I confront themes of isolation, abandonment, destruction and resilience by drawing from personal experience and an emotional reaction to the environment. Pop-inspired stormy panoramas littered with abandoned barns, highways slicing through fields and looming gas stations are common subject matter. Through a mix of mediums including spray enamel, resin and photography I explore the complexities of the American landscape. My work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions around the Bay Area and Art Fairs across the United States.

Melissa Hutton is a contemporary artist living in San Francisco. Through images of abandoned barns, glowing gas stations, and manicured houses Melissa’s work explores the complexities of both the American and her own personal landscape.

Some of her most well known pieces are pop-inspired stormy panoramas littered with abandoned barns, highways slicing through fields and looming gas stations. Melissa explores the complexity of the American landscape by mixing mediums including spray enamel, resin and photography.

Melissa’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the United States. She is currently represented by the Hespe Gallery in San Francisco.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 2011 555 California Street – San Francisco, CA
  • Heartland, Heart – Gallery and Wine Bar, San Francisco, CA
  • 2010 Shift, Z-Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2008 Rough Landing, Kidder Smith Gallery, Boston, MA
  • 2007 Stripped, 50 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA
  • Looking To Land, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2006 Inside Out, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2003 The Right Angle, Oakland, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2011 Winter Group Show, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2010 Works in Resin, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2009 Night/Light, Afi & Associates, San Francisco, CA
  • Taste, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2008 The Sky Is Falling, Spur Projects, Portola Valley, CA
  • 2007 Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Pacific Union Real Estate, San Francisco, CA
  • The Gun Show, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Taste, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2006 Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Taste, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2005 24”x24”, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • Octopus, Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2002 Ken Ling Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Art Fairs

  • 2011 artMRKT, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco
  • 2007 Bridge Art Fair, Hespe Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • Red Dot, Hespe Gallery, New York, NY
  • Art Santa Fe, Hespe Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2006 Bridge Art Fair, Hespe Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
  • Affordable Art Fair, Hespe Gallery, New York City, NY
  • 2005 Art Miami, Hespe Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
  • Affordable Art Fair, Hespe Gallery, New York City, NY

Publications

American Art Collector Magazine, “Collector Preview” March 2007
Southwest Art Magazine, “California Best of the West” March 2007
American Art Collector Magazine, “San Francisco Focus” November 2006

Lectures

  • 2011 Academy of Art, San Francisco CA – Senior class
  • 2007 Academy of Art, San Francisco CA – Senior class

Education

1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts, The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Gallery representation, The Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA, www.hespe.com