MISSY (MELISSA) ARELLANO
Cambridge, MA
art@missyarellano.com
www.missyarellano.com
LinkedIn: melissa-arellano-/
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EXHIBITION RECORD:
Art Scrim Mural with Isenberg Projects, in Cambridge, MA
May 2026-2028
Sueños de transformación ,150’x5’
Glimmer, Cambridge Arts Association: University Place, Cambridge, MA
May 13th-June 26th, 2026
Stay Golden, Analog collage on paper with thread, 12”x12”, 2026
Harvard Staff Art Show, Richard A. & Susan F. Smith Center, Cambridge, MA
April 6th-June 16th, 2025
Sueños, Castle in the Sky, analog collage on paper with digital photography, 12” x 12”, 2025
We Create Diamonds, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA,
March 21st -April 18th , 2026
Visible light on a starry night, Analog collage on paper, 10.5”x8.5”, 2020-2023
Attention, Analog collage on paper, 11”x9”, 2023
We can transform love, Analog collage on paper, 11”x9”. 2023
Still as the world is never still…, Cambridge Arts Association: Canal Art Gallery, Cambridge, MA
January 21st - February 20th, 2026
Gigi: Il est 5 heures, analog collage on clock, thread, dried flowers, 12” diameter, 2025
Nuevo año, Nuevo yo, analog collage on paper with Posca acrylic markers, 12”x12”, 2024
Venez voir notre jardin. Il est en fleurs, 2023 (revisited), analog collage on paper, 12”x12”, 2023
CAA Prints + Works on Paper, Cambridge Arts Association: Kathryn Shultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA
September 13th - December 13th, 2025
11: Akai Yukata (Red Kimono), analog collage on paper with acrylic markers, 12"x12", 2025
29: Akai Matcha Fantajī (Red Matcha Fantasy), analog collage on paper with acrylic markers, 12"x12", 2025
27: Akai Hashi No Yume (Red Chopstick Dreams), analog collage on paper with acrylic markers,12"x12", 2025
Sincerely, [YOUR NAME HERE], Cambridge Arts Association: Kathryn Shultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA
May 15th - August 2nd 2025
Sueños, Castle in the Sky, analog collage on paper with digital photography, 10”x10”, 2025
LGBTQ+ Art Exhibit, Harvard Undergraduate Queer Advocates, Queens Head Pub, Cambridge, MA, May 3rd, 2025
Visible light on a starry night, Analog collage on paper, 10.5”x8.5”, 2020-2023
Stay Golden, Analog collage on paper, 10.5”x11”, 2021
Joy & Grief, Kolaj Institute Gallery, New Orleans, LA
April 12th -May 30th, 2025
Lost, and Found, in the Desert, analog collage on analog clock, 14” diameter, 2025
Symbiosis, Arlington Community Arts Center, Arlington, MA
April 3rd -June 11th, 2025
Dos Fridas: Uno, analog collage on paper, 10”x13”, 2023
Dos Fridas: Dos, analog collage on paper, 10”x13”, 2023
Lunar New Year Celebration, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
January 29, 2025
Nuevo año, Nuevo yo, analog collage on paper with Posca acrylic markers, 10”x10”, 2024
Community Photography Show, Relics, Long Beach, CA
Spring 2022
Death to Television, analog black and white photography, 8.5”x11”, 2010
Community Art Show, Long Beach Magazine, Long Beach, CA
Summer 2021
Visible Light, analog collage on paper, 10” x 10”, 2021
Student Art Show, Orange Coast Community College, Costa Mesa, CA
June 2011
Jackie, digital photography, 11”x14”, 2011
Lucy, digital photography, 11”x14”, 2011
Student Art Show, Santa Ana Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
May 2008
Cowboy Pumpkin, analog black and white photography, 11”x14”, 2008
ARTICLES & MEDIA
Arellano, M. (2026, March 20). Nuevo yo, Nuevo año Digital Mural. WGBH Community Canvas, Brighton, MA
Arellano, M. (2026, April). Phototrouve Magazine, Silvia & Nonno, and Little Ody in the Snow. Issue 19,
Arellano, M. (2026, November-February). Une Horloge à Fromage. Art in Print, at the Harvard KiOSK, Zone3Western with Isenberg Projects.
Arellano, M. (2024, May 13). I Must Play. Change of Course: ED Magazine, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Arellano, M. (2022, October 28). Local Family Shares How to Build a Día de los Muertos Ofrenda With Your Kids. PBS SoCal.
Arellano, M. (2021). Creatives and COVID-19: How to Avoid a Cultural Depression. Harvard Kennedy School Review. Spring 2021.
Arellano, M. (2021-2023). Contributing Shopping Author at BuzzFeed. BuzzFeed.
