Artist talk with Melissa Vogley Woods

Exhibition: “Negotiating pre-existing conditions”

Opening: Friday, October 12th at 7 p.m.

Artist Talk: “Working Within the Schema of Material and Site”

Wednesday, October 17th at 7 p.m.

Melissa Vogley Woods, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute, and Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University. While she received a painting undergraduate degree and printmaking graduate degree, Vogley Woods maintains a diverse multidisciplinary practice that crosses between painting, drawing, sculpture, video and installation. Her art practice and teaching extends to other realms of the visual art world through curation of exhibitions and develop of projects as well as community-directed programs, such as C.A.M.P. Community Arts and Mural Project, exhibitions such as houseWARNING international exhibition held at Hopkins Hall Gallery at The Ohio State University, Object/Imprint at the Urban Art Space, and Rooms to Let I and II and III, an annual site-specific exhibition held within different empty houses in Columbus and is branching out to other cities. Vogley Woods currently teaches at Columbus College of Art and Design and Columbus State Community College.