Melinda Steffy artist talk at Finlandia University

Artist talk from my January 21, 2010, opening at Finlandia University, posted by the IronwoodInfo blog. Additional photos and information online here.

Melinda Steffy in Keweenaw Now blog

Keweenaw Now blog posted information about my opening at Finlandia University (Thursday, January 21, 2010). Online here.

Excerpt:
"...the poetry of Steffy’s work lies in her ability to translate philosophical concepts into visually complex and abstract compositions. The materials she chooses to use in her art-making are an integral part of the finished piece."

Third prize in annual Faber Birren Color Award Show

"Song for the Morning" (2008) was awarded third prize in the 29th annual Faber Birren Color Award Show, hosted by the Stamford Art Association and juried by MoMA curator Paulina Pobocha. Show runs October 4 through November 5, 2009.


Article in Greenwich Time
Article in The Hour

Melinda Steffy in The Philadelphia Inqurier

The Inquirer's Victoria Donohoe did a brief write-up of my show at Villanova University (Friday, September 4, 2009). Online here.

Excerpt:
"...there's a luxury of sensation and touch combined with intricate adjustments of single shapes or separate smaller objects ... in her seemingly casual reveries with dyed cloth, I sense what might be the rare giftedness of a phenomenal quilt maker."

Melinda Steffy in Delaware Arts Info blog

The Delaware Arts Info blog mentions both of my current shows in a post about Wilmington's August 14 openings: "More Artful Excitement in August" by Jessica Graae (Sunday, August 16, 2009).

Excerpt:
"...the marriage of music and art is a vibrant one. How wonderful to think a student or teacher might pause after a cello lesson to look at Sequence I-III..."

Melinda Steffy featured in Art on the Town brochure

I am the featured artist in this month's "Art on the Town" brochure, produced by the city of Wilmington, DE. See page 2 for my bio and page 7 for show information.