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What I am excited about...

Upcoming show at J Rinehart Gallery this May/June of 2022.
I am over the moon about this upcoming show about the fungi, the decomposers, and cycles witnessed on the forest floor in the Pacific Northwest. Subscribe to receive a special preview email of new work as we get closer. Truly, this is such a bright spot for me artistically as well as personally, please join in the celebration!

A new year, and new series, and new relationships!
I am looking forward to the upcoming New England Portfolio Review, followed by Photolucida in Portland in April!

Blue Sky Gallery Drawers in Portland, Oregon for 2022.
I am thrilled (and humbled) to once again join such a thoughtful cohort of artists in the BSG Artist Drawers with work from the Paper Cuts series. New work will be available in a drawer to view at BSG in April. 

Visualizing the Anthropocene at Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington
This is a busy spring, which is how I like it. Over the winter, I have been organizing excerpts and articles into 4 sections for an upcoming discussion group through Photographic Center Northwest. The Conversations in Photography: Visualizing the Anthropocene will be a virtual series of discussions on shared selected readings around conservation, ecology, and where the notion of the climate merges with artistic intent.

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Artist Talks

Periodically, I am invited to speak about my work, both in person and virtually. In 2021, 4 photographic artists, including myself, spoke about our work in relationship to the trees through Ecoartspace. We discussed processes and motivations, as well as how we see our work as environmental activism. Click HERE or on the icon to the left to be whisked away to the recording! 

​Work Recently/Upcoming On View

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  • Judith Rinehart gallery (Upcoming May/June)
  • Hedreen Gallery, Seattle University, Seattle WA
  • Picturing Trails, Gallery 4Culture, Seattle, WA
  • The Forest Floor, Core Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA with Cyrra Robinson 
  • ​Studies in Nature, Harris Harvey Gallery, Seattle, WA​

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

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
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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
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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!
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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
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Interview by Squeak Meisel at Washington State University on Influence, Process and Other Stuff...
Melinda Hurst Frye
206-601-2881 | melinda@mhurstfrye.com 
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For print inquiries, please email Judith Rinehart at ​judith@jrinehartgallery.com
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