Several images from Habitants will be on view from June 6th to July 18th at the Lynnwood City Hall along with the work of Landscape photographer, Kara Hollenbech, in Lynnwood, WA. See you there, North-enders!
Thank you, Hamidah Glasgow at the Center for Fine Art Photography, for selecting 'Underneath the Blackberry' from Underneath for the Director's Honorable Mention! I am honored and thrilled to be included in the Landscapes exhibition juried by Lisa Volpe. The show is up until July 1st if you are in the Fort Collins area, check it out!
Woodland Park Zoo members and fans! Stay tuned for the upcoming summer issue of the Zoo magazine, where you'll see images from Underneath, an interview and a super cool activity of making your own creature!
Underneath the Carrots is part of PCNW's 21st Juried Exhibition, one of the most anticipated shows in their gallery program. Juried by Sandra Phillips, Curator Emerita of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Ten images from Underneath are on view in the drawers at Blue Sky Gallery for 2017! Blue Sky’s mission is to educate the public about photography through exhibitions and publications; to further the careers and artistic development of the artists shown; to create a dialogue among artists and between artists and the public; and to leave a concrete permanent record of their work through print and digital publications. I could not be more honored. Go visit! 

Underneath Solo Exhibitions 

Recent and upcoming exhibitions include;

Underneath Two Person and Group Shows

Recent and upcoming exhibitions include;

Press, Publications and Process

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

​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

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.

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

The Ayatana Artistic Research Program

The Ayatana Artistic Research Program is a Canadian, artist run, residency program dedicated to encouraging visiting artists to engage in hands on research, adventure and experimentation.  I had the pleasure to participate in Creep: Insects and Entomology for Artists in July of 2016 and was blown away with inspiration and learning about the natural world. We collected, gilded and experimented all week. Check out some of the other artists at Ayatana that I joined in July, and the artists who have come before me.

Origin

Work from the Origin Series included in several shows and publications;

The Artist Parent Index

My heart is warm to be included in the very special and important artist parent database project by artist Sarah Irvin.  The Artist Parent Index is a searchable database of artists making work about their experience as parents. This site also features exhibits exploring topics of parenthood as well as organizations supporting artists who are parents. Use this site to link up with artists, exhibitions and curate your heart out!
Today we're taking the honesty topic a little further... guest contributor and photography teacher Melinda Hurst Frye talks about critiquing your own work, which no doubt must be done honestly as well.