Underneath
Hurst Frye dives into her backyard to discover a world teeming with underground creatures. Using just a shovel, a stick and a scanner, the Seattle artist reveals an entire world right under our feet. The final product is a compilation of several scans as well as some added photographs of specific creatures, such as a mole or a caterpillar. The artwork has a magical quality to it, but all the subjects are representative of what’s really there. |
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Seventeen Artists for 2017 - Magnify Seattle
The 2017 issue is proudly self-published and curated by Meggan Joy. Featuring: Carson Allmon, Daniel Carrillo, Julie Devine, Zak Helenske, Erin Hovland, Melinda Hurst Frye, David Hytone, Lindsey Jensen, Iskra Johnson, John Keatley, Mya Kerner, Melissa Mc Clain, Colleen E. Monette, Anne Siems, Renata Steiner, Uyen Tran-Gjerde, Nathan Watkins. |
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Super Interessante... Brazil!
Fotógrafa usa scanner para registrar a vida subterrânea no quintal de casaA americana Melinda Hurst Frye enterrou um scanner no quintal de sua casa, em Seattle, para registrar um pedaço do mundo que atropelamos, sem perceber, todos os dias |
