Mission Hill Building, 160 St. Alphonsus St. Room C113

Part of the Professional Practices for Visual Artists lecture series, funded by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.

Melissa Levin is currently director in Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's artist residencies department. She received her BA with honors in Visual Art and Art History from Barnard College. Previously, she worked at Artforum International magazine, Andrea Rosen Gallery, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has participated in panels at Dumbo Arts Center, Lower East Side Print Shop, Center for Book Arts, and Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts; and lectured at Parsons, the New School for Design and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Melissa has also curated exhibitions at Cuchifritos Gallery, ISE Cultural Foundation, Andrea Rosen Gallery, LMCC and Taylor De Cordoba Gallery.

February 19–August 21, 2011
Courtyard Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Co-curated by students Chelsea Coon and Stephen St. Francis Decky this exhibition presents work by five Museum School artists whose highly distinct visions suggest the unlimited potential for new life forms and tap into our long history of invented beings. Sofya Belinskaya, Amanda Bonaiuto, Chelsea Coon, Stephen St. Francis Decky and Cara Mayo.

Artist Talk: March 9, 6–7 pm.