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Creative Collaborations

Creative Collaborations

I love alone time in the studio, tinkering and thinking in solitude. But I always get excited for moments when I get to work with other artists and liven up the studio with fresh takes and new practices. 
Berkeley Healthcare Installation

Berkeley Healthcare Installation

I lived in the Bay Area from 1997-2003 and always get excited to return to the city I once called...
Melissa Borrell Artists Helping Artists Kiva.org Kiva non-profit

Artists Helping Artists: Kiva

Helping other artists is an essential part of my own practice. Art is a community endeavor and it...
Rising Sun Outdoor Art Sculpture Home Glass Installation Melissa Borrell

Scott David Gordon: A Photographer's Insights

My dear friend and photographer Scott David Gordon wrote a lovely blog post about our collaborations. 
Topograph Corporate Art Installation Wiengarten Art Group Melissa Borrell

TopoGraph Interview with Wiengarten Art Group

2020 excerpt from my interview with Wiengarten Art Group on my installation Topograph.

Inspiration behind "In Motion" at Texas Tech

My latest project, In Motion, is for the Texas Tech athletic department in Lubbock, TX. It was important for the installation to capture the Texas Tech spirit and its rich history.

Casas de Brincar

I spent my summer in Messejana, Portugal for a residency and painted a special mural at the local playground.

Workshop at The Contemporary Austin

I had an exciting opportunity recently to teach an art workshop for elementary students in AISD through The Contemporary's educational program- Seeing Special Things.

Wearable Sculpture

Wearable Sculpture

People often ask me what my training was: architect? graphic designer? engineer? I actually started out as a jewelry designer and developed my artistic voice through this medium.

Tessellation Constellation

Tessellation Constellation

Earlier this year Facebook approached me to create a new immersive installation for their offices in downtown Austin as part of their Artist in Residency program

Art Heroes at MASS Moca

Art Heroes at MASS Moca

This summer was a season full of inspirations and my personal #artheroes. After a field trip to MASS MoCA, a three-hour car ride away from the Sculpture Space residency, my mind was racing with a burst of creativity and motivation.

Magic is in the Details

Magic is in the Details

Looking at completed wall installations, hardware is probably not thought about very often as a viewer.

Story of Micro/Macro Landscapes

Story of Micro/Macro Landscapes

My Micro/Macro Landscapes collection grows and evolves much in the way that plants, cells, planets, seeds, and people gather and scatter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crystal Bridges Museum Experience

Crystal Bridges Museum Experience

I had the pleasure of visiting the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR.

Party Time

Party Time

The month of February was filled with a couple of exciting parties and celebrations. With the spirit of the fun festivities, I had the opportunity to showcase The KaleidoscopiCave.

Traveling Through Time

Traveling Through Time

I attended a private time traveling party and had the chance to showcase The KaleidoscopiCave.

The Psychedome

The Psychedome

During this month’s East Austin Studio Tour, Vision Gland built The Psychedome, featuring interactive art installations by local artists.

The KaleidoscopiCave

The KaleidoscopiCave

As a part of the Vision Gland Collective, I had the opportunity to build an interactive art installation, The KaleidoscopiCave. Inspired greatly by geometric abstraction, I played with different forms and angles of the three-dimensional space.

Dadageek Robotic Arts

This spring, in a class on Robotic Arts, I took a step towards creating a piece that is not only kinetic but computer controlled!  

'The Passage' at Maker Faire

'The Passage' at Maker Faire



As a part of the Vision Gland Collective, I helped create and showcase 'The Passage' at Maker Faire last weekend! This was a "weird and wonderful" 12 room project. 

Hakone Open Air Museum

After the bustling busyness of Tokyo, I was very happy to land in the quiet and beautiful mountain hot springs village of Hakone.  The crew at Hakone Tent entertained me when I arrived and shared their sake and some laughs.  

Miami Art Fairs 2016

Spectacular materials, shimmering surfaces, and never-ending textures captured my attention all weekend long!

Art Basil Miami 2016

Here's a visual diary of just a few of the things that inspired and mesmerized me at Art Basil this year.  It was quite a whirlwind of a trip with art from dawn till late in the night, I still have sparkling visions in my head and lots of ideas for my own art! 

Prismatic at Flexspace

I was so honored to be selected to be part of the Texas Sculpture Group's exhibition at Texas State Art Galleries Curated by Chad Dawkins.  

Tree Lace Commission in Austin

This summer I created my largest Tree Lace yet!

Heading West Commission in Denver

It was a great birthday present to find out that my Heading West piece sold!  I returned to Denver to create a custom layout for the piece and help with the installation in my client's home.  It is so great to see the work in a space where it glows and it will be appreciated every day!  

Color Wonder at Walker Fine Art

I've been playing with a thinking about this project for a long time!  Color, shadow, and materials have always fascinated me and all three elements came together in this series that I created and exhibited at Walker Fine Art in Denver.  

 

The Land of Here and Now

Shared Space residency celebrated 5 years!  They curated a cool exhibition of work by the alumni residents a the Kfed galleries in Grand Rapids.  The exhibition showed a wide range of work as diverse as the artists that created it.  

HyParabolic Moves to Austin

After living in Wichita Falls at the Kemp Center for a year it was time for HyParabolic to come home.  I picked her up on a trailer and drove her to her new resting place in east Austin.  Have you spotted her?  

Vermont Studio Center Residency

In March I went from 80 degree weather to 8!  But no complaints here!  I miss the days of wearing sweaters, watching the snow outside, and being inspired by all of the amazing artists and writers I got to meet at my Vermont Studio Center Residency.  

 

Exhibition at Walker Fine Art

Exhibition at Walker Fine Art

Walker Fine Art is now representing my artwork. It was exciting to be part of the exhibition "Extraction".  I went to Denver for the opening and got to meet the other talented artists that were a part of the show. This gallery is located in Denver and presents cutting-edge work in abstraction, experimental photography, and realism. 

 

Under the Overpass

Dance Waterloo and Jonny Rogers Music created a beautiful magical performance on one of the coldest nights I've ever experienced in Austin.

Skylines Installation

In collaboration with Rodolofo Magnus and Hanna Lupico we created Skylines for the City of Austin Tempo Program.

Prismatic Installation at Lawndale Arts Center

Prismatic Installation at Lawndale Arts Center

I just returned from installing 'Prismatic' at the Lawndale Arts Center. It was so exciting to feature work in my own hometown- Houston! 

Shared Space Residency

Shared Space Residency

In June I spent 10 days on the edge of Lake Michigan at Shared Space Studio in Michigan. It was a blast! I felt just like I was a kid at camp again.

 

 

 

"Art on the Green" Sculpture Show

"Art on the Green" Sculpture Show

Last weekend, I showcased my work in the "Art on the Green" Sculpture Garden Invitational Exhibition! This event took place at the Kemp Center for the Arts in Wichita Falls, TX.

I participated in the company of some amazing women here. The show only featured women, and the nine invited were from California, Florida, Alabama and Texas.