Melodie Reay Los Angeles, CA. melodiereay@gmail.com www.melodiereay.com www.roschbakehaus.com
Teaching Experience
2023-present Ceramics Instructor, EngAGE Community Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA
2024-present Ceramics Instructor, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
2024 Visiting Instructor, Teen Council Ceramics Program, AMOCA, Pamona, CA
2023-present Ceramics Instructor, EngAGE Community Arts Program, Los Angeles, CA
2022-24 Ceramics Instructor, Good Dirt LA, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Instructor of Record, Advanced Ceramics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2018 Instructor, Continuing Education Clay Classes, Student Leisure Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2017 Instructor, Upward Bound Youth Art Program, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2016-17 Instructor, Wheel-Throwing Workshops, Student Leisure Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2016-17 Instructor, Beginning Wheel, Student Leisure Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2015-16 Instructor of Record, Intro to Hand-building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2015-16 Instructor of Record, Intro to Wheel, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2014 Teaching Assistant, Intro to Hand-building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2013 Teaching Assistant, Intro to Wheel, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Selected Professional Experience
2016-2022 Co-Owner, Manager, Baker Rosch Bakehaus, Cottage Bakery, Baton Rouge, LA
2018-21 Assistant Gallery Director, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2016-18 Studio Ceramics Technician, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2014-18 Gallery Assistant, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2014 Artist Assistant, Elizabeth Higgins O’Connor, Seattle, WA
2014 Instructor Assistant, Figurative Symposium, Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2014 Summer Studio Assistant, Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2012-13 Ceramic Technician, Research and Development, Mosaika Art & Design, Montreal, QC
2009-10 Ceramic Technician Assistant, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Education
2016 MFA, Studio Art, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 BFA, Major: Ceramics, Minor: Photography, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Exhibitions
2026 Behind, (forthcoming), Group Exhibition, Crawlspace Gallery, Calgary, AB
2026 Last Call, Juried Exhibition, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2026 Viewpoint: Ceramics 2026, Juried Exhibition, Hyde Gallery, El Cajon, CA
2025 Amuse Bouche, Group Exhibition, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB
2025 Cloud 3601, Group Exhibition, Angel’s Gate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2025 Last Call, Juried Exhibition, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2024 Fahrenheit 2024, Juried Exhibition, AMOCA, Pamona, CA
2023 Form and Function: 16th Annual Cup Show, Juried Exhibition, Amelia Center Gallery, Panama City, FL
2023 Art of the Cup, 16th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
2022 Art of the Cup, 15th Annual Invitational, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA
2022 Textures, Shapes, Patterns or Form, Summer Invitational, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2022 8 Fluid Ounces, National Invitational Cup Show, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2021 Years That Ask Questions,, Summer Invitational, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2019 Luna, Summer Invitational, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2018 Summer of Love, Summer Invitational, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2018 12th Annual Louisiana Fine Art Showcase, Southeastern University, Hammond, LA
2018 Clay: A Southern Census, Clay Center of New Orleans, LA
2017 5 Islands, Archipelago Centre Korpoström/Skärgårdscentrum Korpoström, Finland
2016 How High’s the Water, Mama? Summer Invitational, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2016 Co-ward: Records of a Fugitive Heart, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2016 Lark, LSU Student Union Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2015 La Vie En Rouge, Foster Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2015 Into the Mystic, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2015 Resilience, UNO Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2014 Resilience: The Healing Power of Art, Health Care Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2014 P3 +BR: Notes from Upriver, Chase Tower, Baton Rouge, LA
2014 The Breakhorn Exchange, curated by Scott Andresen, Historic Jacinto Aleix House, New Orleans, LA
2013 Nuit Blanche performance event, Café Santropol, Montreal, QC
2013 Ruins, curated by Michelle Reid, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2012 Combine, Annual juried undergraduate student exhibition, FOFA Gallery, Montreal, QC
2012 You're Fired! curated by Lilian Rodriguez, Lilian Rodriguez Gallery, Montreal QC
2012 Weighs, curated by Florence Vallieres Studio Beluga, Montreal, QC
2012 Material Culture, juried student exhibition, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2011 Vårutställning, student spring exhibition, Valand School of Fine Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden
2011 Size Matters, ceramic student exhibition, HDK School of Design and Craft, Gothenburg, Sweden
2010 Past Particle, curated by Jessica Campbell and Cait McIntosh, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC
2010 Clay Things, juried student exhibition, Gaia Atelier, Montreal, QC
2010 ASFASA Festival, curated by Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Professional Development
2025 Artist in Residence, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, AB
2024 Artist in Residence, Shadbolt Center for the Arts, Burnaby, BC
2024 Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2023-present Studio Artist, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
2019 Artist in Residence, MAWA, Winnipeg, MB
2018 Hand-building Workshop, Scholarship Recipient, Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2018 Juror, De Bose Fine Arts Festival, Baton Rouge, LA
2017 Juror, Glassell Gallery Summer Show, Baton Rouge, LA
2015 Artist in Residence, AARK- Archipelago Artist in Residence, Korpo, Finland
2012 Figurative Intensive Workshop, selected student with scholarship, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Scholarships, Awards and Grants
2025 Banff Centre Fellowship
2024 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
2020 Michael Crespo Award for Excellence
2018 Arrowmont-Gongaware Scholarship
2015 Michael Daugherty Memorial Fund
2015 LSU School of Art and Design Research and Travel Grant
2014 Joe Bova Ceramic Art Award
2012 Figurative Intensive Workshop Scholarship
2012 Maureen Wright Scholarship
2011 FASA Special Projects Grant
2010 FASA Special Projects Grant
References
Available upon request