Geneva Mello was raised in Lodi, CA. In 2007, she received her BFA in Studio Art, concentrations in painting, drawing, and photography, at University of the Pacific. Mello continued her education at California State University, Fresno where she received her MA in Art in 2010, concentration in painting, with honors. Her paintings are often inspired by myths, archetypes, dream imagery, and nostalgia, tying in bits of her Central Valley heritage through references to agriculture, the local landscape, and her own family. When she isn't painting, Geneva enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and volunteering in the community.
Education
2008 – 2010: California State University Fresno – Fresno, CA - MA with Honors - Studio Art with concentration in Painting
2003 - 2007: University of the Pacific – Stockton, CA - BFA in Studio Art with concentrations in Painting/Drawing and Photography, Minor in Art History, Minor in Technology
Professional Experience
Aug. 2010 – May 2011: Merced College – Merced, CA - Adjunct Faculty - Digital Photography Instructor
Oct. – Dec. 2007: Mel Shaw Studios – Acampo, CA - Documentary Photography of Artwork
Awards and Scholarships
2022: Best of Show: Fine Art, First Place: Oils & Acrylics, and Honorable Mention: Mixed Media - Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fair
2010: Phi Kappa Phi Member – CSU Fresno
2009: Provost’s Study Abroad Scholarship, Middle Eastern Art and Architecture - CSU Fresno
2007: Friends of the Art Department Award - University of the Pacific
2003 – 2007: President's Scholarship - University of the Pacific
Featured/Solo Exhibitions
October 2022: "Lodi Art Hop: New Work" - Lodi Public Library, Lodi, CA
June - July 2022: "Nymphs & Dryads" - Double Dip Gallery, Lodi, CA
Sept. – Nov. 2011: “Twinship” – Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Main Gallery
March 2010: “Twinship” – Conley Gallery, California State University Fresno
Selected Group Exhibitions
Oct. 2022 - Jan. 2023: California Dreaming - Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA - Juried Exhibition
Sept. - Oct. 2022: Celebrate Agriculture - Circle Gallery, Madera, CA - Juried Exhibition
Sept. 2022: This is Surreal - Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA - Juried Exhibition
July - Aug. 2022: People Places Things - Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, CA - Juried Exhibition
Oct. 2013 - Feb. 2014: Imagining the Real - Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA - Juried Exhibition
March - Oct. 2013: Merced County Superior Court - Merced, CA
Jan. - Feb. 2011: 26th Annual January Juried Exhibition – Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA - Juror: Rene de Guzman, senior curator Oakland Museum
Nov. 2010: "Faculty Exhibition" - Merced College, Merced, CA
July 2010: “Centralism 2” – Gallery 25, Fresno, CA - National Juried Exhibition
July 2009: “Centralism” – Gallery 25, Fresno, CA - National Juried Exhibition
May 2007: “Hatching Great Ideas” – Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA
March 2007: AICCU 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition - State Capital Building, Sacramento, CA
May 2006: "Mark It, Make It" - Reynolds Gallery‚ University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
2008 – 2010: California State University Fresno – Fresno, CA - MA with Honors - Studio Art with concentration in Painting
2003 - 2007: University of the Pacific – Stockton, CA - BFA in Studio Art with concentrations in Painting/Drawing and Photography, Minor in Art History, Minor in Technology
Professional Experience
Aug. 2010 – May 2011: Merced College – Merced, CA - Adjunct Faculty - Digital Photography Instructor
Oct. – Dec. 2007: Mel Shaw Studios – Acampo, CA - Documentary Photography of Artwork
Awards and Scholarships
2022: Best of Show: Fine Art, First Place: Oils & Acrylics, and Honorable Mention: Mixed Media - Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fair
2010: Phi Kappa Phi Member – CSU Fresno
2009: Provost’s Study Abroad Scholarship, Middle Eastern Art and Architecture - CSU Fresno
2007: Friends of the Art Department Award - University of the Pacific
2003 – 2007: President's Scholarship - University of the Pacific
Featured/Solo Exhibitions
October 2022: "Lodi Art Hop: New Work" - Lodi Public Library, Lodi, CA
June - July 2022: "Nymphs & Dryads" - Double Dip Gallery, Lodi, CA
Sept. – Nov. 2011: “Twinship” – Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Main Gallery
March 2010: “Twinship” – Conley Gallery, California State University Fresno
Selected Group Exhibitions
Oct. 2022 - Jan. 2023: California Dreaming - Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA - Juried Exhibition
Sept. - Oct. 2022: Celebrate Agriculture - Circle Gallery, Madera, CA - Juried Exhibition
Sept. 2022: This is Surreal - Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA - Juried Exhibition
July - Aug. 2022: People Places Things - Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, CA - Juried Exhibition
Oct. 2013 - Feb. 2014: Imagining the Real - Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA - Juried Exhibition
March - Oct. 2013: Merced County Superior Court - Merced, CA
Jan. - Feb. 2011: 26th Annual January Juried Exhibition – Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA - Juror: Rene de Guzman, senior curator Oakland Museum
Nov. 2010: "Faculty Exhibition" - Merced College, Merced, CA
July 2010: “Centralism 2” – Gallery 25, Fresno, CA - National Juried Exhibition
July 2009: “Centralism” – Gallery 25, Fresno, CA - National Juried Exhibition
May 2007: “Hatching Great Ideas” – Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA
March 2007: AICCU 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition - State Capital Building, Sacramento, CA
May 2006: "Mark It, Make It" - Reynolds Gallery‚ University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
