A Digital Juried Exhibition Hosted Entirely on IG
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Virtual Gallery Hosts:
Creator of "me irl" @melissahuangart
MINT Gallery @mintatl
Therapeutic Artists Residency @tar.project
Georgia State University's Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design @gsu_artdesign
ShowerHaus Gallery @showerhausgallery
Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College @daltongallery
ME IRL
A digital juried exhibition
This exhibition features artists whose work explores public versus private persona. In the age of social distancing, our social media presentation makes up a larger part of our identity than ever before. This juried exhibition takes a critical look at what having a digital identity means for us as individuals.
This exhibition is hosted entirely on Instagram! This exhibition is hosted on the IG accounts of @melissahuangart (the original curator), and on the IG accounts of our virtual gallery hosts: MINT Gallery (@mintatl), Therapeutic Artists Residency (tar.project), Georgia State University’s Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design (@gsu_artdesign), ShowerHaus Gallery (@showerhausgallery), and Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College (@daltongallery). (If you are interested in participating as a virtual gallery host, please reach out!)
We ask artists who are curated into a show by one of our virtual gallery hosts to simply reshare each piece in the show (10-15 pieces per exhibition) in their Instagram story. We’re hoping to build on our collective social media presence as artists and the social media presences of established galleries to share this work far and wide.
Please DM @melissahuangart with questions, or email melissa@melissahuang.com.
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CREATOR OF ME IRL
Melissa Huang (@melissahuangart)
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Born in Chicago, IL, Melissa Huang received her BFA in Fine Arts Studio from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Currently, Melissa attends Georgia State University for her MFA in Drawing and Painting (expected May 2021). Her surreal oil paintings, prints, and videos explore digitally constructed bodies and identities. Melissa is an Appraiser of Fine Art with a background working in galleries, museums, and archives. Her work has been featured in publications including Fresh Paint Magazine, Art House Press, and Stone Canoe. Melissa is a founding member of the Politits Art Coalition, a feminist art group that exhibits collaboratively and curates an annual Women’s Work exhibition.
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Virtual Gallery Hosts
Melissa Huang (@melissahuangart)
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MINT Gallery (@mintatl)
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Therapeutic Artists Residency (tar.project)
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Georgia State University's Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design (@gsu_artdesign)
ShowerHaus Gallery (@showerhausgallery)
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Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College (@daltongallery)
Interested in curating your own "me irl" exhibition?
Just choose 10-15 pieces from this site and feature the curated selection on your IG account. Don't forget to tag the featured artists (and DM @melissahuangart to let me know about your exhibition! I will add you to a list of Curated Exhibitions on this site.)